Title
Trephination, 1593. Artist: Unknown
Caption
Trephination, 1593. Using an elevator to remove a piece of bone from the skull. Trephination as a therapeutic or magico-religious procedure dates back to Neolithic times, with trephines (or 'trepans') often used as a method of releasing evil spirits from the patient. Over the centuries, this surgical procedure continued to be used to treat a variety of symptoms, from migraine to mental illness. From Veldt Boeck van den Chirugia Scheel-Hans by Hans von Gersdorf. (Amsterdam, 1593).
Oxford Science Archive
Date
1593
Credit line
Photo12/Heritage Images
Reference
HRM19B64_107
Model release
Non
License type
Droits gérés
Available size
30,0Mo (1,6Mo) / 22,8cm x 32,9cm / 2695 x 3890 (300dpi)