Sujet
Trephination, 1593. Artist: Unknown.
Légende
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). (Colorised black and white print).
The Print Collector collection
Date
1593
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector
Notre référence
HRM19D08_167
Model release
Non
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
40,0Mo (2,7Mo) / 26,4cm x 38,0cm / 3113 x 4493 (300dpi)