Armamentarium chirurgicum, 1656

Item

Title

Armamentarium chirurgicum, 1656

Date

1656

Description

Surgical equipment
Johannes Scultetus
(1595–1645)

The illustrations show various instruments used in trepanation (the cutting of holes in the skull) and in the removal or elevation of skull fractures.

Identifier

5.6.03.5

Rights

Courtesy of the H. Winnett Orr Collection, on loan from the American College of Surgeons

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