Hans von Gersdorff

Hans von Gersdorff, also known as Schyl-Hans (approx. 1455 – 1529), was a German surgeon who published the Feldbuch der Wundarzney ("Field book of surgery") in 1517 (published by Johannes Schott in Strasbourg[1]), with instructions for procedures such as amputation. It was illustrated with woodcuts attributed to Hans Wechtlin.[2]

The title page of the Fieldbook
  • Der verwundete Mann (The wounded man) (page 21)
    Der verwundete Mann (The wounded man) (page 21)
  • Die Eingeweide (The intestines)
    Die Eingeweide (The intestines)
  • Aderlasspunkte. (Points for blood-letting) (page 16)
    Aderlasspunkte. (Points for blood-letting) (page 16)
  • Die Knochenanatomie (Anatomy of the skeleton)
    Die Knochenanatomie (Anatomy of the skeleton)
  • Behandlung einer Schädelwunde (Treatment of a skull injury)
    Behandlung einer Schädelwunde (Treatment of a skull injury)
  • Amputation (Gersdorff (?))
    Amputation (Gersdorff (?))

Literature
  • Hans von Gersdorff: Feldbuch der Wundarznei. (Darmstadt: Wissenschaftliche Buchgesellschaft, 1967). Reprint of the 1517 edition.
  • August Hirsch (1879), "Gersdorff, Hans", Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB) (in German), vol. 9, Leipzig: Duncker & Humblot, p. 57
  • Ernest Wickersheimer (1964), "Gersdorff, Hans von", Neue Deutsche Biographie (in German), vol. 6, Berlin: Duncker & Humblot, pp. 322–323
  • Johann Ludwig Choulant: History and bibliography of anatomic illustration. Trans. and annotated by Mortimer Frank. (New York: Hafner, 1962). S. 162-166.
  • Morton's Medical Bibliography (Garrison and Morton). Ed. By Jeremy Norman. 5th ed. (Aldershot, Hants., England : Scolar Press ; Brookfield, Vt., USA : Gower Pub. Co., 1991). No. 5560.

References
  1. "Viscera and Bloodletting Man". Philadelphia Museum of Art. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  2. von Gersdorff, Hans (1517). Feldbuch der Wundarzney.
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