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), with instructions for procedures such as amputation. It was illustrated with woodcuts attributed to Hans Wechtlin.

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Literature

• Hans von Gersdorff: Feldbuch der Wundarznei. (Darmstadt: Wissenschaftliche Buchgesellschaft, 1967). Reprint of the 1517 edition.

• 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.

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External links

• Digitalisierte Werke von Gersdorff - SICD der Universitäten von Strasbourg

• Images from From The College of Physicians of Philadelphia Digital Library