Complete Record - Heirs of Hippocrates No. 153

GIOVANNI DE VIGO (1460?-1520?) Practica compendiosa . . . quam post suam copiosam in chirurgia compilavit. Impensa heredum quondam Octaviani Scoti Modoetiensis, ac sociorum 1520] 21 ll. 29.4 cm.

For more information on this author or work, see number: 152

Vigo first published this popular compendium or epitome of his surgery in 1517. It condenses the nine books of his surgery into five books dealing primarily with wounds and fractures, abscesses, ulcers, and remedies and cures for a variety of ailments.

Cited references: Durling 4605; Wellcome 6612

Gift of John Martin, M.D.