Complete Record - Heirs of Hippocrates No. 401.1

PIETER PAAW (1564-1617) Petri Paaw Amsteldamensis succenturiatus anatomicus : continens commentaria in Hippocratem de capitis vulneribus : additae in aliquot capita libri VIII C. Celsi explicationes : ad illustres, nobi’es, praepotentes, ac verè magnificos Hollandiae Westfrisiaeque ordines. Apud Iodocum à Colster 1616 1st edition. [24], 270, [2], 128 p. : ill. port. 20 cm (4to)

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[Author’s name spelled variously as: Paaw, Pauw, Pavius.] First edition of Paaw’s practical commentary and expansion of Hippocrates’ treatise on head wounds. Paaw takes the famous work of 400 B.C. point-by-point, offering instructions and illustrations of practical value, providing the ideal succenturiatus or substitute for the medical student without a willing volunteer to practice on. The engravings depict examples of wounds made from spears and swords; the sutures that connect parts of the skull; the inside and base of the skull; the muscles of the face; and a cross-section of an opened skull depicting the brain and spinal cord, amongst numerous others. The tools of the trade are also depicted here: instruments used in the trepanning (making other holes in the skull), the scalpels and tweezers used during invasive surgery.

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Cited references: Waller 7255; Wellcome I #4684; Cushing P163; NLM 17th c. #8699; Choulant-Frank p.181

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