Complete Record - Heirs of Hippocrates No. 757

TOMMASO ALGHISI (1669-1713). Litotomia; ovvero, Del cavar la pietra. Venice: Appresso Alvise Pavino, 1708. 24, cx pp., 16 fold. plates; 22.2 cm.

This tract on lithotomy, first published in 1707, is especially noteworthy for its sixteen folding plates illustrating diseased organs and surgical instruments.

Cited references: Waller 351 (1707 ed.); Wellcome II, p. 30

Gift of John Martin, M.D.