Complete Record - Heirs of Hippocrates No. 757

TOMMASO ALGHISI (1669-1713) Litotomia; ovvero, Del cavar la pietra. 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.