PFOLSPEUNDT, Heinrich von (fl. 1460). Buch der Bndth-Ertznei. Berlin: Georg Reimer, 1868. 8o (222 x 150 mm). Modern quarter scarlet morocco gilt, cloth boards. Provenance: University of Minnesota Library (perforated stamp on title and dedication leaf). FIRST EDITION. This work was written about 1460, making it the first known work of the early German surgeons, although the manuscript was not actually printed until 1868. Pfolspeundt (sometimes known as Pfolsprundt) was a military surgeon, and the work includes the first reference to the extraction of bullets. It also includes the first detailed European account of rhinoplasty, using a flap from the arm, and an improved technique for repairing cleft lip. Garrison-Morton-Norman 5558; Waller 7379.

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PFOLSPEUNDT, Heinrich von (fl. 1460). Buch der Bndth-Ertznei. Berlin: Georg Reimer, 1868. 8o (222 x 150 mm). Modern quarter scarlet morocco gilt, cloth boards. Provenance: University of Minnesota Library (perforated stamp on title and dedication leaf). FIRST EDITION. This work was written about 1460, making it the first known work of the early German surgeons, although the manuscript was not actually printed until 1868. Pfolspeundt (sometimes known as Pfolsprundt) was a military surgeon, and the work includes the first reference to the extraction of bullets. It also includes the first detailed European account of rhinoplasty, using a flap from the arm, and an improved technique for repairing cleft lip. Garrison-Morton-Norman 5558; Waller 7379.