Index sanitatis : Eyn sc̈̈̈̈̈̈̈̈ḧns und vast nützlichs Büchlin, genannt Zeyger der Gesundtheyt . . . / Durch Philippum Begardi.

Wormbs : Truckts Sebastianus Wagner, 1539.

46 leaves : illustrations ; 30 cm (4to).

Woodcut title page - illustration, showing a patient with compound fractures, was first used in surgical work of 1497.

Woodcut initials.

The longest chapter, on quackery, includes a reference to the contemporary charlatan and soothsayer Faustus, whose name was later associated with the legendary magician Dr Faustus.