M0006992: Manuscript page from Mediaeval Practica Rogerii depicting scenes of surgery

Previous title, replaced May 2020: Practica Rogerii, illuminated manuscript.

Photograph of a page from colour illustrated manuscript Roger Frugardi, Chirurgia, and other medical miscellany depicting scenes of surgery, specifically dislocation, alongside scenes from the life of Christ, c. late 13th-early 14th century. This reproduction was made from a copy now held by the British Library (Sloane MS 1977). Related images: M0006985, M0006986, M0006987, M0006988, M0006989, M0006990, M0006991, M0006984, M0006993, M0006994, M0006995, M0006996, M0006997, M0006998, M0006999, M0007000, M0007001, M0007002, M0007003

22 July 1940

1 photograph glass plate negative; 12 x 16.5 cm

Catalogue data comes from a combination of entries in the original glass plate registers, metadata created when the glass plates were digitised in the early 2000s and enhancements made by the cataloguer in 2020.

Please consult the digitised version as this item is fragile. Email library@wellcomecollection.org to request access to the physical item.