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4 parts (389 leaves including 367 plates) : illustrations, portrait ; folio masc.

Hortus Eystettensis, siue, Diligens et accurata omnium plantarum, florum, stirpium, ex variis orbis terræ partibus, singulari studio collectarum, quæ in celeberrimis viridariis arcem episcopalem ibidem cingentibus, hoc tempore conspiciuntur, delineatio et aduiuum repræsentatio / operâ Basilii Besleri philiatri et pharmacopoei.

Activities for November: a man cuts up wood with an axe, wedges and a mallet, while women gather and process flax. Engraving by W. Kilian after J.M. Kager.

4 parts (428 leaves including 366 plates) : illustrations, portrait ; folio masc.

4 parts (424 leaves including 368 plates) : illustrations, portrait ; folio masc.

1 print : engraving ; image and border 43.2 x 33.4 cm

Johannes Henisius (Johann Heins). Line engraving by W. Kilian after L. Kilian, 1638.

<p>The older of the two surgeons is cauterising the shoulder of the patient via a method known as "Capsula casseriana", which involves using a wooden box to hide the red-hot iron from the patient's eyes. The younger of the surgeons (on the right) is applying leeches (visible in a bowl on the table) to the patient's neck and back</p>

1 print : line engraving ; platemark 15.9 x 12.5 cm

Two surgeons treating two seated male patients in a surgery, many surgeons' dishes are hanging from the ceiling. Line engraving by W. Kilian, 1652, after C. Ortz.

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Johannes Henisius (Johann Heins). Line engraving by W. Kilian after L. Kilian, 1638.

Two surgeons treating two seated male patients in a surgery, many surgeons' dishes are hanging from the ceiling. Line engraving by W. Kilian, 1652, after C. Ortz.

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