History Of Medicine Collection (#9)

Anatomical illustration
2625718 Anatomical illustration; (add.info.: Anatomical drawing of a Chameleon by William Cheselden in Osteographia, or The anatomy of the bones. (London: 1733).); Universal History Archive/UIG

Anatomical illustration
2625717 Anatomical illustration; (add.info.: Anatomical drawing by William Cheselden in Osteographia, or The anatomy of the bones. (London: 1733).); Universal History Archive/UIG

Anatomical illustration
2625702 Anatomical illustration; (add.info.: Anatomical drawing by Jehan Cousin ("le jeune, " or "the younger") in Livre de pourtraiture

Anatomical illustration
2625695 Anatomical illustration; (add.info.: Anatomical drawing by Jehan Cousin ("le jeune, " or "the younger") in Livre de pourtraiture

Samuel Hahnemann, 1820 (engraving)
2625320 Samuel Hahnemann, 1820 (engraving); (add.info.: Samuel Hahnemann (1755-1843) who was a German physician and the founder of Homeopathy. Dated 1820.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Anatomical illustration
2625690 Anatomical illustration; (add.info.: Anatomical drawing by Jehan Cousin ("le jeune, " or "the younger") in Livre de pourtraiture

Anatomical illustration
2625688 Anatomical illustration; (add.info.: Anatomical drawing by Jehan Cousin ("le jeune, " or "the younger") in Livre de pourtraiture

Poem on the Pulse and Urine, 18th century (manuscript)
2625246 Poem on the Pulse and Urine, 18th century (manuscript); (add.info.: The beginning of a poem on pulse and urine, attributed to Ibn S?n? (Avicenna)

Anatomical illustration
2625665 Anatomical illustration; (add.info.: Anatomical drawing by Jehan Cousin ("le jeune, " or "the younger") in Livre de pourtraiture

The Anatomy of Human Bodies, 1698 (engraving)
2625662 The Anatomy of Human Bodies, 1698 (engraving); (add.info.: Illustration from The anatomy of humane bodies by William Cowper, (Oxford, 1698).); Universal History Archive/UIG

The Anatomy of Human Bodies, 1698 (engraving)
2625661 The Anatomy of Human Bodies, 1698 (engraving); (add.info.: Illustration from The anatomy of humane bodies by William Cowper, (Oxford, 1698).); Universal History Archive/UIG

The Anatomy of Human Bodies, 1698 (engraving)
2625635 The Anatomy of Human Bodies, 1698 (engraving); (add.info.: Text and illustration from The anatomy of humane bodies by William Cowper, (Oxford, 1698).); Universal History Archive/UIG

Anatomical illustration
2625628 Anatomical illustration; (add.info.: Anatomical illustration from Vier Bucher von menschlicher Proportion by Albrecht Durer (1471-1528), Nuremberg, 1528

Anatomical illustration
2625592 Anatomical illustration; (add.info.: Anatomical illustration from Isagogae breues, perlucidae ac uberrimae, in anatomiam humani corporis a communi medicorum academia usitatam by Jacopo)

Synoptic Chart of Anatomy
2625388 Synoptic Chart of Anatomy; (add.info.: Synoptic charts concerning the anatomy of the upper and lower jaw (fakk), from the second chapter (bab) of the second book (kit)

Shi si jing fa hui
2626561 Shi si jing fa hui; (add.info.: Illustration from the Japanese & Chinese edition (1716) of Shi si jing fa hui, (Routes of the Fourteen Meridians and their Functions)

The anatomy textbook Ontleding des Menschelyken Lichaams, 1690 (engraving)
2625814 The anatomy textbook Ontleding des Menschelyken Lichaams, 1690 (engraving); (add.info.: Illustrations by Govard Bidloo, from the anatomy textbook Ontleding des menschelyken Lichaams')

Micrographia
2626672 Micrographia; (add.info.: Illustration from Micrographia 1665; by Robert Hooke, 1635-1703. Hooke's observations through various lenses)

An engraving depicting a Swedish movement cure: flexing of the forearm, 19th century
5311615 An engraving depicting a Swedish movement cure: flexing of the forearm, 19th century; (add.info.: Date: 1891); Universal History Archive/UIG

Fasciculus medicinae
2626477 Fasciculus medicinae; (add.info.: Illustration from Fasciculus medicinae Venice; 1494 the first printed book to contain anatomical illustrations)

The Anatomy of Human Bodies, 1698 (engraving)
2625658 The Anatomy of Human Bodies, 1698 (engraving); (add.info.: Illustration from The anatomy of humane bodies by William Cowper, (Oxford, 1698).); Universal History Archive/UIG

A Hebrew encyclopedia, 1708 (engraving)
2626858 A Hebrew encyclopedia, 1708 (engraving); (add.info.: Toviyah Kats (ca. 1652-1729) Ma'a'seh Toviyah Venice, 1708

Micrographia
2626679 Micrographia; (add.info.: Illustration from Micrographia 1665; by Robert Hooke, 1635-1703. Hooke's observations through various lenses)

Vase-painting from a red-figured aryballos depicting a physician's surgery
3330400 Vase-painting from a red-figured aryballos depicting a physician's surgery; (add.info.: Vase-painting from a red-figured aryballos depicting a physician's surgery)

The opening of an Arabic treatise on colic wirtten by Avicenna, 18th century (manuscript)
2625118 The opening of an Arabic treatise on colic wirtten by Avicenna, 18th century (manuscript); (add.info.: The opening a treatise on the treatment of colic written by Ibn S?n)

Tabulae anatomicae, 16th century (engraving)
2626663 Tabulae anatomicae, 16th century (engraving) by Eustachi, Bartolomeo (c.1500-1574); (add.info.: Illustration from Tabulae anatomicae')

An apothecary lesson
2626804 An apothecary lesson; (add.info.: Illustration of an apothecary lesson. Hieronymus Brunschwig, Liber de Arte Distillandi de Compositis, 1512.); Universal History Archive/UIG

An engraving depicting a patient in a half-hook position having a colon massage recommended for constipation
5311612 An engraving depicting a patient in a half-hook position having a colon massage recommended for constipation, 19th century; (add.info.: Date: 1891); Universal History Archive/UIG

Anatomical study by Bernardino Genga, 1691 (engraving)
2626623 Anatomical study by Bernardino Genga, 1691 (engraving); (add.info.: Anatomical study by Bernardino Genga Anatomia per uso et intelligenza del disegno ricercata non solo su gl'ossi)

Anatomical illustration
2625742 Anatomical illustration; (add.info.: Anatomical illustration by Ame Bourdon, from Nouvelles tables anatomiques'; Chambray: 1678.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Micrographia
2626675 Micrographia; (add.info.: Illustration from Micrographia 1665; by Robert Hooke, 1635-1703. Hooke's observations through various lenses)

Studies of the effects of decomposition
2626762 Studies of the effects of decomposition; (add.info.: Studies of the effects of decomposition on exhumed bodies, 1831.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Colophon of Ibn Rushd's Averroes, 12th century (manuscript)
2625184 Colophon of Ibn Rushd's Averroes, 12th century (manuscript); (add.info.: The colophon from a copy of Ibn Rushd's (Averroes)

A bottle of Laudanum
2626773 A bottle of Laudanum; (add.info.: Laudanum, Edward D. Depew & Co. about 1880-1900.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Anatomical illustration
2625935 Anatomical illustration; (add.info.: The earliest printed medical illustration: a human skeleton printed in Nuremberg in 1493.); Universal History Archive/UIG

La vaccinazione nelle campagne (Impfung auf dem Lande), 1894. Creator: Cosola, Demetrio (1851-1895)
La vaccinazione nelle campagne (Impfung auf dem Lande), 1894. Found in the Collection of the Galleria Civica d'Arte Moderna, Torino

Emblem 50. The dragon killed the woman and she killed him, and both are covered in blood, 1816
Emblem 50. The dragon killed the woman and she killed him, and both are covered in blood. From "Atalanta fugiens" by Mich, 1816. Private Collection

Emblem 49. The philosophical child recognizes three fathers, like Orion, 1816
Emblem 49. The philosophical child recognizes three fathers, like Orion. From "Atalanta fugiens" by Michael Maier, 1816. Private Collection

Emblem 48. The king gets an illness from drinking water, but when healed by doctors he... 1816
Emblem 48. The king gets an illness from drinking water, but when healed by doctors he regains health. From "Atalanta f, 1816. Private Collection

Emblem 47. The wolf coming from the staircase and the dog coming from the staircase have... 1816
Emblem 47. The wolf coming from the staircase and the dog coming from the staircase have bitten each other. From "Atalanta fugiens" v, 1816. Private Collection

Emblem 46. Two eagles, one from the east, the other from the west, come together, 1816
Emblem 46. Two eagles, one from the east, the other from the west, come together. From "Atalanta fugiens" by Michael Maier, 1816. Private Collection

Emblem 45. The sun and its shadow accomplish the work, 1816. Creator: Merian, Matthäus, the Elder (1593-1650)
Emblem 45. The sun and its shadow accomplish the work. From "Atalanta fugiens" by Michael Maier, 1816. Private Collection

Emblem 44. Through deceit Typhon kills Osiris and scatters his members, which in turn brings...1816 Creator: Merian
Emblem 44. Through deceit Typhon kills Osiris and scatters his members, which in turn brings together Isis, as far as is known, 1816. Private Collection

Emblem 43. Listen to the talking vulture, who in no way deceives you, 1816
Emblem 43. Listen to the talking vulture, who in no way deceives you. From "Atalanta fugiens" by Michael Maier, 1816. Private Collection

Emblem 42. To him who is in Chymicis be nature, reason, experience and reading... 1816
Emblem 42. To him who is in Chymicis be nature, reason, experience and reading as a guide, staff, glasses and, 1816. Private Collection

Emblem 41. Adonis is slain by a boar, and as Venus comes running she colours the Roses... 1816
Emblem 41. Adonis is killed by a wild boar. As Venus wanted to help him, she colored the roses red with blood. Ow, 1816. Private Collection

Emblem 40. Make two waters into one, and it will be the water of health, 1816
Emblem 40. Make two waters into one, and it will be the water of health. From "Atalanta fugiens" by Michael Maier, 1816. Private Collection

Emblem 39. Oedipus, after defeating the Sphynx and killing his father, takes his mother... 1816
Emblem 39. Oedipus, after defeating the Sphynx and killing his father, takes his mother as his wife. From "Atalanta fugiens" by Mich, 1816. Private Collection

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The history of medicine is a fascinating journey through time, filled with peculiar practices and groundbreaking discoveries. In the medieval era, physicians relied on the bizarre urine wheel to diagnose illnesses, believing that different colors and odors indicated specific diseases. The haunting image of the plague doctor in 17th-century artwork reminds us of the devastating Black Death that ravaged Europe, while trepanation depicted in 14th-century art showcases an ancient surgical technique involving drilling holes into the skull. Satirical artwork from centuries ago humorously portrays barber-surgeons performing surgeries alongside their usual hair-cutting duties. A medical zodiac diagram from the 15th century reveals how astrological signs were once believed to influence health conditions. Moving forward to France in the 18th century, we encounter another depiction of a plague doctor donning a beaked mask as protection against contagious diseases. Even prescriptions did not escape satire; satirical artworks mockingly portrayed doctors prescribing absurd remedies for various ailments. Notable figures like Louis Pasteur revolutionized medicine by discovering germ theory and developing vaccines against deadly diseases like rabies. Artistic representations also shed light on medical research throughout history. "The Research" by Joaquin Sorolla y Bastida captures scientists tirelessly studying under dim candlelight, symbolizing their relentless pursuit of knowledge. Amidst these historical moments are depictions of everyday life: an artwork showcasing a rat flea transmitting the Black Death highlights one aspect of this devastating pandemic's impact on society, while satirical illustrations reveal comical attempts at treating foot corns or exploring animal magnetism – an outdated belief in healing powers transferred between humans and animals. As we delve into the captivating history of medicine through art and artifacts, it becomes evident how far humanity has come in understanding and combating illness. From peculiar practices rooted in superstition to groundbreaking scientific breakthroughs, our journey through medical history continues to shape modern healthcare practices today.