„Item als man dem kayser Fridrichen sin fuß abschnitt“. Die Beinamputation an Kaiser Friedrich III. am 8. Juni 1493 in Linz

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„Item als man dem kayser Fridrichen sin fuß abschnitt“. Die Beinamputation an Kaiser Friedrich III. am 8. Juni 1493 in Linz
Pangerl, Daniel Carlo

From the journal Sudhoff Sudhoffs Archiv, Volume 94, October 2010, issue 2

Published by Franz Steiner Verlag

article, 3418 Words
Original language: German
Sudhoff 2010, pp 195-200
https://doi.org/10.25162/sudhoff-2010-0024

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The article deals with the amputation of emperor Friedrich III’s left leg, which took place in Linz (Upper Austria) on June 8th 1493. This is one of the most famous and best documented surgical operations of the whole Middle Ages. The article offers a study about the two most important sources, i. e. the description of the amputation by the doctor Hans Seyff (Stuttgart, Württembergische Landesbibliothek, Cod. med. et phys. 2° 8, fol. 71v-72v) and an anonymous painting (Wien, Graphische Sammlung Albertina, Min. 22475), followed by a detailed analysis of the amputation and an overview about the different types of doctors working at Friedrich’s court.

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Daniel Carlo Pangerl

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