Wound Man
Wound Man is an illustration commonly used in medical textbooks. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ The original illustration comes from a wood engraving on the title-page of the first English edition of The Method of Curing Wounds made by Gun-shot published in London in 1617. The only still existing copy of that book is kept in the Bodleian Library in Oxford. A similar illustration also called "Wound Man" is on the cover of Hans von Gersdorff's Feldtbuch der Wundartzney. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ In the novel Red Dragon, the serial killer Dr Hannibal Lecter arranges his sixth victim like the illustration Wound Man. Will Graham realises this and captures Lecter. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ (Fieldbook of Wound Surgery) published in Strasbourg in 1530. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Bodleian Library: Oxford University Libraries Service (OULS) comprises over 30 of the University of Oxford's central and faculty libraries: from the world-famous Bodleian Library, established 400 years ago, to the modern digital library ventures.... Oxford: : This article is about the city of Oxford in England. See also other meanings, including other cities.... Red Dragon: The Red Dragon is the national flag of Wales.... Wound Man related Images and Photos (experimental) | ~ Table of Content ~
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