Joannes de Ketham (c.1455-70)
Fasciculus medicinae. Second Latin edition.
1495, Italy, Venice: Joannes et Gregorius de Gregoriis.
The author was professor of medicine in Vienna. His famous compilation contains short tracts of various medical subjects including surgery, gynaecology and anatomy. First published in 1491, it is the first printed medical book to be illustrated by realistic figures. Four of the woodcuts are associated with the circle of Gentile Bellini, the earlier woodcuts depict traditional figures as zodiac man and bloodletting man.
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