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

The article deals with the amputation of emperor Friedrich III’s left leg, which took place in Linz (Upper Austria) on June 8^th 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. 71^v–72^v) 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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