Instrumenty chirurgiczno-anatomiczne i rytownicze gdańskiego lekarza Christopha Gottwalda (1636–1700)
Surgical, Anatomical and Artistic Instruments belonging to Christoph Gottwald (1636–1700), the Physician of Danzig
Author(s): Katarzyna Pękacka-FalkowskaSubject(s): Museology & Heritage Studies, Health and medicine and law, 17th Century
Published by: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Uniwersytetu Mikołaja Kopernika
Keywords: Christoph(orus) Gottwald (1636–1700); Musaeum Gottwaldianum; natural history collections – Royal Prussia; natural history – the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth;
Summary/Abstract: Christoph Gottwald (1636–1700) was one of the most important physicians and collectors living in Danzig in the 17th century. As a student of Franz de la Boë Sylvius, he graduated from Leiden University. He was a doctor of medicine and philosophy and a prominent artisan, first and foremost a draughtsman. In his printed legacy, one may find a few copperplates depicting his research tools (surgical and anatomical instruments, microscopes, a vivisection table, pigments etc.). It is a unique historical collection displaying the instrumentarium of a naturalist living in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth in the late 17th century.
Journal: Klio. Czasopismo poświęcone dziejom Polski i powszechnym
- Issue Year: 46/2018
- Issue No: 3
- Page Range: 157-183
- Page Count: 27
- Language: Polish