A color reproduction of a surgical scene by Hans von Gersdorff, 1551. A surgeon operating on the head of a patient. Trent gave his collection to Duke University upon his death.
At the top center can be seen the image of a keystone, and a globe and flaming lamp within. Surrounding the keystone, on a ribbon, is the phrase Library of the University of Pennsylvania.
Subject (Name):
Agnew, Hulbert and Agnew, D. Hayes (David Hayes), 1818-1892
Subject (Topic):
Globe, Medical colleges, Medical historians, Medical libraries, Physicians, and Sword