{"product_id":"crafting-medicine-artisans-knowledge-and-the-common-man-in-hieronymus-brunschwigs-books-on-surgery-and-distillation-hardcover","title":"Crafting Medicine: Artisans, Knowledge, and the Common Man in Hieronymus Brunschwig's Books on Surgery and Distillation - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTillmann Taape\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHow an early modern surgeon and his accessible writings changed medical expertise and the communication of medical knowledge. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Between 1497 and 1512, Hieronymus Brunschwig (ca. 1450-ca. 1530), an obscure craftsman from Strasbourg, wrote books on surgery and pharmacy that transformed medical expertise, how it was codified in print, and how it was communicated to new audiences. Brunschwig was an unlikely author. He apprenticed as a surgeon in the local guild and dispensed medicines from his own shop. But he was remarkably well-read in surgery, alchemy, and medical theory, even if he lacked a university education. His unique authorial voice spoke to the healing practices of craftsmen and common people in a down-to-earth German dialect. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eCrafting Medicine\u003c\/i\u003e, by Tillmann Taape, is the first in-depth study of Brunschwig and his works. In it, Taape argues that Brunschwig's writings shaped a nascent tradition of vernacular medicine. Brunschwig's books represent a key moment in the history of medical print, for they conveyed medical expertise to a new readership of nonacademic practitioners, who became a key audience for a flood of vernacular medical publications during the sixteenth century. Using Brunschwig's books as a unique window into the past, \u003ci\u003eCrafting Medicine\u003c\/i\u003e beautifully reconstructs the world of science inhabited by Brunschwig, his fellow craftsmen, his translators, and his readers.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTillmann Taape\u003c\/b\u003e is a researcher at the Institute for the History of Medicine and Ethics in Medicine at the Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 312\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.94 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 10, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48353505804536,"sku":"9780226840581","price":197.44,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0698\/5629\/7208\/files\/xpnTjqhnHv9780226840581.webp?v=1781786536","url":"https:\/\/barneysbooksellers.com\/products\/crafting-medicine-artisans-knowledge-and-the-common-man-in-hieronymus-brunschwigs-books-on-surgery-and-distillation-hardcover","provider":"Barney's Book Sellers","version":"1.0","type":"link"}