[The "Anatomic Charts" (1722) of Johann Adam Kulmus (1689-1745). A textbook for (wound)physician education in the German language countries and in Japan].
Although we can not find new disclosures or new ways of describing anatomical structures in the "Anatomischen Tabellen", a text-book written by Johann Adam Kulmus (1689-1745), it has had it's influence in the development of medicine, not only in Germany but in Japan. The "Anatomischen Tabellen" has been one of the most published anatomical text-books of the 18th century. This book was concepted by the medical doctor Kulmus, who was born in the German town Breslau and who was living in Danzig, especially to educate the apprentices and fellows of surgeons in German language. Therefore the book was equiped with several copper-plates for illustration. During the years from 1722 to 1814 23 different editions were found, from those were 14 in German, 5 in Latin and one each in French and Netherland. Not one other anatomical textbooks of the 18th century has had such an abundance of editions. The disadvantage of the former used oversized anatomical atlases was their being published in latin and therefore they have been without any use and much too expensive for educational purposes for young surgeons. The "Anatomischen Tabellen" has been the first occidental text-book of anatomy to be translated into japanese to be published in 1774, supplied with numerous wooden engravings.
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Michael
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Klinik für Allgemein- und Gefässchirurgie und Senckenbergisches Institut für Geschichte der Medizin Klinikum der Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main.
D000716:Anatomy, Artistic / Q000266:history*; D004501:Education, Medical / Q000266:history*; D013502:General Surgery / Q000266:history*; D005858:Germany; D049670:History, 17th Century; D049671:History, 18th Century; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan; D008488:Medical Illustration / Q000266:history*; D013782:Textbooks as Topic / Q000266:history*