title: ["Item as Kaiser Friedrich's foot was amputated". The leg amputation of Kaiser Friedrich III on 8 June 1493 in Linz].
abstract: The article deals with the amputation of emperor Friedrich III's left leg, which took place in Linz (Upper Austria) on June 8th 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. 20 8, fol. 71V-72V) 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.
authors.affiliation: Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München Abteilung für Mittelalterliche Geschichte Geschwister-Scholl-Platz 1 80539, München.
authors.forename: Daniel Carlo
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Pangerl
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000671:Amputation, Surgical / Q000266:history*; D001161:Arteriosclerosis / Q000266:history*; D001317:Austria; D005197:Famous Persons; D005858:Germany; D049668:History, 15th Century; D006801:Humans; D007866:Leg / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male