title: [Surgical instruments and the emblems of Alsatien craftsmen and the archives of Obernai (16th-17th centuries)].
abstract: This study presents some original data concerning the instruments used by Alsatian surgeons-barbers from the 16th to the 18th century. Emblems of professions frequently appear on private houses in Alsace, and 35 emblems of surgeons-barbers have been discovered; six, particularly chararacteristic, are analysed here (Soultz 1568, Marlenheim 1581, Sainte-Croix-en-Plaine 1587, Rosheim 1681, Rosheim 1733, and Wasselonne 1738). The razor (Schermesser), the lancet (Lanzette), and the "flame" (Lasseisen, Fliete) are the most frequently represented instruments. Unpublished inventories after death also bring instructive data and in particular those of the barbers Hans Artz of Molsheim (1597) and Jacob Pflieger of Obernai (c. 1608-1609). At last, are evoked unpublished mentions concerning two barbers originating from Obernai who exercised in Eastern Europe (Sebald Korn around 1583, and Johannes Baur around 1637).
authors.affiliation: Archives de la Ville d'Obernai, Mairie d'Obernai, 67210 Obernai.
authors.forename: Christine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Muller
mesh_terms: D004616:Emblems and Insignia / Q000266:history*; D005602:France; D049669:History, 16th Century; D049670:History, 17th Century; D006801:Humans; D013525:Surgical Instruments / Q000266:history*