#georg bartisch

[diana-andraste]

Prolapse of the Iris, Georg Bartisch, c. 1583, from Ophthalmodouleia: Das ist, Augendienst

"Despite his scientific calling, Bartisch was a superstitious man, believing that astrology, magic, and witchcraft played a significant part in the causes of disease..."

via Public Domain Review

[diogenesprintco]

Study of a woodblock print in Georg Bartisch's Ophthalmodouleia (1583), known as the first medical textbook on eye surgeries and disorders. I first saw this reproduced in the book Crucial Interventions by Richard Barnett, a beautifully-illustrated book about historical surgical methods, and immediately loved it.

[fuckingfreud]

Eye Illustrations from Georg Bartisch’s Ophthalmodouleia (1583)

[acrosscenturiesandgenerations]

▪︎Ophthalmodouleia.

Date: 1583

Artist/Maker: Bartisch, Georg (1535-ca. 1607)

[skullofjoy]

Georg Bartisch in Ophthalmodouleia Das ist Augendiens (1583)

[afknott1]

Georg Bartisch’s Ophthalmodo4uleia (1583)

[punkrockarchaeology]

Surreal illustrations of witchcraft-caused eye diseases from the 16th century

Georg Bartisch dedicated his life to the study and treatment of the eye and its diseases.

Born in Königsbrück, Saxony in 1535, Bartisch was apprenticed to a barber surgeon at the age of thirteen. After three years training, he set off to ply his trade as an itinerant surgeon—carrying out operations, amputations, and diagnosing illness amongst the populace of Saxony, Silesia, and Bohemia.

Medicine at this time was still prone to a belief in the superstitious. Bartisch believed a patient could be diagnosed through their astrological chart or horoscope and that magic, astrology and indeed witchcraft itself played an important role in the diagnosis and treatment of disease.

Ocular surgery being carried out on a calm patient.

His main interest was ophthalmology. Though never academically trained, Bartisch excelled in his study of eye diseases and their cures, and was recognized as a leading expert in ocular medicine and surgery. One can imagine how brutal and painful such procedures would have been at this time when there was very poor hygiene and no anaesthetics.

Bartisch also believed myopia, hyperopia, astigmatism could be corrected by the wearing of masks rather than by the use of eyeglasses (see illustrations below). He believed a glass held in front of the eyes would only further damage the patient’s sight.

Read on..

[thecvltnation]

Did Witchcraft Cause Eye Disease In The 16th Century? The Surreal Illustrations of Georg Bartisch

Georg Bartisch was a person who dedicated his life to finding cures for eye diseases. He was born in 1535, and was an apprentice to a barber surgeon by the age of 13. From what I can see, he was a bit of a prodigy, carrying out operations at an early age. What make him even more interesting is ...

http://www.cvltnation.com/witchcraft-cause-eye-disease-16th-century-surreal-illustrations-georg-bartisch/

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