View asset onlyHistoria MedicaMedicine:blood.Illustration for blood lettings with living leeches.Woodcut. Colourised at a later stage.From: “Historia Medica” von Willem van der Bossche, 1638.IdentifierAKG864521Sourceakg-imagesCredit lineakg-imagesEvent date1638Image date1638Time Period17TH CENTURY2ND MILLENNIUM A.D.TopicALTERNATIVE MEDICINEBLOODFOLK MEDICINEHEALTHHOMEOPATHY ; HOMOEOPATHYILLUSTRATIONLEECHMEDICAL TREATMENTSMEDICINENATURAL MEDICINEPATIENT (FEMALE)PORTRAITSELBSTBEHANDLUNGSEMI-FIGURE ; MEDIUM SHOT ; HALF LENGTHSITTINGTABLEVESSELWOMANPersonWILLEM VAN DER BOSSCHETitleHISTORIA MEDICATechniqueGRAPHIC ART ; GRAPHIC ARTSPRINTED GRAPHICSWOODCUTSize4961px × 3809px (54 MB) 42.0 cm × 32.2 cm @ 300 dpiSpecial Formats5805px × 4457px (74 MB) TIFF49.1 cm × 37.7 cm @ 300 dpiAdd to lightbox: 'My First Lightbox'Add to cartDownloadRelated Selections:Disgust