Wound Man and alchemy. 16th-century illustration of an alchemist's assistant with a standard medieval artwork known as Wound Man. This shows internal organs (heart,stomach,intestines) and the many types of wounds caused by weapons,here including arrows,swords,knives,and clubs,with head,neck and limb injuries. This is a page from 'Liber de arte distillandi de compositis' (1512),published in Strasbourg by German surgeon and alchemist Hieronymus Brunschwig (c.1450-c.1512). This work is a practical manual on chemical,alchemical,and distillation devices,and techniques used to manufacture potions and drugs |