In 8° (mm 170x115), pp. 384 with 14 copper-engraved plates outside text illustrating surgical techniques; wood-engraved headpieces, endpapers and capilettera. The text, in the form of a dialogue between two interlocutors, Turanus and Alchindo, deals with wounds in general and in particular their care, stitches, the treatment of amputations, hernias, fractures, and also deals with the surgeon's instruments and finally contains a small chapter on the plague and curious secrets and recipes for simple and compound medicines. Contemporary full flexible vellum binding with manuscript title on spine. Good specimen with internal flourishes and traces of use to binding and to caps and corners.