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FIG. 19. BARBER-SURGEON (WUNDARZT) EXTRACTING AN ARROW FROM A WOUNDED SOLDIER'S CHEST WHILE THE BATTLE IS STILL IN PROGRESS.

(From the Feldbuch der Wundarznei of Hans von Gerssdorff, first published in 1517; many later editions followed.)