Historical Bibliography Updated: May 4, 2020
Von den gifftigen besen Tempffen und Reuchen.
Publication Details
Augsburg: M. Ramminger, 1524 CE.
Written in 1473 but not published until 1524, this pamphlet on the diseases of miners is the first known work on industrial hygiene and toxicology. A reprint of the text appears in Münch. Beitr. Lit. Naturwiss. Med., 1927, 2, Sonderheft; and an English translation in Lancet, 1932, 1, 270-71. A separate reprint edition was also published: Von den gifftigen besen tempffen und reuchen. Eine gewerbe-hygienische schrift des XV. Jahrhunderts. (Munich: Verlag der Münchner Drucke, 1927).
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Thematic Classifications
| Catalog Metadata | Reference Information |
|---|---|
| Entry Number | #2118 |
| Permanent Link | https://staging.historyofmedicine.com/entry/2628 |
| Author Bio Link | Wikipedia ↗ |
| External URL | von-den-gifftigen-besentempffen-und-reuchen |
Geographic Context
Publication place: Augsburg
Mentioned in annotation: Munich