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Historical Bibliography Updated: June 17, 2026

Doctrina de morbis cutaneis.

Publication Details

Vienna: R. Graeffer, 1776 CE.

A classification of skin diseases upon the basis of their clinical appearance. Until the time of Willan, von Plenck’s book was the greatest authority on dermatology. He mentioned 115 different skin diseases, all that were known at that time, and divided them into 14 classes.

Thematic Classifications

Catalog MetadataReference Information
Entry Number#3982
Permanent Linkhttps://staging.historyofmedicine.com/entry/4802
Author Bio LinkWikipedia ↗
External URLdoctrina-de-morbis-cutaneis

Geographic Context

Publication place: Vienna