Traite' de la lithotomie, ou, De l'extraction de la pierre, hors de la vessie : enrichy de figures necessaires pour representer la maniére de sonder, les instrumens propres, le malade dans l'operation : la ponction du perinée, & les differentes methodes de tirer la pierre : avec les appareils, les remedes preservatifs du calcul, & les medicamens pour les taillez
A 1686 French surgical treatise on lithotomy, removing bladder stones, by surgeon François Tolet, published at The Hague by Barent Beek for practising surgeons and students. Its engravings show patients being positioned on a table and held by assistants while the operation is prepared, with a clear sequence of staged poses a designer could use for figure studies of tension, restraint and close physical grouping.
