Historical Bibliography Updated: July 14, 2026
Von der Bergsucht oder Bergkranckheiten drey Bücher…
Dilingen: Durch Sebaldum Mayer, 1567.
Paracelsus’s book on the diseases of miners was the first full monograph on the diseases of an occupational group. The first section covers the diseases, mainly pulmonary affections, of miners, including the etiology, pathogenesis, symptomatology and therapy. The second book describes the diseases of smelter workers and metallurgists, and the third section discusses diseases caused by mercury. English translation by G. Rosen in Four treatises of Theophrastus von Hohenheim, called Paracelsus, ed. by H. E. Sigerist, Baltimore: Johns Hopkins Press, 1941. Digital facsimile from Google Books at this link.
Subjects
| Catalog Metadata | Reference Information |
|---|---|
| Entry Number | #2118.1 |
| Permanent Link | https://beta.historyofmedicine.com/id/2630 |
| Author Bio Link | Wikipedia ↗ |
| External URL | von-der-bergsucht-oder-bergkranckheiten-drey-bcher |
Geographic Context
Publication place: Dilingen
Mentioned in annotation: Baltimore, MD