3D-printed model of a 500-year-old prosthetic hand hints at life of a Renaissance amputee

By Heidi Hausse, Associate Professor of History, Auburn University
Peden Jones, Graduate Student in Mechanical Engineering, Auburn University

To think about an artificial limb is to think about a person. It’s an object of touch and motion made to be used, one that attaches to the body and interacts with its user’s world.

Historical artifacts of prosthetic limbs are far removed from this lived context. Their users are gone. They are damaged – deteriorated by time and exposure to the elements. They are motionless, kept on display or in museum storage.

Yet, such artifacts are rare direct sources into the lives…

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