Medicorum Ordinis in Alma Litterarum Universitate Fridericia Guilelmia Rhenana Pro Gradu Doctoris Medicinae, Chirurgiae et Artis Obstetriciae Rite et Legitime Capessendo Scripsit et die X. Mens. Septembris MDCCCXLII Publice Defendet HERMANNUS JOSEPHUS SCHAEFFER; 22 p. + 2 illus. on inside of front and back; there is heavy edgewear and tears along all the edges that go through; pages are somewhat brittle, but readable; in another 100 years they will be very brittle. some of the pages are loose