The illustrations from the works of Andreas Vesalius of Brussels / with annotations and translations, a discussion of the plates and their background, authorship and influence, and a biographical sketch of Vesalius, by J.B. de C.M. Saunders and Charles D. O'Malley.

By: Vesalius, Andreas, 1514-1564Contributor(s): Saunders, J. B. deC. M. (John Bertrand deCusance Morant), 1903-1991 | O'Malley, Charles DonaldMaterial type: TextTextDescription: 248 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 31 cmISBN: 9780486209685; 0486209687Other title: VesaliusSubject(s): Vesalius, Andreas, 1514-1564 | Human anatomy -- Atlases | Human anatomy -- Early works to 1800 | Anatomy, ArtisticGenre/Form: Atlas. DDC classification: 611.084 LOC classification: QM25 | .V43 1950NLM classification: WZ 290
Contents:
The title pages of the primary editions of the De Humani Corporis Fabrica -- Letter to Johannes Oporinus -- The plates from the De Humani Corporis Fabrica -- The plates from the Epitome of the De Humani Corporis Fabrica -- The Venesection Letter of 1539, plate -- The plates from the Tabulae Sex -- Plates showing evolution of the title page of the first edition of the De Humani Corporis Fabrica.
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The anatomical illustrations in this volume have been reproduced from Andreae Vesalii Bruxellensis Icones Anatomicae, published jointly by the Library of the Univ. of Munich and the New York Academy of Medicine.

The title pages of the primary editions of the De Humani Corporis Fabrica -- Letter to Johannes Oporinus -- The plates from the De Humani Corporis Fabrica -- The plates from the Epitome of the De Humani Corporis Fabrica -- The Venesection Letter of 1539, plate -- The plates from the Tabulae Sex -- Plates showing evolution of the title page of the first edition of the De Humani Corporis Fabrica.

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