De humani corporis fabrica. Epitome, CCF.46.36 De humani corporis fabrica. Epitome, CCF.46.36 (p.23a manikin)
Andreas Vesalius (1514-1564)1543
Cambridge University Library
Cambridge, United Kingdom
The publication of Vesalius’s Seven books on the fabric of the human body and its companion Epitome is a key moment in the revival of anatomical study. Vesalius used the work to promote the value of dissection, a skill he learned as a student and practised as a lecturer in surgery at the University of Padua.
The care Vesalius invested in the production of his anatomical books was a key factor in establishing their authority. The images played a critical role, complementing in vivid detail the anatomical descriptions in the text.
- Title: De humani corporis fabrica. Epitome, CCF.46.36 De humani corporis fabrica. Epitome, CCF.46.36 (p.23a manikin)
- Creator: Andreas Vesalius (1514-1564), Andreas Vesalius (1514-1564)
- Date Created: 1543, 1543
- Location Created: Basel, Switzerland, Basel, Switzerland
- Physical Dimensions: [27] pages : illustrations ; 57 cm (folio), [27] pages : illustrations ; 57 cm (folio)
- Type: Book, Book
- Rights: Cambridge University Library, Cambridge University Library
- Medium: Paper, hand coloured woodcuts, Paper, hand coloured woodcuts
- View the fully digitised item in Cambridge Digital Library using this link: https://cudl.lib.cam.ac.uk/view/PR-CCF-00046-00036/1, https://cudl.lib.cam.ac.uk/view/PR-CCF-00046-00036/1
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