Detail View: Ars Anatomica: [The Membranous Bladder]

Work Record ID: 
0041459
Shelfmark: 
E 10.27
Holding Institution: 
Royal College of Physicians, Edinburgh
Catalogue Number: 
657
Title: 
The Membranous Bladder
Creator: 
Criegher, Johann (active 1566-1584)
Creator Role: 
Wood engraver
Creator: 
Vesalius, Andreas (b.1514, d.1564)
Creator Role: 
Author
Creator: 
Franceschi, Francesco dei (active 1558-1599)
Creator Role: 
Printer
Date: 
1568
Description: 
Represented here is what Vesalius believed to be the membranous bladder which carried the urine through the umbilicus from the foetus - this diagram is based on observations of a calf.
Work Type: 
Print
Measurement: 
29.9 x 21cm (11 3/4 x 8 1/4")
Material: 
Ink
Material: 
Paper
Technique: 
Woodcut
Subject Category: 
Anatomy
Subject Category: 
Human Body
Subject Category: 
Reproduction
Reference: 
Bird 2347; Cushing VI.A.-4,
Related Work Title: 
De humani corporis fabrica, libri septem. Cum Indice rerum & uerborum memorabilium locupletissimo
Related Work Page No: 
page 421
Related Work Creator: 
Vesalius, Andreas
Related Work Notes: 
Host Item
Rights Statement: 
Image © 2005 Royal College of Physicians, Edinburgh
Repro File Type: 
Cropped Tiff
Repro File Size (bytes): 
85964550
Repro Notes: 
page 421
Repro Title: 
[The Membranous Bladder]
Repro ID Number: 
0041459c
Repro Old ID Number: 
ai0459
Repro Rights Statement: 
© Edinburgh University Library
Repro Capture Date: 
20/01/2004 13:08:00