COLLECTION NAME:
Ars Anatomica
Record
Work Record ID:
0041463
Shelfmark:
E 10.27
Holding Institution:
Royal College of Physicians, Edinburgh
Catalogue Number:
661
Title:
Septima Sexti Libri Figura, Octava Sexti Libri Figura
Translated Title:
Seventh and Eighth Figures of Book 6
Creator:
Franceschi, Francesco dei (active 1558-1599)
Creator Role:
Printer
Creator:
Vesalius, Andreas (b.1514, d.1564)
Creator Role:
Author
Creator:
Criegher, Johann (active 1566-1584)
Creator Role:
Wood engraver
Date:
1568
Description:
The seventh figure shows the heart opened by a single incision, Vesalius and all sixteenth century physicians believed it to be a two chambered organ. The eighth figure is the second in the series of dissection of the heart. They are ultimately derived from page 565 of Vesalius 1543.
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:
Thorax
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 438
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):
93192836
Repro Notes:
page 438
Repro Title:
Septima Sexti Libri Figura, Octava Sexti Libri Figura
Repro ID Number:
0041463c
Repro Old ID Number:
ai0463
Repro Rights Statement:
© Edinburgh University Library
Repro Capture Date:
20/01/2004 13:18:00
Septima Sexti Libri Figura, Octava Sexti Libri Figura
