Detail View: Ars Anatomica: Septima Sexti Libri Figura, Octava Sexti Libri Figura

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
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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: 
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