Detail View: Ars Anatomica: Integra et, ab omnibus partibus libera, ac nuda venae cavae delineatio

Work Record ID: 
0041241
Shelfmark: 
Ab 3.58
Holding Institution: 
Royal College of Physicians, Edinburgh
Catalogue Number: 
438
Title: 
Integra et ab omnibus partibus libera ac nuda venae cavae delineatio
Translated Title: 
Illustration of the entire venous system freed from all other parts and dissected out.
Creator: 
Hertford, John (active 1534-1548)
Creator Role: 
Printer
Creator: 
Geminus, Thomas (b.Circa 1510, d.1562)
Creator Role: 
Author
Date: 
1545
Description: 
This plate shows the human venous system; it is derived from page 368 of Vesalius (see Geminus 1552:image ai0063). The plate was later altered and the text of the legend expanded [see record 214 Geminus, 1552]. The veins were regarded as branches of the vena cava and as proceeding from the centre outwards and carrying blood from the centre for the nutrition of the periphery. This view persisted until the circulation of the blood was discovered and the continuity of arteries and veins in the periphery via capillaries was first suspected then demonstrated.
Work Type: 
Print
Measurement: 
33.6 x 19.2cm (1' 1 1/4" x 7 9/16")
Material: 
Ink
Material: 
Paper
Technique: 
Engraving
Subject Category: 
Anatomy
Subject Category: 
Circulation
Subject Category: 
Human Body
Reference: 
Bird 1037; Cushing VI.C.-2,
Related Work Title: 
Compendiosa totius anatomie delineatio, aere exarata
Related Work Page No: 
plate 22
Related Work Creator: 
Geminus, Thomas
Related Work Notes: 
Host Item
Rights Statement: 
Image © 2005 Royal College of Physicians, Edinburgh
Repro File Type: 
Cropped Tiff
Repro File Size (bytes): 
93053978
Repro Notes: 
plate 22
Repro Title: 
Integra et, ab omnibus partibus libera, ac nuda venae cavae delineatio
Repro ID Number: 
0041241c
Repro Old ID Number: 
ai0241
Repro Rights Statement: 
© Edinburgh University Library
Repro Capture Date: 
21/01/2004 15:08:00