Detail View: Ars Anatomica: Andreae Vesalii
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Work Record ID:
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0041084
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Shelfmark:
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Df.1.52
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Holding Institution:
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Edinburgh University Library
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Catalogue Number:
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422
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Title:
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Andreae Vesalii
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Translated Title:
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Portrait of Vesalius
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Creator:
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Vesalius, Andreas (b.1514, d.1564)
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Creator Role:
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Author
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Creator:
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Oporinus, Johannes (b.1507, d.1568)
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Creator Role:
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Printer
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Associate Creator:
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Calcar, Jan Stefan van (b.1499, d.1546-1560)
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Associate Creator Name:
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Calcar, Jan Stefan van
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Associate Creator Dates:
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b.1499, d.1546-1560
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Associate Creator Role:
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Designer
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Date:
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1543
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Description:
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This plate is the only known contemporary portrait of the author, Andreas Vesalius. The same image is used in Vesalius's China Root Letter (1546) and in the second edition of the Fabrica (1555). Space does not permit a discussion of the symbolic significance of the partially dissected arm of the apparently standing more-than-lifesize cadaver, or of the text on the scroll lying on the table. For some more information see Saunders & O'Malley.
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Work Type:
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Print
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Measurement:
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42.5 x 28.5cm (1' 4 3/4" x 11 1/4")
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Material:
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Ink
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Material:
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Paper
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Technique:
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Woodcut
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Subject Category:
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Anatomy
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Subject Category:
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Human Body
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Reference:
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Bird 2339; Cushing VI.A.-I,
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Related Work Title:
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De humani corporis fabrica libri septem
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Related Work Page No:
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portrait
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Related Work Creator:
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Vesalius, Andreas
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Related Work Notes:
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Host Item
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Rights Statement:
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Image © 2005 Edinburgh University Library
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Repro File Type:
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Cropped Tiff
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Repro File Size (bytes):
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88412724
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Repro Notes:
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portrait
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Repro Title:
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Andreae Vesalii
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Repro ID Number:
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0041084c
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Repro Old ID Number:
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ai0084
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Repro Rights Statement:
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© Edinburgh University Library
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Repro Capture Date:
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28/07/2004 09:38:00
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