COLLECTION NAME:
Ars Anatomica
Record
Work Record ID:
0041089
Shelfmark:
Df.1.52
Holding Institution:
Edinburgh University Library
Catalogue Number:
310
Title:
De octo capitis ossibus, et suturis haec committentibus. Caput VI. Fig.I-III
Translated Title:
The eight bones of the head and the sutures which join them, Chapter 6. Figs:1-3
Creator:
Vesalius, Andreas (b.1514, d.1564)
Creator Role:
Author
Creator:
Oporinus, Johannes (b.1507, d.1568)
Creator Role:
Printer
Associate Creator:
Calcar, Jan Stefan van (b.1499, d.1546-1560)
Associate Creator Name:
Calcar, Jan Stefan van
Associate Creator Dates:
b.1499, d.1546-1560
Associate Creator Role:
Designer
Date:
1543
Description:
Figure 1 shows two bones at the vertex pulled apart so that the structure of the sutures can be seen easily ; figure 2 shows a portion of the skull sawed away so as to reveal that the skull is made of a spongy layer of bone sandwiched between two dense plates ; figure 3 shows the complete skull (with later annotations in ink).
Work Type:
Print
Measurement:
42.5 x 28.5cm (1' 4 3/4" x 11 1/4")
Material:
Ink
Material:
Paper
Technique:
Woodcut
Subject Category:
Anatomy
Subject Category:
Human Body
Subject Category:
Skeleton
Reference:
Bird 2339; Cushing VI.A.-I,
Related Work Title:
De humani corporis fabrica libri septem
Related Work Page No:
page 020
Related Work Creator:
Vesalius, Andreas
Related Work Notes:
Host Item
Rights Statement:
Image © 2005 Edinburgh University Library
Repro File Type:
Cropped Tiff
Repro File Size (bytes):
90579314
Repro Notes:
page 020
Repro Title:
De Octo Capitis Ossibus et futuris haec commenttentibus. Caput VI. Fig.I-III
Repro ID Number:
0041089c
Repro Old ID Number:
ai0089
Repro Rights Statement:
© Edinburgh University Library
Repro Capture Date:
28/07/2004 09:52:00
De Octo Capitis Ossibus et futuris haec commenttentibus. Caput VI. Fig.I-III
