COLLECTION NAME:
Ars Anatomica
Record
Work Record ID:
0041126
Shelfmark:
Df.1.52
Holding Institution:
Edinburgh University Library
Catalogue Number:
200
Title:
Humani corporis ossium simul compactorum anteriori ex facie expressio.
Translated Title:
The anterior aspect of the bones of the human body shown as though they were articulated.
Creator:
Oporinus, Johannes (b.1507, d.1568)
Creator Role:
Printer
Creator:
Vesalius, Andreas (b.1514, d.1564)
Creator Role:
Author
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:
Complete skeleton, front view, resting on a spade. The skeleton is shown, Vesalius says 'as though it were articulated', but the wires that would hold together such a mounted specimen are not shown. The spade, which is probably wooden with a metal shoe, is presumably a symbol both of mortality and of the grave which this skeleton has not yet reached - as well as providing a visually-credible support for the pose.
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 163
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):
93417730
Repro Notes:
page 163
Repro Title:
Humani Corporis Ossium Simum Compactorum Anteriori Ex Facie Expressio
Repro ID Number:
0041126c
Repro Old ID Number:
ai0126
Repro Rights Statement:
© Edinburgh University Library
Repro Capture Date:
28/07/2004 14:16:00
Humani Corporis Ossium Simum Compactorum Anteriori Ex Facie Expressio
