Detail View: Ars Anatomica: Humani Corporis Ossium Caeteris Quas Sustinent Partibus Liberorum Suaquesede Positorum Ex latere delineatio
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Work Record ID:
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0041127
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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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201
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Title:
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Humani Corporis Ossium Caeteris Quas Sustinent Partibus Liberorum Suaque sede Positorum Ex latere delineatio
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Translated Title:
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A Delineation from the side, of the Bones of the Human Body freed from the rest of the parts which they support, and placed in position.
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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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Complete skeleton, in profile, leaning on a plinth contemplating a skull. The text on the plinth 'Vivitur ingenio, caetera mortis erunt' means 'Genius will live on; all else will die'. The U-shaped bone at the left front corner of the plinth is the hyoid bone from the throat which is unsupported by other parts of the skeleton and the small objects at the right front are two of the (three) ossicles from the middle ear, the incus and the malleus. Of the incus and malleus Vesalius says respectively: 'q; a little bone shaped like an anvil or a molar tooth, * indeed we may compare to a little hammer or to the [shape of] the femoral bone. They were unknown to the ancient anatomists so it is not surprising that they have no names.' In spite of Vesalius's specific descriptions of the hyoid and the ossicles in the figure legend some commentators have speculated wildly that these little drawings are devices identifying the engraver of the plate!
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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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Subject Category:
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Skeleton
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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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page 164
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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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86715532
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Repro Notes:
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page 164
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Repro Title:
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Humani Corporis Ossium Caeteris Quas Sustinent Partibus Liberorum Suaquesede Positorum Ex latere delineatio
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Repro ID Number:
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0041127c
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Repro Old ID Number:
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ai0127
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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 14:19:00
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