Work Record ID:
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0041194
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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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375
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Title:
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[Organis Nutritioni,] Vigesimaquinta Quinti Libri Figura.
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Translated Title:
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Organs of Digestion, Twenty Fifth Figure of the Fifth Book
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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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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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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 shows the female torso with the skin of the right breast stripped away. The bladder has been turned forward and to the right to expose the uterus and ovaries and vagina. See Saunders & O'Malley for comments on the 16th century opinions on the functions of the female reproducive organs.
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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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Reproduction
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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 478
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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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84247864
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Repro Notes:
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page 478
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Repro Title:
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Organis Nutritioni, Vigesimaquinta Quinti Libri Figura.
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Repro ID Number:
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0041194c
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Repro Old ID Number:
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ai0194
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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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30/07/2004 12:07:00
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