Detail View: Ars Anatomica: De Oculo Visus Instrumento. Caput XIIII. Fig.I
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Work Record ID:
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0041224
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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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411
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Title:
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De Oculo Visus Instrumento. Caput XIIII. Fig.I
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Translated Title:
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The Eye, the instrument of vision. Chapter 14. Fig:1
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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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The figure on this plate shows the eye divided by a single incision passing through the optic nerve, together with some of the extraocular muscles which move it in the orbit. This figure is of particular interest since it is one of the few examples of Vesalius patently not illustrating accurately what he must have seen. The position of the lens (A) is quite incorrect, it really lies just behind the iris (I) and this is so in all vertebrate eyes. Vesalius has drawn it in the centre of the globe in the fashion that had been traditional at least since illustrations of the 10th century. Vesalius usually used an ox eye for his demonstrations - but that does not explain the error since the ox eye also has its lens near the front of the eye. Perhaps complete ignorance of optics made it seem quite unimportant where one transparent part of the eye was in relation to another.
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Work Type:
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Print
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42.5 x 28.5cm (1' 4 3/4" x 11 1/4")
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Ink
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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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Eye
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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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page 643
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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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Cropped Tiff
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86346235
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Repro Notes:
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page 643
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Repro Title:
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De Oculo Visus Instrumento. Caput XIIII. Fig.I
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Repro ID Number:
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0041224c
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Repro Old ID Number:
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ai0224
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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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02/08/2004 12:26:00
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