COLLECTION NAME:
Ars Anatomica
Record
Work Record ID:
0041342
Shelfmark:
Aa 3.14
Holding Institution:
Royal College of Physicians, Edinburgh
Catalogue Number:
540
Title:
Prima Pagina Figurarum Capitalium
Translated Title:
First Page of Figures of Heads
Creator:
Wechel, Andreas (active 1535-1572; 1535-1581)
Creator Role:
Printer
Creator:
Grévin, Jacques (b.Circa 1538, d.1570)
Creator Role:
Editor
Creator:
Geminus, Thomas (b.Circa 1510, d.1562)
Creator Role:
Author
Date:
1564
Description:
Layers of the human skull peeled away to reveal the brain. Various parts of the brain displayed. Cerebrum with dura mater intact, then with the latter removed. Brainstem (X); cerebellum. View from above of cranial cavity after removal of cerebral hemispheres (IX) A tilted view of cranial contents after removal of some of the brain - structures badly distorted. This is a composite plate that derives from pages 605, 606, 614, 615, 616 and 617 of Vesalius 1543. It is a later state of the plate in Geminus 1552, ai0079.
Work Type:
Print
Measurement:
22.7 x 32.9cm (8 15/16" x 1' 15/16")
Material:
Ink
Material:
Paper
Technique:
Engraving
Subject Category:
Anatomy
Subject Category:
Brain
Subject Category:
Human Body
Reference:
Bird 1038; Cushing VI.C.-5,
Related Work Title:
Anatomes totius, aere insculpta delineatio, cui addita est epitome innumeris mendis repurgata, quam De corporis humani fabrica conscripsit, clariss
Related Work Page No:
plate 33
Related Work Creator:
Geminus, Thomas
Related Work Notes:
Host Item
Rights Statement:
Image © 2005 Royal College of Physicians, Edinburgh
Repro File Type:
Cropped Tiff
Repro File Size (bytes):
77024542
Repro Notes:
plate 33
Repro Title:
Prima Pagina Figurarum Capitalium
Repro ID Number:
0041342c
Repro Old ID Number:
ai0342
Repro Rights Statement:
© Edinburgh University Library
Repro Capture Date:
04/08/2004 10:19:00
Prima Pagina Figurarum Capitalium
