Detail View: Ars Anatomica: Prima Pagina Figurarum Capitalium
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Work Record ID:
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0041342
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Shelfmark:
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Aa 3.14
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Holding Institution:
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Royal College of Physicians, Edinburgh
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Catalogue Number:
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540
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Title:
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Prima Pagina Figurarum Capitalium
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Translated Title:
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First Page of Figures of Heads
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Creator:
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Wechel, Andreas (active 1535-1572; 1535-1581)
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Creator Role:
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Printer
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Creator:
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Grévin, Jacques (b.Circa 1538, d.1570)
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Creator Role:
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Editor
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Creator:
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Geminus, Thomas (b.Circa 1510, d.1562)
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Creator Role:
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Author
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Date:
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1564
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Description:
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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.
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Work Type:
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Print
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Measurement:
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22.7 x 32.9cm (8 15/16" x 1' 15/16")
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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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Engraving
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Subject Category:
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Anatomy
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Subject Category:
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Brain
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Subject Category:
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Human Body
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Reference:
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Bird 1038; Cushing VI.C.-5,
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Related Work Title:
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Anatomes totius, aere insculpta delineatio, cui addita est epitome innumeris mendis repurgata, quam De corporis humani fabrica conscripsit, clariss
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Related Work Page No:
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plate 33
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Related Work Creator:
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Geminus, Thomas
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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 Royal College of Physicians, Edinburgh
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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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77024542
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Repro Notes:
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plate 33
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Repro Title:
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Prima Pagina Figurarum Capitalium
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Repro ID Number:
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0041342c
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Repro Old ID Number:
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ai0342
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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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04/08/2004 10:19:00
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