'De humani corporis fabrica' by Vesalius, published Basel, Switerland, 1555

Made:
1555 in Switzerland and Basel
author:
Andreas Vesalius
printer:
Johannes Oporinus
artist:
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Book, Vesalius, De humani corporis fabrica, second edition
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Book, Vesalius, De humani corporis fabrica, second edition
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Book, Vesalius, De humani corporis fabrica, second edition
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Book, Vesalius, De humani corporis fabrica, second edition
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Book, Vesalius, De humani corporis fabrica, second edition
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Book, Vesalius, De humani corporis fabrica, second edition
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Book, Vesalius, De humani corporis fabrica, second edition
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Book, Vesalius, De humani corporis fabrica, second edition
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Book, Vesalius, De humani corporis fabrica, second edition
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Book, Vesalius, De humani corporis fabrica, second edition
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Book, Vesalius, De humani corporis fabrica, second edition
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Book, Vesalius, De humani corporis fabrica, second edition
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Book, Vesalius, De humani corporis fabrica, second edition
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Woodcut of Andreas Vesalius dissecting a cadaver
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'De humani corporis fabrica' by Vesalius, published Basel
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Book, Vesalius, De humani corporis fabrica, second edition, 1555

Vesalius's book 'De humani corporis fabrica' ('On the Structure of the Human Body') was first published in 1543 and contained detailed descriptions and illustrations of human anatomy. This second edition from 1555 was printed by Johannes Oporinus, in Basel in Switzerland. It contains woodcut illustrations. Andreas Vesalius (1514-1564) was professor of anatomy and medicine at the University of Padua, Italy.

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Category:
Printed Books
Object Number:
1978-476
Materials:
complete, paper (fibre product) and leather
Measurements:
overall: 165 mm x 295 mm x 430 mm,
type:
book
credit:
Phelps, M.