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The illustrations from the works of Andreas Vesalius of Brussels / with annotations and translations, a discussion of the plates and their background, authorship and influence, and a biographical sketch of Vesalius by J.B. de C.M. Saunders and Charles D. O'Malley.
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Vesalius, Andreas, 1514-1564
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Uniform title
Icones anatomicae.
1973
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Format
Book
Language
English
Published/Created
New York : Dover Publications, [1973]
copyright ©1950
Description
248 pages, 4 unnumbered pages : illustrations ; 31 cm
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Firestone Library - Stacks
QM25 .V43 1973
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Subject(s)
Human anatomy
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Atlases
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Human anatomy
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Early works to 1800
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Anatomy, Artistic
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Early works to 1800
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Figure drawing
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Early works to 1800
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Anatomy, Artistic
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Editor
Saunders, J. B. deC. M. (John Bertrand deCusance Morant), 1903-1991
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O'Malley, Charles Donald
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Translator
Saunders, J. B. deC. M. (John Bertrand deCusance Morant), 1903-1991
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O'Malley, Charles Donald
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Atlases
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Contains
Vesalius, Andreas, 1514-1564.
De humani corporis fabrica.
English
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Summary note
"The works of Andreas Vesalius (1514–1564) have long been regarded among the great treasures of the Renaissance. Published as medical books while he was teaching anatomy and dissection at the University of Padua, they include the Tabulae Sex (1538), intended as an aid to students; the magnificently illustrated De Humani Corporis Fabrica (1543), and the companion volume, the Epitome (1543). Individually, these books are milestones in the history of medicine. They also offer one of the most magnificent collections of anatomical drawings ever published. The plates were executed with such vitality and originality that they have been attributed to the most talented illustrators of the sixteenth century, not to mention Vesalius himself. Many of the drawings, in fact, were products of Titian's famous atelier. For this edition of the Vesalius illustrations, Dover has combined the best existing plates and text. The illustrations have been reproduced from the sumptuous (1934) Munich edition of Vesalius titled Icones Anatomicae. The Munich plates were struck for the most part from the original wood blocks then in the collection of the Library of the University of Munich. These priceless art objects were destroyed in the bombing of Munich during World War II. Aside from the original copies of the woodcuts (of which only a few complete sets are known), the Munich restrikes are the best representations of the Vesalian anatomical drawings, for they preserve much of the freshness and richness of the 1543 edition. For this edition of the Vesalius illustrations, Dover has combined the best existing plates and text. The illustrations have been reproduced from the sumptuous (1934) Munich edition of Vesalius titled Icones Anatomicae. The Munich plates were struck for the most part from the original wood blocks then in the collection of the Library of the University of Munich. These priceless art objects were destroyed in the bombing of Munich during World War II. Aside from the original copies of the woodcuts (of which only a few complete sets are known), the Munich restrikes are the best representations of the Vesalian anatomical drawings, for they preserve much of the freshness and richness of the 1543 edition." -- Amazon.com viewed March 5, 2021.
Notes
Reprint of the ed. published by World Pub. Co., Cleveland.
"The anatomical illustrations ... have been reproduced ... from Andreae Vesalii Bruxellensis Icones anatomicae, published in 1934."
ISBN
0486209687
9780486209685
LCCN
72094756
OCLC
1210914
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The illustrations from the works of Andreas Vesalius of Brussels / with annotations and translations, a discussion of the plates and their background, authorship and influence, and a biographical sketch of Vesalius, by J.B. de C.M. Saunders and Charles D. O'Malley.
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The illustrations from the works of Andreas Vesalius of Brussels ; with annotations and translations, a discussion of the plates and their background, authorship and influence, and a biographical sketch of Vesalius / by J. B. de C. M. Saunders and Charles D. O'Malley.
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