Item #293881 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. Andreas Vesalius, John Bertrand deCusance Morant Saunders, Charles Donald O'Malley.

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

1950, First Edition. Cleveland : World Publishing Company. Good cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-torn (with some loss) and dust-toned dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains quite well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Item #293881

Physical description; 248 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 31 cm. Contents; The title pages of the primary editions of the De Humani Corporis Fabrica -- Letter to Johannes Oporinus -- The plates from the De Humani Corporis Fabrica -- The plates from the Epitome of the De Humani Corporis Fabrica -- The Venesection Letter of 1539, plate -- The plates from the Tabulae Sex -- Plates showing evolution of the title page of the first edition of the De Humani Corporis Fabrica. Subjects; Vesalius, Andreas (1514-1564). Vesalius, Andreas (1514-1564) Illustrations. Anatomy, Artistic. Anatomists Belgium ; Biography. Human anatomy Belgium History. Medical illustration History. Anatomy history. Anatomie humaine ; Atlas. Anatomie humaine Ouvrages avant 1800. Vesalius, Andreas, (1514-1564) Individual works. Anatomy, Artistic ; Early works to 1800. Figure drawing ; Early works to 1800. Figure drawing. Anatomy, Artistic. Prints 16th century Flanders. Woodcuts. Human anatomy ; Atlases. Human anatomy ; Early works to 1800. Human form : anatomical drawing. Human Anatomy - Illustrations. Vesalius, Andreas (1514-1564). Genres; Atlas. Atlases. Early works to 1800. Early works. Scientific atlases.

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