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Andries van Wezel (31 December 1514 – 15 October 1564), latinised as Andreas Vesalius (/ v ɪ ˈ s eɪ l i ə s /), [2] [a] was an anatomist and physician who wrote De Humani Corporis Fabrica Libri Septem (On the fabric of the human body in seven books), which is considered one of the most influential books on human anatomy and a major advance over the long-dominant work of Galen.
Jul 17, 2014 · Almost as remarkable as the Fabrica is the Epitome, also published by Vesalius in 1543 and presented to Charles V’s son, the future Philip II of Spain. Now considered watershed publications in the history of anatomy, these books were innovative in both content and form. By means of his text and illustrations, Vesalius sought to restore the ...
Jan 10, 2018 · Andreas Vesalius, also called Andries van Wesel, studied anatomy during the sixteenth century in Europe. Throughout his career, Vesalius thoroughly dissected numerous human cadavers, and took detailed notes and drawings of his research. Compiling his research, Vesalius published an anatomy work titled De humani corporis fabrica libri septem (On ...
Apr 9, 2014 · By Michael J. North. Portrait of Andreas Vesalius performing a dissection from his De Humani Corporis Fabrica, 1543 NLM #2295005. This year we commemorate the 500th anniversary of the birth of Andreas Vesalius (1514–1564) who is best known for changing how we do medical research with his groundbreaking book, De Humani Corporis Fabrica Libri Septem (Seven Chapters on the Structure of the ...
The Epitome was a companion piece to the Seven books on the fabric of the human body (commonly known as the Fabrica, both published in 1543 in Basel and authored by Andreas Vesalius (1514-1564). The Fabrica is well-known for its rich variety of woodcuts that embodied Vesalius’s call to establish anatomical knowledge by means of first-hand dissection, following the example of Galen.
May 20, 2024 · Often just called the “Epitome”, this book was published alongside the De Fabrica in 1543 as a shorter dissection manual for medical students that included several of the same beautiful woodcuts. Contemplative skeleton from Andreas Vesalius, De humani corporis fabrica librorum Epitome (Basel: Ex officina Ioannis Oporini, 1543).
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The image shown here is the only known portrait of Andreas Vesalius done in his lifetime, found opposite the title page of his masterpiece book "De Humani Corporis Fabrica Libri Septem" (Seven Books on the Structure of the Human body). published on May 26, 1543. This image was most probably drawn by Jan Stefan Van Calcar, although the name of the artist who did the woodcarving of this image is ...
