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Andreae Vesalij Bruxellensis, inuictissimi Caroli V. Imperatoris medici, De humani corporis fabrica libri septem.
Kislak Center for Special Collections - Rare Book Collection Folio 611 V63.2
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Vesalius, Andreas, 1514-1564.
- Standardized Title:
- De humani corporis fabrica
- Language:
- Latin
- Subjects (All):
- Human anatomy--Atlases.
- Human anatomy.
- Human anatomy--Early works to 1800.
- Genre:
- Atlases.
- Penn Provenance:
- Hough, John Stockton, 1845-1900 (donor)
- Nesbitt, R. (autograph)
- Physical Description:
- 12 unnumbered pages, 824, that is, 826 pages, 48 unnumbered pages : illustrations, portrait (woodcut) ; 44 cm (folio)
- Other Title:
- Andreae Vesalii Bruxellensis, invictissimi Caroli V. imperatoris medici, De humani corporis fabrica libri septem
- Place of Publication:
- Basileae : Per Ioannem Oporinum, 1555.
- Notes:
- Imprint date from colophon (verso of Ee5) which reads: Basileae, ex officina Ioannis Oporini, anno salutis per Christum partae MDLV. mense Augusto.
- Signatures: a-z⁶ A-V⁶ X1 (folded), X2, Y-Z⁶ aa-bb⁶ (bb5+chi1 (folded)) cc-zz⁶ Aa⁸ Bb-Ee⁶.
- Illustrated t.p.; historiated initials.
- 2 leaves foliated 505-[506] inserted between p. 504 and 507; leaf chi1, following p. 552, is printed on one side only, in two columns, numbered 553-554.
- Ill. ascribed to the workshop of Titian, particularly to his pupil J.S. van Calcar.
- Publisher's device on p. [874].
- Errata on leaf Bb1.
- Includes index.
- Local Notes:
- A few early ms. notes and corrections.
- RBC copy has inscription of "R. Nesbi[]" possibly of Dr. Robert Nesbitt (1697-1761)
- Cited in:
- Cushing, H. Vesalius, VI.A-3
- Adams V605
- OCLC:
- 4163504
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