DescriptionCharta ex qva figvram parare convenit, illi qvae nervorvm seriem exprimit appendendam, 1543..JPG
English: human anatomical chart of blood vessels, with heart, lungs, liver and kidneys included. Other organs are numbered and arranged around it. Before cutting out the figures on this page, Vesalius suggests that readers glue the page onto parchment and gives instructions on how to assemble the pieces and paste the multilayered figure onto a base "muscle man" illustration. "Epitome", fol.14a.
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Courtesy of the National Library of Medicine. Images from the History of Medicine (IHM),
http://ihm.nlm.nih.gov/images/A109086. Also showcased in the book: Hidden Treasure (New York, NY: Blast Books, 2012), p. 18.
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Vesalius, Andreas, 1514-1564. Andreae Vesalii Bruxellensis, scholae medicorum Patauinae professoris, suorum de humani corporis fabrica librorum epitome. Call number: HMD Collection, WZ 240 V575dhZ 1543.
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on this page, Vesalius suggests that readers glue the page onto parchment and gives instructions on how to assemble the pieces and paste the multilayered figure