Observational anatomical drawing of a human showing the removal of skin and muscles to show the human skeleton. Vesalius’ ‘Fabric of the Human Body’ was a turning point in medicine for the detailed drawings and descriptions it offered of human anatomy.
Left image: Observational anatomical drawing of a human. Due to it’s detailed accurate labelled drawings and accompanying text Vesalius’ ‘Fabric of the Human Body’ was a turning point in the history of medicine. Right image: Observational anatomical drawing of a human showing the skin removed and muscles below. Vesalius labelled all the detailed drawings and …
The title page of the 2nd edition of Vesalius’ ‘Fabric of the Human Body’, 1555. The image shows Vesalius performing a dissection with people watching.
Page 13. Table of the four humours.
Page 149. Image of veins of body.
Page 239. Image of a skeleton.
Page 241. Image of skeleton holding a hourglass.
Page 345. Image of 17th century surgical equipment.
Page 421. Image of 17th century surgical equipment.
Page 881. Image of 17th century prosthetic limb.