Detail View: Rylands Collection: Illustrated frontispiece

Image Number: 
JRL021193tr
Reference Number: 
Medical (pre-1701) 2500b
Link to Catalogue: 
Image Title: 
Illustrated frontispiece
Parent Work Title: 
De Humani corporis fabrica Libri septem
Alternative Parent Work Title: 
Andreae Vesalii Bruxellensis, Scholae medicorum Patauinæ professoris, de Humani corporis fabrica Libri septem
Creator: 
Calcar, Jan
Creator Role: 
Illustrator
Creator: 
Vesalius, Andreas, 1514-1564
Creator Role: 
Author
Date Created: 
1555
Publication Details: 
Basel : Joannes Oporinus
Page/Sheet: 
Frontispiece
Image Sequence Number: 
000
Description: 
Illustrated: Woodcut of a lecture on the anatomy of the human body. This is an edition of the first textbook on human anatomy.
Language Code: 
lat
Subject: 
Medicine--History
Subject: 
Medicine
Subject: 
Anatomy
Category of Material: 
Printed
Sub-Category: 
Illustrated works
Technique Used: 
Woodcut (process)
Support: 
Paper
Time Period Covered: 
16th Century CE
Current Repository: 
The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
Rights Holder - Image: 
The University of Manchester Library
Rights holder - Work: 
The University of Manchester Library
Image Creation Technique: 
Scanned from colour transparency by Gten, November 2005
Metadata Language: 
eng-GB