Andreae Vesalii - De humani corporis fabrica libri septem - 1970

Andreae Vesalii Bruxellensis, scholae medicorum Patauinae professoris, De humani corporis fabrica libri septem. by Vesalius, Andreas. Published by Opus Istud Denuo Impressum est Bruxellis in Collectaneis Medicinae Historia, Anno MCMLXX, 1970 facsimile edited from the original edition of 1543. Very good condition with only minimal signs of use at the cover. No markings in the text.

A monumental in-folio volume. Bound in original leatherette hardboards, author's name and title stamped in gold. Original publisher's allegoric title page. Frontispiece portrait of Vesalius, 277 woodcuts. With explanations in Latin throughout the book. 42 x 30 cm, 659 pages + preface & index. Weight: circa 5,5 Kg.

Andreas Vesalius, was an anatomist and physician who wrote De Humani Corporis Fabrica Libri Septem (On the fabric of the human body in seven books), what is considered to be one of the most influential books on human anatomy and a major advance over the long-dominant work of Galen. Vesalius is often referred to as the founder of modern human anatomy. He was born in Brussels, which was then part of the Habsburg Netherlands. He was a professor at the University of Padua (1537–1542) and later became Imperial physician at the court of Emperor Charles V.