
Frontispiece to De Humani Corporis Fabrica Libri Septem

by Venetian School
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Frontispiece to De Humani Corporis Fabrica Libri Septem
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Venetian School
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Painting - Color Woodcut
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466697 Frontispiece to 'De Humani Corporis Fabrica Libri Septem' by Andreas Vesalius (1514-64), published by Johannes Oporinus, Basel, June 1543 (colour woodcut), Venetian School, (16th century)
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December 5th, 2014
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Patricia Gilbert
This is the frontispiece from a very special copy of the Fabric of the Human Body by Vesalius. The book that this image comes from was the presentation copy signed by Vesalius and presented to the Holy Roman Emperor. My husband’s father had owned this book and it was sold at auction in 1998 through Christie’s.