De humani corporis fabrica libri septem

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De humani corporis fabrica libri septem is a landmark 16th-century anatomical treatise that revolutionized the study of human anatomy through detailed descriptions and illustrations based on direct dissection.

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instanceOf Renaissance scientific work ⓘ
anatomical treatise ⓘ
book ⓘ
associatedWith Padua medical school ⓘ
linked to: University of Padua
author Andreas Vesalius ⓘ
centuryOfPublication 16th century ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
critiques Galenic anatomy ⓘ
discipline medicine ⓘ
era Scientific Revolution precursor ⓘ
feature detailed anatomical illustrations ⓘ
systematic description of the human body ⓘ
woodcut illustrations ⓘ
field anatomy ⓘ
genre medical literature ⓘ
scientific literature ⓘ
hasAlternativeName De humani corporis fabrica ⓘ
hasPart Book I of De humani corporis fabrica ⓘ
Book II of De humani corporis fabrica ⓘ
Book III of De humani corporis fabrica ⓘ
Book IV of De humani corporis fabrica ⓘ
Book V of De humani corporis fabrica ⓘ
Book VI of De humani corporis fabrica ⓘ
Book VII of De humani corporis fabrica ⓘ
hasSecondEdition 1555 edition of De humani corporis fabrica ⓘ
historicalPeriod Renaissance ⓘ
iconography standing flayed figures in landscape settings ⓘ
impact standard reference for anatomical study for centuries ⓘ
influenced medical education in Europe ⓘ
modern anatomy ⓘ
influencedBy classical anatomical texts ⓘ
method direct human dissection ⓘ
notableFor challenging Galen’s authority ⓘ
empirical observation in anatomy ⓘ
realistic representation of muscles and skeleton ⓘ
numberOfBooks seven ⓘ
originalLanguage Latin ⓘ
placeOfPublication Basel ⓘ
linked to: Basel-Stadt
printingTechnique letterpress with woodcuts ⓘ
publicationYear 1543 ⓘ
publisher Johannes Oporinus ⓘ
structure organized into seven books ⓘ
subjectMatter abdominal organs ⓘ
bones and cartilage ⓘ
brain and sense organs ⓘ
muscles ⓘ
nervous system ⓘ
thoracic organs ⓘ
veins and arteries ⓘ
titleTranslation On the Fabric of the Human Body in Seven Books ⓘ
usedIn university medical curricula ⓘ

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Andreas Vesalius → notableWork → De humani corporis fabrica libri septem ⓘ
De humani corporis fabrica libri septem → titleTranslation → On the Fabric of the Human Body in Seven Books ⓘ
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De humani corporis fabrica libri septem → hasAlternativeName → De humani corporis fabrica ⓘ
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De humani corporis fabrica libri septem → hasPart → Book I of De humani corporis fabrica ⓘ
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De humani corporis fabrica libri septem → hasPart → Book II of De humani corporis fabrica ⓘ
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De humani corporis fabrica libri septem → hasPart → Book III of De humani corporis fabrica ⓘ
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De humani corporis fabrica libri septem → hasPart → Book IV of De humani corporis fabrica ⓘ
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De humani corporis fabrica libri septem → hasPart → Book V of De humani corporis fabrica ⓘ
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De humani corporis fabrica libri septem → hasPart → Book VII of De humani corporis fabrica ⓘ
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Epitome → isConciseVersionOf → De humani corporis fabrica ⓘ
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Epitome → relatedWork → De humani corporis fabrica ⓘ
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Andries van Wesel → notableWork → De humani corporis fabrica libri septem ⓘ
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