De humani corporis fabrica (Of the Structure of the Human Body)
Object type: Book
Department: Drawings and Prints
Artist: John of Calcar (John Stephen Calcar)|Johann Oporinus|Andreas Vesalius
Artist bio: Netherlandish, Calcar, Cleves 1499–1546/50 Naples (active Italy)|1536–1567|Flemish, Brussels 1514–1564 Zakynthos, Greece
Artist role: Artist|Publisher|Author
Artist nationality: Netherlandish|Swiss|Flemish
Date: 1555
Medium: Woodcut
Dimensions: Overall: 15 9/16 x 10 1/2 x 3 1/4 in. (39.5 x 26.7 x 8.3 cm)
page: 15 1/4 x 10 1/4 in. (38.7 x 26 cm)
Classification: Books
Geography:  Basel     
Credit line: Gift of Dr. Alfred E. Cohn, in honor of William M. Ivins Jr., 1953
Accession year: 1953
Tags: Medicine|Skeletons|Human Anatomy