Andreae Vesalii Bruxellensis, scholae medicorum Patauinae professoris, de humani corporis fabrica libri septem
Contributors: Oporinus, Joannes, 1507-1568, printer; Calcar, Jan Stephan van, 1499-1546?, illustrator
Publisher: Ex Officina Joannis Oporini
Published: 1543
Place of publication: Basileae
Language: lat
Number of pages: 663
Subjects: Human anatomy; Early works to 1800; Atlases; Physiology; Blood-vessels; Nerves
Other titles: Andreae Vesalii Brvxellensis, scholae medicorum; De humani corporis fabrica
Notes: Name of publisher and date of publication from colophon on p. [36] of last group.

"Cum Caesareae Maiest. Galliarum Regis, ac Senatus Veneti gratia & priuilegio, ut in diplomatis eorundem continetur."

Publisher and date from colophon; "Mense Iunio." appears after publication date; printer's device on colophon verso.

Text contains a second signature leaf m3.

Errors in pagination as per Cushing, VI.A-1.

Illustrated title page.

Register on p. [35], at end.

Includes index; printed marginal notes surrounding text block.

Errata notes: 2K2v.

"Typographus Lectori" on p. [10], in front.

The illustrations are from designs attributed to Jan Stephan van Calcar, a pupil of Titian. Cf. Cushing.

Health Sciences Library holds two copies: QM21 .V472 1543Q - George S. Huntington Library and QM21 .V473 1543Q - John G. Curtis Library.

Health Sciences Library Huntington copy contains supplied title page, and portrait. Recto and verso of colophon in facsimilies.

Health Sciences Library Curtis copy lacks epistola and colophon.

Health Sciences Library copies: pages 313-[314] and 353-354 have illustrations placed vertically. Other texts place them horizontally.

Cushing, H. Bio-bib. of Andreas Vesalius, VI.A.-1

Garrison-Morton (5th ed.), 375

Heirs of Hippocrates, 281

Adams, H.M. Catalogue of books printed on the continent of Europe, 1501-1600, in Cambridge libraries, V603

In Latin with Greek and Hebrew references.