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; Ailesbury, Charles Bruce, Earl of, 1682-1747, former owner
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: Publisher and date from colophon; "Mense Iunio." appears after publication date; printer's device on colophon verso

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

Illustrated title page.

Errata notes on 2K2v.

Register on p. [35] at end.

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

Includes index; printed marginal notes surrounding text block.

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

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

Health Sciences Library holds 2 copies of text: QM21 .V471 1543Q - George S. Huntington Library and QM21 .V474 1543Q - John G. Curtis Library.

Health Sciences Library Huntington copy lacks second "m3" half-sheet.

Health Sciences Library Curtis copy: contains illustrated title page and preliminaries from the 1555 edition.

Health Sciences Library Huntington copy: from the library of the Earl of Aliesbury. armorial bookplate on p. [4], in front.

Health Sciences Library Huntington copy: armorial bookplate (motto: Fuimus) of the Earl of Aliesbury.

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

Garrison-Morton (5th ed.), 375

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

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

Heirs of Hippocrates, 281

In Latin with Greek and Hebrew references.