By Rebecca Pou, Archivist, and Johanna Goldberg, Information Services Librarian For our October 18 festival, Art, Anatomy, and the Body:...
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'Mind-blowing' edition of 16th-century anatomist's De Humani Corporis Fabrica Libri Septem estimated to be worth up to £1m.
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December 31, 2014 marks the 500th anniversary of the birth of one of the most important figures in the history of medicine.
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“Art, Anatomy, and the Body: Vesalius 500′′ festival guest curator, artist and anatomist Riva Lehrer, describer her first experience with cadavers.
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When it was published in 1543, Andreas Vesalius's De humani corporis fabrica changed anatomical study with its elegant illustrations of the...
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image: Anatomical studies from the Renaissance, like this etching by a 16th century anatomist who went by the name Andreas Vesalius,...
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On May 12, 1543, Jakob Karrer von Gebweiler was publicly beheaded for crimes committed in Basel, Switzerland. His corpse was turned over to...
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A number of medical authors had copied and reproduced the beautiful illustrations that had made Andreas Vesalius and his work so famous.
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Kriota Willberg, the author of today's guest post, explores the intersection of body sciences with creative practice through drawing,...
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Allison Draper loved anatomy class. As a first-year medical student at the University of Miami, she found the language clear, precise,...
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