‘Mind-blowing’ edition of 16th-century anatomist’s De Humani Corporis Fabrica Libri Septem estimated to be worth up to £1m When the Renaissance physician Andreas Vesalius wrote his magnum opus on ...

In some ways, Brussels-born, Renaissance-era surgeon/physician/anatomist Andreas Vesalius was quite like modern-day academics. He favored new research, discarding then-prevalent attitudes toward the ...

Illustration from Vesalius’s annotated ‘De humani corporis fabrica’ (1555) (via Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library) When it was published in 1543, Andreas Vesalius’s De humani corporis fabrica changed ...

In 2007 a retired Canadian doctor paid €13,200 (US$14,256) for a well-used second edition of Andreas Vesalius' De humani corporis fabrica (1555), one of the most influential books in history. Only 150 ...

A new book on Andreas Vesalius humanizes the 16th-century scientist by focusing on his creative approaches and small frustrations.

Book collectors dream of finding something rare. But North Vancouver collector Dr. Gerry Vogrincic found something truly unique: the personal, annotated copy of Andreas Vesalius’s masterwork on ...

A 1555 copy of Andreas Vesalius’ De humani corporis fabrica with the author’s own extensive hand-written notes and corrections, is being made available for study at the Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library ...

Philadelphia’s College of Physicians is home to tens of thousands of books on medicine spanning centuries of health and science. This week, the group will bring out one of its most prized volumes, a ...

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A System of Anatomical Plates; Accompanied with Descriptions, and Physiological, Pathological, and Surgical Observations, John Lizars, 1882 Smithsonian Libraries A System of Anatomical Plates; ...

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