De humani corporis fabrica libri septem
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De humani corporis fabrica libri septem is a landmark 16th-century anatomical treatise that revolutionized the study of human anatomy through detailed descriptions and illustrations based on direct dissection.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Renaissance scientific work
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anatomical treatise ⓘ book ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Padua medical school NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Andreas Vesalius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centuryOfPublication | 16th century ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| critiques | Galenic anatomy ⓘ |
| discipline | medicine ⓘ |
| era | Scientific Revolution precursor ⓘ |
| feature |
detailed anatomical illustrations
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systematic description of the human body ⓘ woodcut illustrations ⓘ |
| field | anatomy ⓘ |
| genre |
medical literature
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scientific literature ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName | De humani corporis fabrica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Book I of De humani corporis fabrica
NERFINISHED
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Book II of De humani corporis fabrica NERFINISHED ⓘ Book III of De humani corporis fabrica NERFINISHED ⓘ Book IV of De humani corporis fabrica NERFINISHED ⓘ Book V of De humani corporis fabrica NERFINISHED ⓘ Book VI of De humani corporis fabrica ⓘ Book VII of De humani corporis fabrica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSecondEdition | 1555 edition of De humani corporis fabrica ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Renaissance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| iconography | standing flayed figures in landscape settings ⓘ |
| impact | standard reference for anatomical study for centuries ⓘ |
| influenced |
medical education in Europe
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modern anatomy ⓘ |
| influencedBy | classical anatomical texts ⓘ |
| method | direct human dissection ⓘ |
| notableFor |
challenging Galen’s authority
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empirical observation in anatomy ⓘ realistic representation of muscles and skeleton ⓘ |
| numberOfBooks | seven ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication | Basel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| printingTechnique | letterpress with woodcuts ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1543 ⓘ |
| publisher | Johannes Oporinus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| structure | organized into seven books ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
abdominal organs
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bones and cartilage ⓘ brain and sense organs ⓘ muscles ⓘ nervous system ⓘ thoracic organs ⓘ veins and arteries ⓘ |
| titleTranslation | On the Fabric of the Human Body in Seven Books NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedIn | university medical curricula ⓘ |
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