De dissectione partium corporis humani libri tres
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Curationist Object DescriptionFrench anatomist and physician Charles Estienne collaborated with several artists to create this seminal anatomical text. This book was a crucial contribution to the field of anatomy during a period when the study of the human body was becoming more empirical and systematic. Estienne's work expanded upon previous anatomical studies, particularly that of Andreas Vesalius, his contemporary, and helped establish a foundation for modern anatomical science.
Estienne contributed to the discovery of the spinal cavity and the anatomy of the sternum. Not much is known about the illustrations in this book, as only eleven of the sixty-two woodcut plates bear markings.
Estienne contributed to the discovery of the spinal cavity and the anatomy of the sternum. Not much is known about the illustrations in this book, as only eleven of the sixty-two woodcut plates bear markings.
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Charles Estienne, De dissectione partium corporis humani libri tres, 1545. Metropolitan Museum of Art. Images of flayed and dissected anatomical figures are juxtaposed with grand backgrounds and lifelike poses. Public Domain.
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