The Fabrica of Andreas Vesalius : a worldwide descriptive census, ownership, and annotations of the 1543 and 1555 editions /
The Fabrica of Andreas Vesalius : a worldwide descriptive census, ownership, and annotations of the 1543 and 1555 editions /
edited by Daniel Margocsy, Mark Somos, Stephen N. Joffe.
- 1 online resource.
- Medieval and early modern philosophy and science, v. 28 2468-6808 ; .
- Medieval and Early Modern Philosophy and Science 28. European History and Culture E-Books Online, Collection 2018-II, ISBN: 9789004353305. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Front Matter -- Copyright page -- Acknowledgments -- List of Illustrations -- Introduction -- A Valuable Book -- Provenance -- Reading and Annotating the Fabrica: The Sporadic Reader -- Censorship: Controlling Reading -- Conclusion -- Guide to the Catalogue -- 1543 Editions -- 1555 Editions -- Copies Sold at Auctions -- Private Copies -- Back Matter -- Appendix -- Bibliography.
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Additional background information This book provides bibliographic information, ownership records, a detailed worldwide census and a description of the handwritten annotations for all the surviving copies of the 1543 and 1555 editions of Vesalius’ De humani corporis fabrica . It also offers a groundbreaking historical analysis of how the Fabrica traveled across the globe, and how readers studied, annotated and critiqued its contents from 1543 to 2017. The Fabrica of Andreas Vesalius sheds a fresh light on the book’s vibrant reception history and documents how physicians, artists, theologians and collectors filled its pages with copious annotations. It also offers a novel interpretation of how an early anatomical textbook became one of the most coveted rare books for collectors in the 21st century.
9789004336308
10.1163/9789004336308 DOI
2018011768
Rare books.
Human anatomy.
Anatomy.
QM21
611
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Front Matter -- Copyright page -- Acknowledgments -- List of Illustrations -- Introduction -- A Valuable Book -- Provenance -- Reading and Annotating the Fabrica: The Sporadic Reader -- Censorship: Controlling Reading -- Conclusion -- Guide to the Catalogue -- 1543 Editions -- 1555 Editions -- Copies Sold at Auctions -- Private Copies -- Back Matter -- Appendix -- Bibliography.
Available to subscribing member institutions only.
Additional background information This book provides bibliographic information, ownership records, a detailed worldwide census and a description of the handwritten annotations for all the surviving copies of the 1543 and 1555 editions of Vesalius’ De humani corporis fabrica . It also offers a groundbreaking historical analysis of how the Fabrica traveled across the globe, and how readers studied, annotated and critiqued its contents from 1543 to 2017. The Fabrica of Andreas Vesalius sheds a fresh light on the book’s vibrant reception history and documents how physicians, artists, theologians and collectors filled its pages with copious annotations. It also offers a novel interpretation of how an early anatomical textbook became one of the most coveted rare books for collectors in the 21st century.
9789004336308
10.1163/9789004336308 DOI
2018011768
Rare books.
Human anatomy.
Anatomy.
QM21
611