Juan valverde of spain wrote a book on anatomy so successful that it went through sixteen editions in four languages and its illustrations remain popular to this day. Perhaps one of the most memorable engravings in the book is an. Exquisite, disturbing objects from 500 years of human anatomical science. Anatomia del corpo humano digital collections national. Account of the composition of the human body world digital library.
Hieronymus wierix the resurrected infant triumphing over evil and death, before engraving, 123 x 78 mm. Engraved title and 42 fullpage engraved illustrations attributed to gaspar becerra and engraved by nicolas beatrizet, 5 small. Vivas figuras delas partes del cuerpo humano, impressas en. Account of the composition of the human body world. This was the first great original medical book in spanish and the most original of the various plagiarisms from vesaliuss fabrica, although valverde freely acknowledged that he took his illustrations from vesalius, providing only four entirely.
For valverdes work, first published in spanish in 1556, the illustrations from vesalius fabrica were copied in part by the spanish painter and sculptor gaspar becerra 1520. July 5, 2019 explore an innovative way of learning human anatomy. Juan valverde was a spanish medical anatomist who was born in amusco, in the presentday province of palencia, around 1525. Juan valverde was a spanish medical anatomist who was born in amusco, in the.
Valverde also sometimes corrected vesalius images, as in his depictions of the muscles of the eyes, nose, and larynx. His compendium of anatomy, which was published first in spanish in 1556, subsequently appeared in 1559 in an italian translation, the plates from which have been imaged for this project. On saturday, april 6, phd candidate, emily monty will be representing brown university at a symposium on the history of art presented by the frick collection and the institute of fine arts of new york university. He was born in salamanca, spain in 1479 and seems to have settled in rome, italy, around 1510, when he married an italian woman. A follower of vesalius, he increased and divulged knowledge of anatomy during the renaissance and his book the history of the composition of the human body. Binding in overall good to very good, interior in fine condition.
A man holding an anatomy book with an engraving of a woman showing her viscera. The illustrations of valverdes book are redrawn and engraved copies of about. In fact, valverdes book was heavily based on vesalius fabrica, and most of its fortythree copperplate engravings were copied directly from the fabrica. Two male figures, seen from the front and back, with the cutaneous veins of the human body displayed. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. However, formatting rules can vary widely between applications and fields of interest or study. I must admit i skimmed 12 the book as many chapters dealt. Pdf the unexpected success of a spanish anatomy book. Valverde observed and participated in many dissections under colombos guidance, and pored over old books on the subject. In 1532 he published his first collection of engravings with prints of mythological interest, including works by raphael. Exquisite, disturbing objects from 500 years of human. His cooperation with lafreri lasted until his death, for almost a decade, and produced engraved maps, prints and views of cities, as well as informative leaflets. Publication date 1556 topics anatomy publisher en roma.
Incunablelibro antiguofacsimilcomposicion cuerpo humano. This striking illustration is a highly creative reimagining of several diagrams from different pages of vesalius fabrica. The facsimile and companion volume are excellent resources for anyone interested in studying medieval. The original texts and illustrations were taken from many other western books on anatomy. Displaying the body the chapel hill rare book blog. Like vesalius, valverde criticized galen, but he disagreed with several of vesaliuss conclusions. There is much contention about this book which is often accused of plagiary from vesalius, but seems to have rather made advances on what vesalius accomplished.