About This Item
Title
Blood circulation experiment
Subject
Blood Circulation
Veins--anatomy & histology
Ligation
Book Illustrations
Description
Artist unknown.
Experiment by William Harvey demonstrating the circulation of blood. Two arms, with ligatures used to distend the veins, grasp a Barber's pole. A physican's hand points to one of the veins in the bottom image.
Title supplied by cataloger.
Source
Original image in: Harvey, William, 1578-1657. De motu cordis (Francofurti : Sumptibus F. Fitzeri,1628), plate 1. C157 (Historical Medical Library of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia)
De motu cordis, William Harvey’s landmark work on circulation, was first published in 1628. In this work, Harvey, using simple experiments, was the first to accurately describe the motion of the heart and blood.
Publisher
Digitized by the Historical Medical Library of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia
Date
1628
Contributor
Harvey, William, 1578-1657
Language
lat
Type
StillImage
Identifier
C157.pl1
Original Format
1 print : engraving
Physical Dimensions
12 x 18 cm
Citation
“Blood circulation experiment,” The College of Physicians of Philadelphia Digital Library, accessed April 19, 2024, https://cppdigitallibrary.org/items/show/2332.