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Human fetus and fetal heart

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Title

Human fetus and fetal heart

Subject

Fetus--anatomy & histology
Placenta--anatomy & histology
Umbilical Cord--anatomy & histology
Fetal Heart--anatomy & histology
Fetal Development
Book Illustrations

Description

Artist unknown.
Anatomical diagram of a fetus and placenta with the umbilical cord wrapped around it (fig. 12); the fetus without the placenta (fig. 13); and the fetal heart (fig. 14-15).
Title supplied by cataloger.

Source

De formato foetu, first published in 1600, is one of the most extensive early modern medical works on fetal anatomy. Written by Hieronymus Fabricius, a professor at the University of Padua, it features one of the more accurate descriptions of the human placenta and umbilical cord, as well as detailed descriptions of animal fetal anatomy. Its 34 engraved plates, by an unknown artist, illustrate fetal anatomy in various animals, ranging from humans to sheep, horses, and sharks.

Publisher

Digitized by the Historical Medical Library of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia

Date

1600

Language

lat

Type

StillImage

Identifier

ZGGc_4.pl6

Original Format

1 print : engraving

Physical Dimensions

40 x 27 cm

Citation

“Human fetus and fetal heart,” The College of Physicians of Philadelphia Digital Library, accessed March 28, 2024, https://cppdigitallibrary.org/items/show/2382.

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