About This Item
Title
Mulieris grauidae effigies exhibetur, ventre decussatim aperto, ex quo omentum ablatum est, quo ventriculus, intestina, & vterus melius conspiciantur
Subject
Pregnancy
Uterus--anatomy & histology
Abdomen--anatomy & histology
Book Illustrations
Description
Female figure, pregnant, standing with abdomen opened to depict stomach, intestines and uterus.
Title from caption.
Source
Original image in: Bauhin, Caspar, 1560-1624. Theatrum anatomicum (Francofurti at [sic] Moenum : Typis Matthaei Beckeri, 1605). Ac 181 (Historical Medical Library of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia)
Theatrum anatomicum, Caspar Bauhin's 1605 anatomical textbook, contains 131 copper engravings of human anatomy drawn mostly from the illustrations of others. Although the diagrams were not original, the book was notable at the time as a thorough, cutting-edge anatomical compendium. In this work, Bauhin introduced a new labeling system, naming anatomical structures instead of numbering them, a system quickly adopted by others.
Publisher
Digitized by the Historical Medical Library of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia
Date
1605
Language
lat
Type
StillImage
Identifier
Ac_181.239
Original Format
1 print : copper engraving
Physical Dimensions
16 x 9 cm
Citation
“Mulieris grauidae effigies exhibetur, ventre decussatim aperto, ex quo omentum ablatum est, quo ventriculus, intestina, & vterus melius conspiciantur,” The College of Physicians of Philadelphia Digital Library, accessed November 23, 2024, https://cppdigitallibrary.org/items/show/1327.