About This Item
Title
Venae caua truncum & ramos, prout per tres ventres disseminatur, proponit
Subject
Venae Cavae--anatomy & histology
Book Illustrations
Description
Vena cava and its branches, shown in the head and torso.
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_181.387
Original Format
1 print : copper engraving
Physical Dimensions
16 x 9 cm
Citation
“Venae caua truncum & ramos, prout per tres ventres disseminatur, proponit,” The College of Physicians of Philadelphia Digital Library, accessed October 31, 2025, https://cppdigitallibrary.org/items/show/1333.