Phiala sicca, aviculam continet zeylanicam quadricolorem, sedentem supra carduum minimum

Ostendit in liquore foetum armodillae magnitudine digiti minimi

Birds--anatomy & histology

Armadillos--embryology

Fetus--anatomy & histology

Book Illustrations

Engraved by J. Mulder from a specimen by Frederik Ruysch.

A specimen jar with a bird perched on a thistle branch (fig. 1); and in the adjacent jar, an armadillo fetus with a branch of the 'Ficoidis Afric.' (fig. 2). Each jar is topped with a bundle of flowers, hovered over by a Turkish butterfly.

Title dervied from caption in text.

Mulder, Joseph, 1659 or 1660-

Ruysch, Frederik, 1638-1731

Original image in: Ruysch, Frederik, 1638-1731. Thesaurus anatomicus decimus (Amstelaedami : Apud Janssonio-Waesbergios, 1717). Af 37 v.2 Pam 5 (Historical Medical Library of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia)

Thesaurus Anatomicus, a 10-part work first published from 1701 to 1716, is a catalog of Frederik Ruysch's unusual anatomical collection. Illustrated with over 40 plates, engraved by Joseph Mulder and Cornelis Huyberts, Ruysch's collection contains odd assemblages of primarily human anatomical specimens, some of which he composed with the help of his daughter, the painter, Rachel Ruysch. In addition to the curiosities that he contributed to the science of anatomy, Ruysch also advanced techniques in dissection and embalming.

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

1710

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StillImage

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1 print : engraving

21 x 15 cm