A composition of five fetal skeletons

Fetus--anatomy & histology

Skeleton

Bone and Bones--embryology

Book Illustrations

Engraved by C. Huyberts from a specimen by Frederik Ruysch.

A composition of five fetal skeletons standing on a rock formation made of kidney, bladder, and gall stones, with vascular trees. The uppermost skeleton plays a violin with a bow made of dried arteries. The skeleton on the left has a feather plume coming out of the top of its skull, and the larger skeleton on the right has sheep intestine wound about its pelvis and holds a spear made of adult vas deferens. The smaller skeleton on the right holds a baton set with kidney stones. The skeleton at the bottom lays on its back and holds a mayfly in its right hand.--Cf. Rifkin, B. Human anatomy, p. 41.

Title supplied by cataloger.

Huyberts, Cornelis

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

1703

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StillImage

Af_37_v1.pam7.tab1

1 print : engraving

38 x 33 cm