About This Item
Title
Vein man
Subject
Bloodletting
Veins
Book Illustrations
Description
Artist unknown.
Anatomical diagram of a human figure indicating sites for bloodletting to cure specific diseases and ailments.
Title supplied by cataloger.
Source
Original image in: Ketham, Joannes de, active 15th century. Fasciculus medicinae. Italian (Milano : Seinzenzeler, 1516), leaf a7v. ZAe 19b (Historical Medical Library of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia)
Fasciculus Medicinae was a collection medical treatises first printed in 1491, although it previously circulated in manuscript. The work is noted for its illustrations, which were among the first anatomical illustrations to be printed. The text was issued thereafter in several new editions that included new illustrations, with this extremely rare 1516 edition from Milan based on a 1509 forgery of the 1493 Venetian edition.
Publisher
Digitized by the Historical Medical Library of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia
Date
1516
Language
ita
Type
StillImage
Identifier
ZAe_19b.a7va
ZAe_19b.a7vb
Original Format
1 print : woodcut
Physical Dimensions
29 x 19 cm
Citation
“Vein man,” The College of Physicians of Philadelphia Digital Library, accessed November 4, 2025, https://cppdigitallibrary.org/items/show/2245.