About This Item
Title
Human fetus
Subject
Fetus--anatomy & histology
Placenta--anatomy & histology
Umbilical Cord--anatomy & histology
Fetal Development
Book Illustrations
Description
Artist unknown.
Anatomical diagram of a fetus inside of the amnion membrane with umbilical cord and placenta present (fig. 9); the fetus turned to show length of umbilcal cord (fig. 10); and the fetus with the umbilical cord wrapped around it (fig. 11).
Title supplied by cataloger.
Source
Original Image in: Fabricius, ab Aquapendente, approximately 1533-1619. De formato foetu (Venetiis : Per Franciscum Bolzettam, 1600), plate 5. ZGGc 4 (Historical Medical Library of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia)
De formato foetu, first published in 1600, is one of the most extensive early modern medical works on fetal anatomy. Written by Hieronymus Fabricius, a professor at the University of Padua, it features one of the more accurate descriptions of the human placenta and umbilical cord, as well as detailed descriptions of animal fetal anatomy. Its 34 engraved plates, by an unknown artist, illustrate fetal anatomy in various animals, ranging from humans to sheep, horses, and sharks.
Publisher
Digitized by the Historical Medical Library of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia
Date
1600
Language
lat
Type
StillImage
Identifier
ZGGc_4.pl5
Original Format
1 print : engraving
Physical Dimensions
40 x 27 cm
Citation
“Human fetus,” The College of Physicians of Philadelphia Digital Library, accessed October 31, 2025, https://cppdigitallibrary.org/items/show/2381.