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Human fetus

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

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 11, 2024, https://cppdigitallibrary.org/items/show/2381.