About This Item
Title
Anatomical diagram of the brain and skull of a horse
Subject
Horses--anatomy & histology
Brain--anatomy & histology
Skull--anatomy & histology
Book Illustrations
Description
Artist unknown.
Diagram of a horse's head with the skull opened, in 2 figures. Figure V shows a cross-section of the brain seen from the bottom. Figure VI shows the skull emptied of the brain seen from above.
Title supplied by cataloger.
Source
Original image in: Ruini, Carlo, -1598. Anatomia del cavallo, infermita, et suoi rimedii (Venetia : Appresso Fioravante Prati, 1618), page 43. ZVh 2 (Historical Medical Library of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia)
Anatomia del cavallo, Carlo Ruini's work on horse anatomy, was first published in 1598, two months after Ruini's death. Created by an unknown artist, the book is renown for its woodcut images, which were heavily influenced by works of human anatomy in the decades preceding it.
Publisher
Digitized by the Historical Medical Library of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia
Date
1618
Language
ita
Type
StillImage
Identifier
ZVh_2.43
Original Format
1 print : woodcut
Physical Dimensions
33 x 22 cm
Citation
“Anatomical diagram of the brain and skull of a horse,” The College of Physicians of Philadelphia Digital Library, accessed October 31, 2025, https://cppdigitallibrary.org/items/show/2436.