About This Item
Title
Anatomical diagram of the thoracic and abdominal cavity of a horse
Subject
Horses--anatomy & histology
Abdominal Cavity--anatomy & histology
Thoracic Cavity--anatomy & histology
Viscera--blood supply
Blood Vessels--anatomy & histology
Book Illustrations
Description
Artist unknown.
Diagram of a horse with the abdominal cavity opened to depict the supply of blood to major organs.
Title supplied by cataloger.
Source
Original image in: Ruini, Carlo, -1598. Anatomia del cavallo, infermita, et suoi rimedii (Venetia : Appresso Fioravante Prati, 1618), page 143. 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_2.143
Original Format
1 print : woodcut
Physical Dimensions
33 x 22 cm
Citation
“Anatomical diagram of the thoracic and abdominal cavity of a horse,” The College of Physicians of Philadelphia Digital Library, accessed April 24, 2024, https://cppdigitallibrary.org/items/show/2443.