About This Item
Title
Anatomical diagram of the gravid uterus of a horse
Subject
Horses--anatomy & histology
Pregnancy
Uterus--anatomy & histology
Fetal Development
Book Illustrations
Description
Artist unknown.
Diagram of a female horse with the abdominal cavity opened to depict the gravid uterus and placenta.
Title supplied by cataloger.
Source
Original image in: Ruini, Carlo, -1598. Anatomia del cavallo, infermita, et suoi rimedii (Venetia : Appresso Fioravante Prati, 1618), page 189. 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_2.189
Original Format
1 print : woodcut
Physical Dimensions
33 x 22 cm
Citation
“Anatomical diagram of the gravid uterus of a horse,” The College of Physicians of Philadelphia Digital Library, accessed November 4, 2025, https://cppdigitallibrary.org/items/show/2448.