The Vesalius ‘Epitome’ of ‘De Humani Corporis Fabrica’ of 1543 -A Worldwide Census with New Findings

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Stephen Joffe, MD
Joffe Foundation 4400 Drake Road Cincinnati, OH 45243
Veronica Buchanan, MA
University of Cincinnati Libraries, Henry Winkler Center of the History of Health Professions 231 Albert Sabin Way Cincinnati, OH 45267

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to confirm the locations of known copies, and find previously unreported copies in most countries of the world of the First Edition (1543) Epitome “De Humani Corporis Fabrica” authored by Andreas Vesalius in Latin and the German translation.

 The locations of the two previous studies have been updated, and contacts were made at numerous institutions of higher learning, museums, and libraries.

 A total of 125 copies of the 1543 Epitome were recorded. Of these copies, 109 were present in a total of 82 Universities and Institutional libraries in the world. Besides confirming the presence of the Epitome at the previously recorded sites, we have found 95 were in Latin and 30 published in German, all dated 1543 and one additional dated 1555.

 More difficult to locate were private copies of the Epitome and they are very few (4%). 

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JOFFE, MD, Stephen; BUCHANAN, MA, Veronica. The Vesalius ‘Epitome’ of ‘De Humani Corporis Fabrica’ of 1543 -A Worldwide Census with New Findings. Medical Research Archives, [S.l.], v. 2, n. 1, aug. 2015. ISSN 2375-1924. Available at: <https://esmed.org/MRA/mra/article/view/360>. Date accessed: 23 nov. 2024.
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Keywords
Anatomy;Bones;Census;Dissection;Epitome;Human;Vesalius;Printing;Illustrations;Physicians;Universities
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Vol 2 No 1 (2015): October 1 - October 7
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Research Articles

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