Andreas Vesalius (31 December 1514 – 15 October 1564) was an anatomist, physician, and author of one of the most influential books on human anatomy, De humani corporis fabrica (On the Fabric of the Human Body). Perhaps the most famous of these anatomical studies are the ‘muscle men’ which feature men standing in dynamic poses […]
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Human Heart. Be my Valentine
In 1698 William Cowper published his first edition of The anatomy of the Humane Bodies. It gained great fame but was surrounded by controversy and some have called the greatest ever act of plagiarism in medical publishing. Goddard Bidloo published his Anatomia Humani Corporis in 1685 and it contained 105 beautiful plates by Gerard de […]
Skeleton contemplating a skull
Andreas Vesalius (31 December 1514 – 15 October 1564) was an anatomist, physician, and author of one of the most influential books on human anatomy, De humani corporis fabrica (On the Fabric of the Human Body). Perhaps the most famous of these anatomical studies are the ‘muscle men’ which feature men standing in dynamic poses […]
Phrenology heads
Phrenology taught that particular human characteristics and qualities were connected to different parts of the skull. The Skull was split into 33 named Phenological ‘organs’ which all came under the subcategories of 1- propensities, eg. secretiveness, constructiveness, adhesiveness(?) , 2- sentiments, eg. self esteem, benevolence, ideality & wonder 3- intellect, eg. Order, weight, time, form […]
