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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Bird Song
The book is one of the seminal works of musicology and was hugely influential in the development of Western music – in particular on J.S.Bach (1685-1750) and Beethoven (1770-1827). Its author lived and worked at the Collegio Romano in Rome for most of his life and his position at the hub of a huge international […]
