Vesalius and the re-birth of anatomy

This essay falls naturally into three harts: pre-Vesalian anatomy, the life and work of Vesalius, and the impact of his ideas on his contemporaries and on anatomists after him. In the section dealing with pre-Vesalian anatomy I shall limit myself as much as possible to those aspects of anatomy which have the greatest bearing on Vesalius' work. As the title of the essay includes "Re-birth of Anatomy" I will attempt to outline the spread of Vesalius' ideas, how they were received, and indicate how they moulded the thinking of future generations.

Grantor dc:publisher

The University of Edinburgh

Year dc:date.issued

1965

Author dc:creator

• Wright, N.

Handle dc:identifier.uri

http://hdl.handle.net/1842/34523

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:era.ed.ac.uk:1842/34523