The Enigma of the Historiated “V” in Vesalius’s Fabrica

This post continues to mark the 500th birthday of the great anatomist Andreas Vesalius, whose masterpiece tome, De Humani Corporis Fabrica, skillfully combined art and medicine. Today I will discuss the enigma of the historiated V that was introduced in the 1555 second edition of the Fabrica.  It appears twice: once in the Dedication to Charles V and later at the beginning of Book 5 ...Read More
Source: Jeffrey M. Levine MD | Geriatric Specialist | Wound Care | Pressure Ulcers - Category: Internists and Doctors of Medicine Authors: Tags: Art & Medicine Medical History Source Type: blogs