The Fabrica of Andreas Vesalius

The Fabrica of Andreas Vesalius
Author: Dániel Margócsy
Publisher: BRILL
Total Pages: 537
Release: 2018-05-23
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 9004336303

Winner of the Third Neu-Whitrow Prize (2021) granted by the Commission on Bibliography and Documentation of IUHPS-DHST Additional background information This book provides bibliographic information, ownership records, a detailed worldwide census and a description of the handwritten annotations for all the surviving copies of the 1543 and 1555 editions of Vesalius’ De humani corporis fabrica. It also offers a groundbreaking historical analysis of how the Fabrica traveled across the globe, and how readers studied, annotated and critiqued its contents from 1543 to 2017. The Fabrica of Andreas Vesalius sheds a fresh light on the book’s vibrant reception history and documents how physicians, artists, theologians and collectors filled its pages with copious annotations. It also offers a novel interpretation of how an early anatomical textbook became one of the most coveted rare books for collectors in the 21st century.

Bibliotheca Osleriana

Bibliotheca Osleriana
Author: Sir William Osler
Publisher: McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
Total Pages: 836
Release: 1969
Genre: Reference
ISBN: 0773590501

During his tenure as the Regius Professor of Medicine at Oxford from 1905-1919, Sir William Osler amassed a considerable library on the history of medicine and science. A Canadian native, Osler had studied at McGill University and decided to leave his collection of 7,600 items to its Faculty of Medicine. A catalogue, the Bibliotheca Osleriana, was compiled - a labour of love that took ten years to complete and involved W.W. Francis, R.H. Hill, and Archibald Malloch. Osler himself laid down the broad outlines of the catalogue and wrote many of the annotations.

A History of Ancient Geography Among the Greeks and Romans from the Earliest Ages Till the Fall of the Roman Empire

A History of Ancient Geography Among the Greeks and Romans from the Earliest Ages Till the Fall of the Roman Empire
Author: Edward Herbert Bunbury
Publisher: Franklin Classics Trade Press
Total Pages: 724
Release: 2018-10-21
Genre:
ISBN: 9780343899066

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Distance Points

Distance Points
Author: James S. Ackerman
Publisher: MIT Press
Total Pages: 598
Release: 1994
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 9780262510776

These essays by one of America's foremost historians of art and architecture range over theory and criticism, the search for connections between art and science in the Renaissance, and specific works of Renaissance architecture. The largest group of essays, dealing with the character of Renaissance architecture, are models of art historical scholarship in their direct approach to identifying the essentials of a building and the social and intellectual context in which they should be viewed. Another group of essays explores encounters between the traditions of artistic practice and early optics and color theory. The three essays that begin this collection bring to light the intellectual and moral concerns that underlie all of Ackerman's art historical work.

Eternal Quest

Eternal Quest
Author: Alexander B. Adams
Publisher: Constable
Total Pages: 528
Release: 1969
Genre: Naturalists
ISBN: