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Identification and Creation

Object Number
G406B
People
Jan Stephan von Calcar, Italian (Kalkar, Germany 1499 - 1550 Naples, Italy)
Andreas Vesalius
Title
On the Fabric of the Human Body in Seven Books
Other Titles
Series/Book Title: De humani corpore fabrica libri septem, by Andreas Vesalius
Original Language Title: De humani corpore fabrica libri septem
Classification
Prints
Work Type
book
Date
1543
Culture
Italian
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/57935

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Woodcut and letterpress in tooled leather binding, brass clasps, dated 1550
Technique
Woodcut and letterpress
Dimensions
45.6 x 31 x 7.5 cm (17 15/16 x 12 3/16 x 2 15/16 in.)

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Edition
1st

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gray Collection of Engravings Fund
Object Number
G406B
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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