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The Fabrica, the Epitome, and Issues of Accessibility in Early Modern Anatomy
February 26, 2019 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Bullitt Club Lecture Series Presents
Michael J. Clark,
PhD Candidate, Department of English and Comparative Literature, UNC-Chapel Hill
2018 McLendon-Thomas Award Winner
The Fabrica, the Epitome, and Issues of Accessibility in Early Modern Anatomy
This talk will discuss how Andreas Vesalius increased access to human anatomy with the publication of De Humani Corporis Fabrica Libri Septem in 1543. By painstakingly designing his illustrations and the corresponding text to accurately represent what he had observed during actual dissections, Vesalius intended his magnum opus to serve as a textual supplement for live demonstrations in the anatomy theater, and simultaneously designed a shorter Epitome which served as a “footpath” to aid novice students of anatomy.