Anathomia oder abconterfettung eynes Mans leib, wie er inwendig gestaltet ist.

Gedruckt zu Strassburg : Bey Jacob Frölich, Im jar M.D.XLiiij. [1544]

2 sheets : illustrations (woodcut) ; 55 x 25 cm

Two anatomical fugitive sheets showing a seated male and female figure with movable flaps (6 on male sheet, 9 on female) mounted over the thoracic and abdominal region revealing successive layers of anatomical structures. Both sheets have an explanatory text in German, printed in three columns and smaller woodcuts of accessory figures.

Copy 1. Both sheets handcoloured.

Sheet 1 (male figure): Anathomia oder abconterfettung eynes Mans leib, wie er inwendig gestaltet ist. -- Sheet 2 (female figure): Anathomia oder abconterfettung eines Weibs leib, wie er inwendig gestaltet ist.

Carlino, A. Paper Bodies, 20

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