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Guido de Vigevano was a fourteenth-century Lombard who served as physician to the Queen of France, Jeanne de Bourgogne. Full-scale facsimiles of the eighteen illustrations to his manuscript of Galenic medicine in the Musée Condé in Chantilly, no. 334 (ex 569), dedicated to King Philip VI of Valois, were published in 1926 by Wickersheimer, together with facsimiles of early editions of the Anatomy of Mundinus. The Vigevano illustrations depict the anatomy of the abdomen, thorax, and head, demonstrated on a skeletal cadaver, as well as examples of medical treatment of living patients. This plate is of a living nude male labelled to show the sites of the interior anatomy of the figure. The left side of the chest is accordingly labelled "cor" and, on either side of the abdomen, the word "ren" designates the position of each kidney, and so on. This was to aid in diagnosing which part of the body was affected in illness. For other illustrations from the same manuscript, see catalogue nos 26646, 26662, 26665, 26682, 26684

1 print : collotype, printed in colour ; image 29.6 x 21.4 cm

A male nude with the parts of the abdomen and thorax labelled. Colour process print, 1926, after a manuscript illustration, 1345.

Guido de Vigevano was a fourteenth-century Lombard who served as physician to the Queen of France, Jeanne de Bourgogne. Full-scale facsimiles of the eighteen illustrations to his manuscript of Galenic medicine in the Musée Condé in Chantilly, no. 334 (ex 569), dedicated to King Philip VI of Valois, were published in 1926 by Wickersheimer, together with facsimiles of early editions of the Anatomy of Mundinus. The Vigevano illustrations depict the anatomy of the abdomen, thorax, and head, demonstrated on a skeletal cadaver, as well as examples of the medical treatment of living patients. This plate is of a living nude male labelled to show the sites of the interior anatomy of the figure. The left side of the chest is accordingly labelled "cor" and, on either side of the abdomen, the word "ren" designates the position of each kidney, and so on. This was to aid in diagnosing which part of the body was affected in illness. Another example of this illustration is catalogue no. 26656. For other illustrations from the same manuscript, see catalogue nos 26646, 26662, 26665, 26682 and 26684

1 print : collotype, printed in colour ; image 29.5 x 21.5 cm

Guido de Vigevano was a fourteenth-century Lombard who served as physician to the Queen of France, Jeanne de Bourgogne. Full-scale facsimiles of the eighteen illustrations to his manuscript of Galenic medicine in the Musée Condé in Chantilly, no. 334 (ex 569), dedicated to King Philip VI of Valois, were published in 1926 by Wickersheimer, together with facsimiles of early editions of the Anatomy of Mundinus. The Vigevano illustrations depict the anatomy of the abdomen, thorax, and head, demonstrated on a skeletal cadaver, as well as examples of the medical treatment of living patients. This illustration features an unusual positioning of the anatomist behind the cadaver, probably chosen as an effective method of display rather than a reflection of actual practice. For other illustrations from the same manuscript, see catalogue nos 26646, 26656, 26662, 26682 and 26684

An anatomist making an incision from the neck through the upper ribs of a skeletal cadaver. He stands behind the cadaver, his right hand cutting with a large blade while his left arm comes round the cadaver's neck as he uses his left hand to pull back the ribs at the incision. Colour process print, 1926, after a manuscript illustration, 1345.

Guido de Vigevano was a fourteenth-century Lombard who served as physician to the Queen of France, Jeanne de Bourgogne. Full-scale facsimiles of the eighteen illustrations to his manuscript of Galenic medicine in the Musée Condé in Chantilly, no. 334 (ex 569), dedicated to King Philip VI of Valois, were published in 1926 by Wickersheimer, together with facsimiles of early editions of the Anatomy of Mundinus. The Vigevano illustrations depict the anatomy of the abdomen, thorax, and head, demonstrated on a skeletal cadaver, as well as examples of medical treatment of living patients. In this plate, the dissection of a skeletal cadaver has been initiated with the removal of the skin of the abdomen to reveal the subcutaneous layer of fat and muscle known as "mirac". The skin has been cut in hinged flaps and the outline of these follow the curve of the lower ribs and the shape of the head of the femur which inserts into the pelvis. For other illustrations from the same manuscript, see catalogue numbers 26646, 26656, 26665, 26682 and 26684

1 print : collotype, printed in colour ; image 29.5 x 21.4 cm

A skeletal cadaver with two flaps of skin of the abdomen cut away to reveal the subcutaneous layer of muscle and fat, labelled "mirac". Colour process print, 1926, after a manuscript illustration, 1345.

Guido de Vigevano was a fourteenth-century Lombard who served as physician to the Queen of France, Jeanne de Bourgogne. Full-size facsimiles of the eighteen illustrations to his manuscript of Galenic medicine in the Musée Condé in Chantilly, no. 334 (ex 569), dedicated to King Philip VI of Valois, were published in 1926 by Wickersheimer, together with facsimiles of early editions of the Anatomy of Mundinus. The Vigevano illustrations depict the anatomy of the abdomen, thorax, and head, demonstrated on a skeletal cadaver, as well as examples of medical treatment of living patients. The position of the cadaver in this illustration has been variously interpreted as either laid out on a table, so that the corpse and the standing anatomist occupy two planes, or suspended next to him. For other illustrations from the same manuscript, see catalogues nos 26656, 26662, 26665, 26682 and 26684

1 print : collotype, printed in colour ; image 29.2 x 21.4 cm

The dissection of an emaciated, grey cadaver by an anatomist who is making an abdominal incision with a scalpel with his right hand while his left hand is placed on the cadaver's hip. Colour process print, 1926, after a manuscript illustration, 1345.

Guido de Vigevano was a fourteenth-century Lombard who served as physician to the Queen of France, Jeanne de Bourgogne. Full-scale facsimiles of the eighteen illustrations to his manuscript of Galenic medicine in the Musée Condé in Chantilly, no. 334 (ex 569), dedicated to King Philip VI of Valois, were published in 1926 by Wickersheimer, together with facsimiles of early editions of the Anatomy of Mundinus. The Vigevano illustrations depict the anatomy of the abdomen, thorax, and head, demonstrated on a skeletal cadaver, as well as examples of the medical treatment of living patients. This illustration displays the spinal column of a nude figure seen from the back and the nerves which radiate from it. For other illustrations from the same manuscript, see catalogue nos 26646, 26656, 26662, 26665 and 26682

A nude figure seen from the back with a spinal column of eighteen vertebrae exposed, with the nerves that radiate from it visible. Colour process print, 1926, after a manuscript illustration, 1345.

Guido de Vigevano was a fourteenth-century Lombard who served as physician to the Queen of France, Jeanne de Bourgogne. Full-scale facsimiles of the eighteen illustrations to his manuscript of Galenic medicine in the Musée Condé in Chantilly, no. 334 (ex 569), dedicated to King Philip VI of Valois, were published in 1926 by Wickersheimer, together with facsimiles of early editions of the Anatomy of Mundinus. The Vigevano illustrations depict the anatomy of the abdomen, thorax, and head, demonstrated on a skeletal cadaver, as well as examples of the medical treatment of living patients. This illustration displays the digestive tract in a dissected cadaver. For other illustrations from the same manuscript, see catalogue nos 26646, 26656, 26662, 26665 and 26684

A skeletal cadaver dissected to demonstrate the digestive tract, showing the esophagus intersecting the diaphragm and connected to the stomach and the intestines. Colour process print, 1926, after a manuscript illustration, 1345.

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A male nude with the parts of the abdomen and thorax labelled. Colour process print, 1926, after a manuscript illustration, 1345.

A male nude with the parts of the abdomen and thorax labelled. Colour process print, 1926, after a manuscript illustration, 1345.

A skeletal cadaver with two flaps of skin of the abdomen cut away to reveal the subcutaneous layer of muscle and fat, labelled "mirac". Colour process print, 1926, after a manuscript illustration, 1345.

The dissection of an emaciated, grey cadaver by an anatomist who is making an abdominal incision with a scalpel with his right hand while his left hand is placed on the cadaver's hip. Colour process print, 1926, after a manuscript illustration, 1345.

A nude figure seen from the back with a spinal column of eighteen vertebrae exposed, with the nerves that radiate from it visible. Colour process print, 1926, after a manuscript illustration, 1345.

A skeletal cadaver dissected to demonstrate the digestive tract, showing the esophagus intersecting the diaphragm and connected to the stomach and the intestines. Colour process print, 1926, after a manuscript illustration, 1345.

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A male nude with the parts of the abdomen and thorax labelled. Colour process print, 1926, after a manuscript illustration, 1345.

A male nude with the parts of the abdomen and thorax labelled. Colour process print, 1926, after a manuscript illustration, 1345.

A skeletal cadaver with two flaps of skin of the abdomen cut away to reveal the subcutaneous layer of muscle and fat, labelled "mirac". Colour process print, 1926, after a manuscript illustration, 1345.

The dissection of an emaciated, grey cadaver by an anatomist who is making an abdominal incision with a scalpel with his right hand while his left hand is placed on the cadaver's hip. Colour process print, 1926, after a manuscript illustration, 1345.

A nude figure seen from the back with a spinal column of eighteen vertebrae exposed, with the nerves that radiate from it visible. Colour process print, 1926, after a manuscript illustration, 1345.

A skeletal cadaver dissected to demonstrate the digestive tract, showing the esophagus intersecting the diaphragm and connected to the stomach and the intestines. Colour process print, 1926, after a manuscript illustration, 1345.

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