Medical Xylography Description Block 58

Author: Mondino de Luzzi (ca. 1270-1325)- Johannes Dryander in the 16th century.

Book: Anatomia Mundini, ad Vetustis ca. 1536 or 1541.

Notes: Mondino originally wrote his seminal work in 1316 and it was one of the first examples of a dissection manual and the first true anatomical text. It was printed in a variety of editions in the 16th century. This plate seems to have a space for the owners name or a date below the skeleton. Here is a similar print from the anatomia book:

 

 

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