LibGuides: Science, Technology, and Society: Medicine

Andreas Vesalius

The John Hay Library is home to copies of the 1543, 1568 and many later editions of this masterwork on human anatomy. Below are a few related sites.

De Humani Corporis Fabrica (National Library of Medicine)
Vesalius' ground-breaking anatomical engravings, from the NLM's Historical Anatomies on the Web digital project
The Vesalian School of Anatomy in Renaissance Padua (University of Iowa)
An article from Books at Iowa, vol. 18, by John Martin, M.D.
Vesalius and Comparative Anatomy (UC Berkeley)

Greek Medicine: Hippocrates, Aristotle, Galen
An exhibit from the National Library of Medicine
Greek Texts
A site that presents ancients texts translated from the original Greek into English -- includes works by Aristotle, Galen, Hippocrates, and other classic authors
Johannes de Ketham, Fasiculo de Medicina (late 15th century)
Several treatises that circulated for centuries in manuscript form before they were published, representing the state of common medical practice at the dawn of the age of printing.
Johann Remmelin, Catoptrum Microcosmicum (1619)
A unique 17th century flap book, integrating medical and theological knowledge. This project was produced at the University of Iowa's Hardin Library; the RIMS collection at the John Hay Library includes a copy of this work.