17th Century Books

Open book, showing a black-and-white illustration of the veins in the arms.

De Venarum Ostiolis

De Venarum Ostiolis, the earliest known published description of venous valves, originally created by Hieronymus Fabricius ab Aquapendente in 1603

Open book, showing text on the left page, and a black and white illustration of a naked woman with a baby "blooming" from her stomach on the right page.

Tabulae anatomicae: De Formato Foetu Tabulae

Tabulae anatomicae: De Formato Foetu Tabulae, a medical atlas originally created by Giulio Cesare Casseri in 1627

Open book, showing text, and black-and-white illustrations of a crab, speculums, and other gynecological instruments.

Three and Fifty Instruments of Chirurgery

Three and Fifty Instruments of Chirurgery, a surgical guide originally created by Ambroise Paré in 1631

Open book, showing text on the left and a black-and-white illustration of eye and face surgeries on the right.

Armamentarium Chirurgicum

Armamentarium Chirurgicum, a surgical textbook originally created by Johannes Scultetus and published in 1656

Open book, showing text on the left and a black-and-white anatomical drawing of a sheep brain on the right.

The Anatomy of the Brain and Nerves (1965 Edition)

The Anatomy of the Brain and Nerves, a description of the nervous system, originally created by Thomas Willis in 1664 (facsimile created in 1965)

Open book, showing an anatomical drawing of the human brain on the left and text on the right.

The Anatomy of the Brain and Nerves (1978 Edition)

The Anatomy of the Brain and Nerves, a description of the nervous system, originally created by Thomas Willis in 1664 (facsimile created in 1978)

Open book, showing text on the left and a black-and-white anatomical drawing of the muscles in the human neck on the right.

Myographia Nova, or, A Description of All the Muscles in Humane Body, as They Arise in Dissection

Myographia Nova, or, A Description of All the Muscles in Humane Body, as They Arise in Dissection, a treatise on the muscles originally created by John Browne in 1684

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