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Nerves of the body, with skeleton

Descriptive Title: Nerves of the body, with skeleton.

Artist: La Rivière, Etienne de

Technique: woodcut

Dimensions: 28 x 18 cm.

Digital ID: RBAI034-0006

Scope and Content: Nerves of the body, with skeleton, anterior view. Mandible removed from the skull, held in the hand. Spinal nerves, some cranial nerves, brachial plexus, lumbar plexus shown.

General: Figure shown in a landscape.

This plate is taken from the book:

Title: De dissectione partium corporis humani

Author: Estienne, Charles, 1504-ca. 1564

Published: Parisiis : Apud S. Colinæum, 1545

Part of the digital collection Anatomia 1522-1867 located at link.library.utoronto.ca/anatomia/application/index.cfm

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Uploaded on February 3, 2014
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