Wednesday, September 21, 2005

Anatomia et Magna Lucis

Giulio Casserio Nova anatomia, continens accvratam organorvm sensilivm, tam hvmanorum, quàm animalium brutorum, et delineationem æreis figuris... subiectam, et descriptionem... Opus... iam primùm in Germania visum. 1622

Athanasius Kircher Ars magna lucis et umbrae 1646

The first image is from The Body Revealed: Renaissance and Baroque Anatomical Illustration from William Hunter's Library at the University of Glasgow library website.

The second image was found in the rare text images of University of Kansas Clendening History of Medicine Digital Exhibit.


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