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De dissectione partium corporis humani libri tres

1545
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 099

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  • Title: De dissectione partium corporis humani libri tres
  • Author: Charles Estienne (French, Paris ca. 1504–1564 Paris)
  • Artist: Possibly Jean "Mercure" Jollat (French, ca. 1490–ca. 1550)
  • Artist: Possibly Estienne de la Rivière (French, active Paris, died 1569 (?))
  • Artist: Possibly Workshop of Geofrey Tory (French, Bourges 1480–1533 Paris)
  • Artist: after Perino del Vaga (Pietro Buonaccorsi) (Italian, Florence 1501–1547 Rome)
  • Publisher: Simon de Colines (French, active Paris, ca. 1520–46) , Paris
  • Published in: Paris
  • Date: 1545
  • Medium: Woodcut
  • Dimensions: Overall: 14 1/8 x 9 3/16 x 1 5/16 in. (35.9 x 23.4 x 3.4 cm)
  • Classification: Books
  • Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1942
  • Object Number: 42.138
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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