Andreas Vesalius, On the fabric of the human body. Book II: The ligaments and muscles, a translation of De humani corporis fabrica libri septem by William Frank Richardson in collaboration with John Burd Carman, San Francisco, Norman Publishing, 1999, pp. xxix, 490, illus., $250 (0-930405-75-7). Orders to Norman Publishing, 720 Market Street, San Francisco, CA 94102-2502, USA. Tel.: (415) 781-6...

The placenta is a unique organ with dual blood circulation, functioning throughout foetal development. Placental trophoblasts express and produce coagulation components, participating not only in haemostasis but also in placental vascular development and differentiation1. The earlier insight into this organ comes from drawing from illustrators such as Andreas Vesalius (1514-1564). The designati...

THE ILLUSTRATIONS FROM THE WORKS OF ANDREAS VESALIUS. With annotations and translations, a discussion of the plates and their background, authorship, and influence, and a biographical sketch of Vesalius by J. B. deC. M. Saunders and Charles D. O'Malley. Cleveland, World Publishing Company, 1950. 248 pp. $10.00. Andreas Vesalius (1514-1564) was, more than any other man, the founder of modern ana...

THE ILLUSTRATIONS FROM THE WORKS OF ANDREAS VESALIUS. With annotations and translations, a discussion of the plates and their background, authorship, and influence, and a biographical sketch of Vesalius by J. B. deC. M. Saunders and Charles D. O'Malley. Cleveland, World Publishing Company, 1950. 248 pp. $10.00. Andreas Vesalius (1514-1564) was, more than any other man, the founder of modern ana...