Andreas Vesalius, De humani corporis fabrica libri septem (1543)“Aren’t these illustrati
Andreas Vesalius, De humani corporis fabrica libri septem (1543)“Aren’t these illustrations too detailed to be printed as woodcuts?” someone might have asked.“Nonsense, I WILL CARVE EVERY TITAN,” said the artist, who may or may not have been someone at Titian’s Venice workshop. “I must join forces with Humanity’s Strongest Hand-Press Printer, Joannes Oporinus of Basel”AND SO MANKIND WAS SAVED. -- source link
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