Hektoen International

A Journal of Medical Humanities

Tag: Tabulae anatomicae LXXIIX

  • Giulio Casserio’s anatomical atlas

    Anna LantzStockholm, Sweden Giulio Casserio (c. 1552–1616) was an Italian anatomist active in Padua around the year 1600. He published several anatomical works, the finest being the Tabulae anatomicae LXXIIXX. This remained unknown until the German doctor Daniel Rindfleisch (aka Bucretius) had it printed posthumously in 1627 along with his own annotations. The beautiful illustrations…