BRC0006

Title

Subject

Description

Juan de Valverde was a student of Realdo Columbo, a professor of anatomy and surgeon at the University of Padua who studied under Vesalius. Valverde became the most important anatomy specialist in Spain in the late sixteenth century and wrote Historia de la composicion del cuerpo humani. Although much of the text was based on the writings of Hieronymus Fabricius (1537–1619) and the majority of the images were derived from Vesalius's De humani corporis fabrica, the work was still highly regarded.

Creator

Valverde de Amusco, Juan, approximately 1525–approximately 1588 and Vesalius, Andreas, 1514–1564.

Source

BRC0006. Juan de Valverde (ca. 1525–ca. 1587). Anatomia del corpo humano. Rome: Antonio Salamanica and Antonio Lafrey, 1560.

Relation

MedHistory

Format

Displayed as .jpg

Language

Italian

Type

Illustrated Medical Text

Collection

Highlights from the Ruth and Lyle Sellers Medical Collection

Citation

Valverde de Amusco, Juan, approximately 1525–approximately 1588 and Vesalius, Andreas, 1514–1564. , “BRC0006,” Bridwell Library Special Collections Exhibitions, accessed December 6, 2025, https://bridwell.omeka.net/items/show/1775.