ANDREAE VESALII 
B R VX E LL E N SIS. DE HVMANI CORPO^ 
RIS FABRJCA LIBER PRIMVS, IIS Q.VAE 
iiniucrruni corpus fuftincnt ac fufFulciunt,quibusq) omnia 
ftabiliuntur & adnafcuntur dedicatus. 
ClVID OS, QVIS'QVE IVSIf^S VSVS 
Cr dijfcrcntia^ Capiit I. 
s C AE T E R A R^V H hominis partium efi: durifsi 
muin,&aridi(simu,maximeq) tcrrcftre & irigidum, 
& lenfus dcniqucprxtcrfolos dcntes cxpcrs. Huius 
enim tcmpcramcjiti lummus rcrum opifcx Dcus 
fiibftantia nicrito eftonnauit, corpori uniucrlo fuii 
damcnti iiiftar fubij ciendam.Nam quod parictcs &C 
trabcs in domibtis, & in tcnton)s pali , & in nauibus 
cariaxlimulcum coftispra;ftant,id in hominis fa, 
brica ofsium pnvbci ftibftantia.Oftium fiquidcm 
alia roboris nomine tanquam corporisfulcra pro, 
crcantur,equorum numcrofunt tibiarum & fcmo, 
rum ona,& dorll ucrtebrc.ac omnis fcrc ofliutn con 
tcxtus. Alia rcliquispartibus ucluti propuonacula, 
j , , , , -Z. '"tifsimiqjuallt&murianaturaobnciuntur.qucrii- 
admodumcaluarta,ucrtebrarumfp„.x^&tranft:crficarundcmproceftus4x-ftorisosc^^ 
Al,aquorundam offium arucul.s pra-ficiuntt,r,ne illi plus fat.s laxc moueantur.autin ni 
nmnn acutos .nel,ncntt,rangulos Huiusnanqucbcncficj occafione, ofsicula cff^ncuntur 
fclam, fcmtnts magn.tudun a d,ft:-Aonrs profclTonbus comparata, quorum qua.da,S 
do pollic,s n,anus ,ntcrnod,o, & quatuor ,-eliquorrr dicitorum primis mtcrnodijs, & primis 
ct,am ,,Kcr,rod,,s qL,mquc digitorum pcdis coarticulantur. Dcntcs po.t6 i,tcidatd,s & 
fr,nge,id,s &attcrcnd,s ,nol,endis^ c,b,s priuat.ni co.tducunt, pa-i,idc ac duo aud.tus inftru 
mcnt,ofs,cula pecul.ar, ufu aud,endioffic,of,mulantur.VcTima,iufq.onis pnmanummu 
nus,fi,igulorumofs,umCaputfufit,softendct,qua„doquidcminprtcfa,tiaabt,ndccftacne- 
ranm ols.um ufum rcccnfTC : quoCut fcnel d,cam) hxc fulcroru,n ,nodo uniucrfa.n comoris 
molem fuftentant & ,,somn,a adnafcuntur & firmantu,-,& ab,jfdcm fufpcduntur adco 
aneut cx ofstum ufu aiit oft,c,o,non alia quim ,nod6 fcre dixi.nus, dcfu,ni pofsit dtficcntia 
In magiutudinc uero ofta uaria,it,quid nonnulla qu,dem fint grand.a, ut fcmu,-, tib,x os hu* 
.nerus, & ofla facn oflls latenbus utrinquc connexa.-nomiulla autem parua exiftant ur bra^ 
ch,al,s olia,dentes,&; ofs,cuIa qux fifamo afliniilantur. Alia rurfus a„,pla funt,ut ofta facri oC 
fis latenbus coarctata fcapula.,facrum o.s,uert,eis ofta.froutis & ocapiti,. AI,aanaufta& ara 
c, l,a &longa,uthbula,radius, ulna, &cum al,jsmult,s coftx. Porro fatius crit Smncsd?ffe 
rmt,as, cluas a forma petcrcintegrum cfll-t (cum .nnumcrx- occurrant) ad prtuatas ofsium 
dcfcr,pt,onesrcfcruare. Arduumqu,ppe eftct,ofs,bus nondum ciarratis aft-equ, qua-'nam 
horu,irfi,Kafpera:ut caqu.-clapidca iu caluaria- bafi uocab„nus, quid prxrupttc r up, fimi, 
,a u,deantur.itcm qt,a.touia fint,ut uerticis ofta^frontis os, pc<fto,-is os. dcinde qux- triannu, 
Iumrcfemnt,utfcapute:&quadra,,gulum,utucrticisofli:&qua;eu,icifpccic,iobtincant 
utcapitisos,acunco <r^t..MW dicfum:&quariuais afsimilcntur,ut c"»^^^.™ Grxcis iuaa! 
l,a autcm noftns appcllata : & qua./noftrum tmitentur, ut clauicttlx : & qu^c enfis effiaian 
oftcndant,u£pcaonsos:infupcrqua.vfigt,ramrcfcra,rt,t,t ^.«rf., uocatum os: & qu°c ra 
d, , quo lattorcs cordute tcxuntur figuram cxpri.nant, ut cub,ti os radi, nomine donatum:& 
qu.-ccubotc(iera:(5comparamt,s,i,tped,sosact,biimaginc nuncupatum : & quse 
cy,nbx,mag,n,acccda,it,utped,sos h cymbaGrarcis .«.^.^1. appcllatum : &quxmola-, 
icuto cY patcllx- fiimlia dicantur, ut os garu aruculo pra-pofitum : ad ha:c qux totius Italia: 
cii^unlcnptionem leutter proponant, ut fcmur:& quxfibulam rcprxfentctt, ut tcnuius in ti 
biaos hbula appellatunr : & qua. coccygis fcucuculiauis roftro eomparcnn,r,utfacro offifup 
pol,cumos,quodcoccyx nuncupatur : dcn quxincudis uelmolarisdcntis cffiaiem quodam, 
modorepr«Icn:et,utmmusorgamauditus ofs,culum;&qua:maIlcum,ut grJndiusciufdem 
A organi 
Ofiimi uftis. 
Opri^-ffcrc' 
I^iffcrcmid a. 
iiitignitudine. 
