ANDREAE VESAbll BRVXELLENSIS 
rationcremnonuiramparum rcftcnobis tradidifTc. Qiiod R toticsin hominis fabrica ipflim 
fccifle nobis occurrit,quid dcrcliquaanimalium hifi;ona ccnfcndum putabimusc Cliianquam 
interim dum memoraium iam Ariftotclis locum aliquando Pataurj in lcholis ciiarrarcm , 
a fummx ( propter fingularcm litcrarum ac lurisciuilis cognitioncm) fpci adolcfccnnbus 
CoTporum in l A C O B O NIGRO & FRANCISCO PINELLO patriclls Gcnucnflbus acce- 
Ligttril.fjm, pi^gcncrofifsimosLiguresinuetcrumonumcntis i-^x^Mim fuilleappcIIatos,quumtamcri 
irjtir.a. jspQp^ius mcft nauali terrcftri^ pugna ftrcnuuSj optima quoq; membroru fymmctria ac nu 
mero fit fpeiftatilsimus, Sunt itacp plurimum utrinc^ duodccim coftx:ac icptcm fupcriorcs pe 
ftorisofti&uertcbris,utpofteadicemus,articuIatur:quinqucautchumiliorcs lolis alliganmr 
ucrtcbris,ne(f adpcftoris os pcrtingunt,fcdin thoracis latcribusdcfincntcs^fuarumcartilagi- 
numfinibus* inuicemcomittuntur, duodccimaduntaxatexccpta,qua:abundccimapcnitus |>feP- 
''dchifcit,nccp aliqua cx parte ipfam cotingit.id quod &C undccimx non raro ufu ucnit,decimar J^^-^^ 
cartilaginem tuncnon'aitingenti.Quinq; iftac humiliorcs,qu6d pcfloris ofti non articulaiur, j 
CoHdn ful. ^^ij^^ quafidicas Ipurix&illcgiitima", Graecisappcllatur. Omnibus coftis communccft, prrfjdA. 
""'^raitx. quod^ offca' cartilaginofacjcoftentfubftantia, quodqj'" appcndicccalcdcquauericbrarum '^"''™J'' 
corporibuscone(flu)itur, & quaincapiailacas prombcrare aiidics, donciur, Oflca coftarum j^t ijigur. 
OJfidJulfldn fubftantia no omni cx parte fibi fimilis eft. Vbi cnim cofta- ucrtebris coarticulatur,ac ubi dor, a,b 
fum cftormant, folidiorcs multo duriorcsq; funt, quiim in thoracis latcribus & iuxta pcdoris 
CdrtiUqir.ej. rcgione,ubi niagis fiingofiextru\rturfabftantia,quxtcnui fquama,fculaminaobducinir,atCf j;^„r_ 
JiiiHdtit^. hxcillicdcmum tcnailsimac(^,ubiin cartilagincmdcgencrat. Cartilagoetiamnonparcmun frddjmo- 
dique oftcndii fpccicm. infcriorumcnim coftarum cartilago mollior cft : undcctiam fortaflis jj™''™'" 
nonnulliillcgitimas coftas j^iri/l^aij, quaficartilagincdicas,uocaritradunt.Supcrioruucr6co 
ftarumcartilagoduriorcft, folidiorq;, acin lcnibus intus oftca cfticitur, qucmadmoduinoui^ 
bus & bobus,aliisqifcrcomnibus ciiis gcneris animantibus cxperimur,quoria cariilago innis 
friabilialboq;acfragiliconftaionc,cxterius cartiIagincuclutimcbranaquapiaobuoIuto.At(p 
^ ^ idciiain fimrjs canibusq;adc6cftmaiiifcfta,ut Galenus ucrarumcoftarucartilagincsofliras, 
.' .'a '^flf'^' fpi;;'iarum ucro cxquifitas cartilagincs ellc dixerit. In hominibus autcm nifi xtatcadmodum 
partim m lii. proucctiSjCarulago inoiicamnaturamcicli]llcuiactur, quuminicriminiunioribusadhuc ca^ 
dcOffii. Cd. nibus^&quxiampioximcrccenfuimusanimaiibusoflcaadmodijcfFiciatur. Huiuscariilagi' 
„ j,. nis molcs inomnibus coftisnocadcmcft,utctiam omniii coftarumnon narcftlonoiaido.pri 
^oitts ojiim' p I 1 ■ 1 r rioi f^ri 
lusrtoi, pdrlS manancpcx'daodccimabreuillimxiunt,moxlccunda« undecima,quxomncsbrcuibusdo- 
g.tujo. nanturcariilaginibus. Scxtauer6,fcptima&oflaua,iongifsimxfunt,aclongifnmasctiaobtu 
Nonpdrdm ncnt cartilagincs.Primx coftx cartilago ampiilsinia eft,qucmadmodu & piimacofta cxicras 
quocf ampliiudinc luperat,mox lianc lecunda, & dcinde tcrtia fublcquutur. duodccimaucro 
&undecimaomniiifunttcniiifsimj-,&in tcnuiflimasquoqjtcrminannircartilagincs. iVledjx 
autcmmcdiolehabctmodo.quarumcartilagincs fubindcinprogrcnruaboftcacoftxfubftaii 
tialaticrescfliciutur.Quumcnim cartilagincsfexfupcriorii coftarumintcruallaefForment,to 
tocf duc^tu ab inuiccin xque diftcnt, fcxtx,lcpiinix, oiflaux & nonx intcrdum coftarum car^ 
tilagines uarie iii progrcllu latclcuni, inuiccmqp continuatx intcrualla ipfaruin fuamct fubftan „ , , 
tia' implcnt. Ad hxc quinq: fpuriarum coftarum cartilagincs in acutum"iTiucroncm dcfiiiunt, o • j.g.i. 
Vcrarumautem coftarii cartilagines non itcm. Primxcniin coft.Tcartilago,'' fuo finequipe, f/^S*^- 
ftoris ofTi ualidc conafcitur, amplior fii, quam quaprimum ab offca coftx fubftiiiia educiiur. 
Secundx ac tcrtix triumcj) fubfequcntiij coftarum cartilagincs modice in progrcflii arftitur, 
CcfldramU, ^ fiugulx in '' tubcrculii finiunt, quo poftea has pcrtoris olfi coarticulari docebimus.Coftis q ,jig.-o. 
-Mds-jd]l>tri "'^n omni ex parie eadcm adcft Ixuitas. intcrna enim fedc, qua membrana ipfas fuccingcntem damji.s. 
tds . fpectant, omncs Ixucs minimcq; afpcrx apparcnt. tcrtia lamcn, & qux illam ad dcciniam ulcj 
Cojldrim/i; fubfequuntur,in intcrna ipfaru fcdeuerfushumiIiora'finumoftcndunt, ipfisfccundiicarum tht^fig.K. 
longitudineinexculptum,nonquidempcriiniuerfamcoftxlongitudincmconlpicuu,lcdma 
ximicafcdcciua primum a uertebrisabfccdunt,aiquein thoracisIaicrafcrriincipiunt.Sinus 
iftc paramr uenx caux' ramo,quem uena coiugc carens coftis cxporrigit,dcinde ctiam hac tic 
Iiiturartcrixmagnx'fobolcs,&"neruusadoi-falimcdullapronams.Verumquiahxcua&in ;/! g"g' 
mediiscoftisgi-andiafuni,acpari fcmperferunturfcric,iniribusautcfuperioribusminima& tfig.cap.Li 
errabunda ducuntur,no mirum eftmcdias coftas his finibus ornari, fupcriores ucro no itcm. '"''■s.'**- 
Porr6 trcs coftx humiliores, etiafi magna illis aiiendiTtur uala, quum lamen tenucs & intcrna " 'm„"^ 
fcdcdeprcffii;ccrnantur,eti;Tcitrahuiulinodifinuuoperamillisuafistutumiterprxbcnt. Hic prxapui 
finus uafis dcduccndis cxIaius,infcriori: coftx partcm acutiorem tenuiorcmcp cfficit,quam fic "fl"^ 
fupcrior,quxobtufiormagisq!(utficdicam)tcrcsccrnitur,Exteniacoftariifedcs,quxgibba 1;!"'^,'^^" 
nus. 
