'^" ANDREAE VESALII BRVXELLENStS 
in huncmodum orbi pcdcs imponcs, & aftanfis alicuius opc fuper pcdcs rcliqua crurum ofTa 
iiiniti curabis, ac dcindc fcmorum capita in coxcndicum olTium acctabiilis indcs, ut rectefilo 
aui uirgtila .ntcruallu mctiaris,quod ab orbe ad humiliorc fedcm foraminis pcrtinct.in facro. 
olic dorlalis mcdultegratia inciR. Hoc ctenim intcruallum cdoccbit, qua menfura ferrSfibri, 
caiidum fit, quod orbi affixum, & oflis Ikri rcliquarumcp ucrtcbrarG foramini dorfalcm me- 
dullam tranlmittcnti inditum. uniucrla olTa pulchre fuftincbit. FcrrQnanq; ita aptandum dt 
ut ualideorbis mcdio elauis aftigatur,&: ab orbcad infimam ufcp nuper difli foraminis fedcm 
tcrcs atit quadratum fit.ab illa autcm fcde furfum latius quam craflius ciTcconuenit^ut poflmo 
dumaddorfimHc.xumobliquariqucat,uertebrxc|iipfiitaadaptcntur,utimmota-adidncuti, 
qLiamcircumicrtantur.Atqjidco&Truminibipriniumtcn^ 
iublidcat.luttulcicndum ucnit.Nifi cnim hoc os firmctur,fuftincatur^,una cum ipfo rcliqua: 
ucrtcbra:(cnfimdcfccndcnt,temporis^iifuccelTufccIeticruraturpitcrobliquabruur.Accurate 
igitLir ab orbe ad facn offls foraminis infima fedem, longitudo mctienda ucnit. Dcreliqua au- 
tcmfcrrilongitudinenonadcicurandiimcft,quumha:cfifortefongiorfit,poftolT;uincopa, 
(iioncmtacileprafandatur.Eletiafiofi^aarcgimponendadLixcris^magnopcreiuueritfcrriTra 
plus minus dLi.ibuspalmis logius quam uniucrfum fitfcelcton,ficri, utipfius portio cxtraucr 
ticcmcni,ncns,fupmoris arcac iundi foiamiiLi polTltindi,inipfoJijconuolui.Fcrroiiaqjorbi 
pcrpcndiculatimaftix'o,acutiori culiellooftisfacriforamendorfalismcdultenommcincifum 
imlimitacxculpes,utfcrrumipficommodeintrudipon;t.Namquumhocfo 
eHLislit,5^infigni_tcrobIiquLr,iicquaquamfcrrumadmitiit,nifiqucmadmodi--iiamdiximus 
hcaiigcatur, ut a lciTi mucronc os lacrum ad cam ufcp fcrri fedcmprotrudcrc ualcas, quam ii5 
anip ius tci-ctem quadratam-uc facicndamiiinuimus. & fi cafu hirc fcdcs os faerum miiius apt^ 
iuttulcitLira uidcbitur, opcr.r prccium crit eam fcm fedem l.ma exafperare, ac deiii nodum illi 
ex XTico hlo obuoIucrc,qui os facrum c5mod^ fuftincat. OlTc faero in huiic modura fufllilto 
craUiori hlo fcmoris capita coxendicum acctabulis imicdes, diligenicrpcrpendens quantum 
lixcautcxtroriumautintrorfumintorqucas,iicforteeruraturpitcrintortacommittas autpa 
iclI.r,intcriora potius crurum,quam antcriora refpiciat. quod fane futurfi eft, nifi ad amuffim 
capita luisfiiiibusiunxcris. Vicuiicp tamen fceeris,in hoccoiincxu filumprorfus intorquend5 
non ctt,pr,ufquara pcdcs orbi & tibijs eo fitu eommifcris,qui tibi apparebiielcgantfor. Hunc 
abaculi quo,n.anusftabilicnturforma,potifsimumpetcs:aliumquippefitummc{Ibriafalx, 
al,iimtc um,5^.-,l,umrurfushafta,aut Ncptunitridcns,autaliudquoduisinftru,Tient5expe- 
tit.Modo ucrtcbnr oiniics foriatim accomniodandx funt,quo cuiufq) fitum ordinem& inucn 
tu iioiiarduumobferucs.hunc nancf ucricb.-arri forma,& articulationis ratfo promptToftcn. 
dunt. QL.UI11 pr.mum .taq; ordinatini omncs m mcfam rcpofuer.s.quinq? lumborfi ucrtcbras 
muiccm duobus ncxibus comiiics,qui in corporura latcribus fafti.un^, cartilaoinefi licramcn 
tumcontincant,qLioducricbrarumco,porainicrucniredi&.mcft.atq.huiui;nodiI.aa,,icnfa 
icr,at.ra a chartacu, ,lla appl,caft,,funt alfume,ida,co fo,r,pcr rcl,fto,quod cas interccdit ucrtt, 
bras,qLjas,nu,ce,ionall,g.is.qucniadmoduminprxfentiacftIigamcnt2fcuc2rt,Iac»oficrum 
os.V,nhraam uraboruramtcrccdcnsucrtcbr.t,id4,quodfuprcmam lumborum&infimam 
thoraas ucrtebras mtcrucnit. lun^hscnimlumborri ucrtcbris, fcx infcrforcs thoracisinuicc 
c\ poftmodum fcx fi.pcriorcs una cuni ceruicis humiIioricone<Sentur.Reliqua=cniraccruicis 
niutLionoluntcoII|and^,fcdcasmtcrueni«cartiIagoco,poriinfcr,orisucrtcb.-.'cdunt.axat 
eftglutin:ida.quaiidoquidcraeerurasucrtcbrfctiamnonnexar,fcdfcrrotantQind,ta-fu.=ifer 
u.int lcdem n.ccp thoracis ucrtcbraru modo immotx, poftmodum coftas fuftinere debet Ilico 
.gitur atq; ucriebras ad eaiii, quam pr.Tccpi rationem.pnus.q fcrrura illis ira.iciatur comiforis 
lumborum uertcbras iia concxas frrro i.npo.ics, id^ fcdulo ad corura fitum inflcxumue obl 
qi.abis,ac .,ihra.i ucrtebr.T una cura facro ofile ita comittcs,ut iam prius lumborG ucrtcbi x m„ 
tuo uinxifti.Mox his infcriorcs thoracis adiungcs. pcrpetui quara liccbit accuratiftlm^ fcrrfr 
mi ncccftum erit,compIicans, & ,n hmam thoracis ucrtcb,-am fuprcmx lumborfi ad.icftcns 
H,s par. .nodo fupcnorcs thoracis ucrtcbra- addcn tur,& haru.n .iifima fupremcc carum qua= 
.amforroappofitxfuerSt,aII,gata,latmlcuIum&longumnigroq=colorciiilaumadaptab.s 
baculu,n,qu, poftc.-,or. fcrripart. appofiius.qua.nliccbit dera,fs.5,„ter fcrrum & ucricb.as 
.ntrL.dciL,r,uthu.usbacL.l,bc,iefic,oucrtcb,-.radfcrrfifirmiusconi.,icann.r,ne9uIlaratfo,.c 
ucrfanlcs fmt, nc poftmoc^u.n un,ucrius thorax „i hoc illuduelaius n.rpiter coiiuolui qucat 
Viaute caluana fcrro appl.cctur,,icccftum cft ucrt.cc foramine quodam pcrforari.ad amuflln, 
ierr. araplitudim cralTicici coii-efpondcn tc,ne quando ipfi ferrura tra.eceris,caluaria quauis 
occal.onc q"oqL.oucrfumc.rcumucrtatur.prouienimfac.cmanteriora cxa(fTcautlaterafpe, 
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