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ANDREAE VESALII 
1] RVXELLENSIS. DE HVMANI COPPo- 
& Mt.faJis,uoluntam atquc ^ noftro arb/tratu pcndcuis n.otus ■nftrun,cnt<s 
dcdicatus,acpropcmoJum figurasomncs,pfipropria.-,antc Capuum 
conrcxtum. uti nunc fubj]citiir, (pcflandas oflcrcns. 
/V TR^ESENTIS Li!,rUnitfopr6. 
ponaida fcdecim tabuUrnm fcries , omnibnsfirc Sc^ 
cnndi hbri Capitibus commnms crit , nccii minus in Li 
bri calcc, qtidm hlc modo in fiontc collocari potcfl. 
'i''^"n.ccnim<inMiordccim,intcgroscxprimunthomi 
ncs, dcbarnm ordinc prima, antcriorcm uiri ficicm 
dclincatam continct , Jccunda latus ojlcndit. tcrtia, 
{•'^■''■t-^4t'i,ita,fcxta,ficptima,oaana,antcriorcmfil 
cicm qnoqi proponnnt, in boc iUud'uc latus ,pro mufci 
^■°rum,ciuiindicantur,natnnt^fittumagisrcpofi,tam. 
Scx ucrooaauamconfi,jucntcs,po/lcriorcm corpo^ 
u rcfirunt, omncs propcmodnm ita cffigiat^ 
utquodinprtor, confincnnm cfiinfiubficqucntircfiat,m,ab tnficrtiottc pcndcat . Dcindcomncs 
t^^bula;,tat,ttitccmcongruunt,titnni,pt^antcriorcmficicmcxprimit,aIiafittcccdcrcpo(JIt to^ 
jlcriorcm cxhtbcns.Intcgrttm namf crattcrtia: fub,tt,tgino,tam,,nox qnartam , dcin dccimam 
"Wr,-iut,tta,,i,ilhucr6uttdcci,ttam,pofi,,,odttmfxta,,,,abhacdt,odcci,,,am,dci,,ccpsfcpttl 
,ium,quafif,crctur dccimatcrtia, cnirurfisfittcccdcrct oaaua,cr huic dccitnaqttarta Vndc 
<^"-''n''°fi'nopportttncficcris,fiiut,^,cl,fcricbasm,tfic,,Iorumtabt,Iasi,ttucaris, 
l'^pot'fi,m,,mcxprt,,ta,tt,cxipfiar,,,ncarundc,,tjicharaacr,,mi,,dicib,,silhs,qt,a,,tpcrtyporii 
rattottcm Iict,it,proximcappofiitis rcquiras,quo d Capitum contcxtu non ad qttatuordccim pri. 
'"fi^fih,n,t,crt,m&addcci,,ta,,tq,ti,,tazTdcci,,,a,,tfixta,,t,fiqt,a,,dot,ifttmcrit,rcc,,rr^ 
jculortimtfquoritm tttm ntcntio incidtt,dch„catio„cm cxficntcntia fpc^cs. Vcrpaucis cn,m Sc^ 
^""dihbrtCapitibuspccuharcsfigurasfinnipr^pofiturns^.jsni^nirridnntaxat^quorummnfcnU 
P'-''''--'t'sfg,irtscogr,,ccxpri,ni,tcqt,it,crttttt.Dc,npri,,,iCapitisfo,,titabcIlaadhibcturIi^a 
'''<^''t°rudtficrc,,t,jsofc,tdc,tdispr.ccipt,iapta,^ficc,,,,diCapitisinitioca;pra;po,,c,tturfm 
ryuasntttficuhrum copofiitioniintcU,gcnd.v idoncas duxi. Torr6 non fttffcccrit in una tabnla 
,nujcnlu ahquct intttcri, ctiantfiiiUum charaacrc i„figniucrim,ficdut uidcas, ubinam qtttfq^ c,„i 
"'ff'^ru,cfit,ccu,nbat,pafi„ntibiisuc„itinqt,irc,tdt,s,^pot,p,„,h„fi,caandu6,t,bitotufc 
"'d^nduojfcrt^quodfh-ift^ubipcculiaritcruntntufcuhplurcscharaacrcsadhibctur pr^ct 
pnc quum cxtra alioru ordine ,naiufic„h charaacrc, Gra^cis pccuhariittficribttur. QnarcctiS. 
qunm illtiin ca tabula infpcxcris,„onpra:tcrcas,,qnin nnd^pra^ccdcntcm tabtthm ct jcqttcntcin. 
t''<^^r's,utdifccr,tas,cttiisqt,cffcaas,,n,tfictthstttctt,,tb.,t,cttiipfi,,bfcr,,atur.^t„onc(l,qnod 
prohx„,s t„ tabuhs cxcrccdi rat,o„cmpra-fcr,ba„,,quum qniuispro fuoptcngcnio ct ^nato 
,ncspcritiafcopos,t,tcnd,li„,odu,nfibipr^figcrcqt,cat. Qu6ducr6ini„tcgrastabulasmt,fcu 
^'^'■''fKV^^^it^^-i^gi^fii^rim^nccqifittiguUsCapitihtsfiitigttharticitlicii 
capottfitmn occ.fiiottcfiau pt,ta,qtt6d iUi fi pritiatim articuUpingcrcntur,dnc,ninc„ift fAna 
tomc'P<^it,Ji,,,,opofc„tdifii,tgtti.Nt,ncautcqt,u„to,,t,tiacoha:rc,tt,cuittisobtttiicll,q,,afcdc 
quifii ntttficulus rcpcriatur,adc6fia„6,utprorfius opcrarprccium fi,tfct itttcgras adhttnc modtt„i 
tabuhs dcUncari,q,ta„ttt,nttis ctiatnfcorfim articttltfiiffctt cxprcfii. Infiupcr fiifitttqttlis Captti 
busjuosmujcuhs adhibcrc,t,clahqita rationc tttilc firc fcrafim, non hoc ujn Ihidtofi carttj. 
ffiit,qu.tndopra:tcr fu„,ptum ntillus hbor mthiitnpcndcndus crat.Ex his namqs itttccris tabu^ 
l'^''^ccffari6fit,lptis,p.,rtict,hsfingt,lasarttculosttcficorfii,,,tra,tfci,tdc,,dosdarc,,ton,,taio.' 
rts nttln cffct opcra,qttdm cx i.improponcndis tabtths,„ttnccapttt,nunc brachiu,n,nunc crus aut 
thorace, ttt tit uifum cfct,a'ofct,tdcrc, ctficulptorioffirrc. ^dha;c,idc„tfic„tpcr labor Icc%ri 
^''''<^'-tcttdisfihjsi,npcndiffct,quumc.tdcmpaginaZ3-,nufcuIorumcffigic,,^cbaraacrtt,ndt 
clarationcijcu indiccm,ac dcindc mtificulo nm dcficriptioncm contincrc ncqttcat. 
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