DE HVMANI CORPORIS FABRICA LtBER II. 50; 
do a^gre mobilem,cum ob aliaqua'dam,tummaximcobcxacfliorcmnitiorcm9 corporura 
comprarhenfioncmjfed & cutcm totius corporis^rcliqua cute fcnfu cxacftiori prcditam, in tcr- 
nac manus fedi merito obduci decuit.Non enim aliud apprchendcs , &: aliud tangcns inflru- 
mcntura efle oportebat,nequc denuo aliud quidcm,cxtcrna corpora leuando & transfcrcn^ 
do^automninopcrtraftando alTumere.aliuducropoftha-cdeapprchcnforumcalorc/ricro- 
rc,duritie, & moUitie, altis^ , quac tadu pcrcipiuntur , qualitatibus iudicare ex ufu crat . Scd 
moxubimanusquidius apprchenditjfatiusfuithancapprchcnfinaturaunacognofccrcjidq) 
internis duntaxat partibus , quibus quoqueeftapprehcndcns organum . Siigitur propterca 
tangens organum oportuit cam fieri, quoniam &: apprehendcns eft inftrumcntum.iurc ma- 
nus eifdcm partibus tangens.quibus apprehendens cxtru(fla cft. Quanquam non huius tcn 
dinisbencficio, manus accuratum tacftus fcnfum nancifcitur,uerum plurium ncruorum auxi 
Mmw^i liojcxquibus ad fingulos digitos ' quatuor furculos in Quarto libro propagari doccbimus, 
nctim nimirum externa: digitorum fedi.et totidcm intcrna;, qui cxteriores molc admodum fu 
»1«! iiau pcrant . Confcrt quoque non parum ad exquifitum taftum , dcpilem eflc in teriorcm manus 
•ijiltimf cutcm,quodeamatcndine fubilla dilatato prarcipucobtinercGalenusaffirmat. fienimad- 
modum pilofa foret,nequaquam fibi appropinquan tia tangeret,quod pili nimirum tangcn- 
docorporiantecutemoccurrercnt^illius^contacrtumarcercnt. Quoniam autcm tcndo iftc 
etiamhuius regionisruten-sduram cfficit,cuiuismanifcftumcft,etidadplurimosufusnobis 
conducere,horumit»^graa'7..tendointenia:manusfumma;cutifubnatuscft.Oftendiucr6 MufadSfuo 
non femel Patauij ctBonOi iic luinc,qucm narramus,mufculum ccrto dcfuilfc^acportioncm '"'dntt unj. 
td.hcr " tendinum brachiale fled:enaum,priufq.iam illi brachiale afcendant,in latum tendinem dc^ cmem.^onji 
fiifrc.Intcrdumuerononabillis ££ndinibusportioncm,quxIati tendinisuiccm gerit,pornV ' 
l^u.i. giuidimus,ueruma' ligamcnto tranfuerfo tcndinibus in intcrnabrachialis lcdc obduiSo. 
Quemadmodumctiaminhominibusfecus,atq- .tifimiis.fub pedenullus tendo dilatefcit, 
jti. I. nama calcis oflcin^membranam cnafciaudies,Iati tendinis naturam appofitiffimecxprimc- 
tcm. Cjctcrumintcrimobnonnulla Galcnilocahaudcolligcndumcft,hostendinesncrue- Imercit 
am'uenaturam,cuticiiraalicuius interuentumadnafci.autnuUo interuallocutcmatcndinc cr tendmcm 
fcmoueri.Intcrtendinemnan(5&cuteminmanuetpedc,adepsplurimus cotinctur,cuiusna rrpo' 
turamiamiamexplicabo,ilIumaliorum Anatomicorummore carncamfubftantiamnuncu- ^'.^ ^ 
paturus,necphancfolamhabenthomines,im6canesplurimamquoqueobtinct.Vniuerfum vfitp^rHt 
enim tubcrcuIum,quodad illorum quatuor digitorum radiccm prominct, &quo pcdcm 'lil>.dtAdmi. 
pra;cipucfigunt,adipofa:ciusfubftanti3cpra!fcntiacxtubcrat,utcun^intcrimadipeintercar f"^"'"'^'"- 
neammembranam&cutcm,fimia:accancsprorfusdeftituantur. 
DE C^RNE^ S VB ST^NTI^, I N^ 
terioridi^itorumrc^ioni^iipforum^rctdicibus mcdi(C uoltc 
JliptrjlrMa. Caput X L II. 
S VB S Tt^N T I^ M prcefmtiCapitt defcribmdammiUajiguranprtp 
J(mus,nc(ji illam fecus dclincare intcgrum crat,qudm cutcm c?" adipcm in dcxtro pcSloris late^ 
re fingert conatijumus in uigcfimaquinta Quintilibrijtgura. 
E R uniuerfam quatuor digitorum , & fccundi tcrtiiqi articuli pollicis 
longitudincm,ac quatuor manus monticulos,quos in Chiromantia ad 
quatuor digitorum radiccs rcponimus, & ad uote medium,carnca qu 
damfubftantiarcpcritur,quac intcrlatum' tendincm& cutem partira 
intcriacct,partim(fcdminoriportionc)tcndini fubrjcitur.Cactcrumhfc 
fubftantia non quidcm,qucmadmodum in mufculorum uentribus cxa- 
cfla fimplexuccaro exiftit,fcd fubftantiaquxdam fubalba, & (quo id ap- 
tiusexplicem)duriorincruofo^adipi,feu pinguedinircfpondcns.Opinorcnimaboirca,& 
neruca,qu3E undccunqucpingucdinihuic acccditfubftanti3,ipfamdurioremcffici, illiusri- 
tu,qua?inoffiumarticulisfubindc coIIigitur.Prajtcreapingucdoha^c^frcqucntibus^^ncruo' 
tSmii rumfibris^^^uenarum^tcrminisadaucftajmcdiumquippiamintcrcarnem&induratum adi' 
latam* pcniadipifcitur,acctiaminfummecxtenuatis,&marafmode mortuisipfius portio fcmpcr 
intcr fccandumaliter,quam rcliquus adeps occurrit. Vcrtim Arabes hallucinantur, hanc fub 
ftantiam extra mufculi corpus, carnemfimplicemimmi.xtam^ cflcaffirmatcs illorum modoj 
c 2 qui 
