JIO ANDREAE VESALII B R V X E L L E N S I § 
putaruiit,moclbfinuumaccercbriuarorumfcriCnlnonpcrturbcs:quorLim quiaiamprim.T, , . 
lccundxSiquarta:ucnarum,&itcmduarum prinlaruni artcriarum diftributioncm cxcquu- ^,^^*^^^ j 
Tertij-cdliu tusfum,mocio proximumeft,tcrtia; ucnac &artcria;diuaricationcm fubnciftcrc,'' Tcrtiaigitur Himfioms , i 
Tidpctmusiie ugfia,qu3E minor cft intcrnf iugularis portio, limulatcj' raraulum pcr foramcn ipfi ncTuulo in/igrat«. 
f^Jn-ics. jLiidam quinti paris communc ad auditus organii tranfmifit,caluariani ingrcditur , ac duram '"j^^ 
contingcns ccrcbri mcmbranam,iii" finum ucnar prorliis modo cauatum & prorcpcntcm ccf jii,.,.v. 
fat,qui iiuUam artcria:fobolem in fui^jpfius cauitatcm admittit,fcdpallim alium finum libi CO' ' ■ ' 
mitcmafcifcitjin qucm arteria^^raiiium cxhauriri mox dicam.' Prarfcns finus iii qucm tcrtia ab Jf ^J^ jj 
fumiturucna,uariasfobolcsiiitotadura;mcmbrana[:fedcmccrcbribafifubftratam diftundit, ^}- "' 
a quibus dcnuo^^duflus aliquot in tenuem ccrebri membranam(ut a quatuor illis gradioribus x r. 
dura: mcmbranx finibus)dcducLitur.lnter cactcrasautcm huius finus propagincs pcr duram '^"^'j-l^j^J'' ' 
mcmbranamexcurrcntcs,unafecuiidum ccrebrilatusfurfumaduerticcmufcficotcndit, uenar j5,„,j;, , 
QjAit^di modoinmultamfobolcmdcn'uata.Adhaiicquoqifpcciem'quintauenapcrforamcn fccundi tjnuo ii,», 
fmx •icit.m, ncruorumccrcbriparisingrena^dcin&^^fextapcrinaiusoflauiofliscapitisforaiTic^quailliol- "•'/'■''l'-? 
faflus' orgaiiaincumbuiit,caluariampctcns,in proximam fibi dura: mcmbrana; fcdcm exhau ^ '^^p ^j^^ 
riuiitUr.Harumutrarumc5&tertia;ucnarumfinibus(quiaiIlicaluaria;pcrpctuo attciidutur) bbn 7. s, ! 
caluariaaptis''cauitatibusccdit,quas ipfi clcgantiflime infculptos primo librorcccnfuinius, '^•^- 
Tmxdm- 'Tcrtiaarteriapcculiaritranfucrfo^foramiiicincaluariaingrcfla,induos gracilcsSvT totidcm 
tiicftrics. cranbsdirimiturramos^^^Vnusgraciliumjquicxteriorcft^tertiacucnx mox attcnditur,&in tH.ij./Jj. 
dura: mcmbraiia! finum cxhauritur,illi undicp attenfum & commiflum,in qucm tcrtiam ucna 7*3 
qllOiUlng.. 
abfumidiximus.'" AltcrgraciliuiTi ramus,quiinteriorhumiliorq)uifitur,pcr" proprium & fibi 
duntaxatexfculptumforamcnrc(ftaduftus,innariumamplitudincinprocurrit,at(5inpIiircs cisfig.iih. 
diflcftus ramulos,' unu nafi cxtrcmo offert, Vcrum" duo grandcs ranii in dcxtro latcrc (quod 7 
nifi aliud fubiunxcro, dc fiiiiftro quocp intclligcndum cft)iionihil inuice dcdufli,&adhuc cal- l*.' j^, "^' 
uaria: inftrati antrorfum prorcpuiit,& mox iii ' unum denuo cocunt, & ftatim a congrcftu in c,- 4 
duos impares ramos diuiduntur.^TVlinor" communecum" fccundo ncruorumpari forame fi- "T,t. 
bi uendicans,tandcm cum'' uiforio ncruo ad oculos prorcpit,at(5 intcrna; tcmporaliii mufcu^ '^fcii' 
lorum fcdi furculos comunicat.^Grandior autem ramus furfumconfcendcns,cluram pcrforat fj„ict 
mcmbran.iad latus'oIandute cercbri pituita cxcipietis . Quumprimum ucrb iii durx ccrcbri i«/i./i.7. 
membrana:amplitudinccontcndit,induosdenu6ramospartitur,achorum'unusmultiplici j",,'"^""', 
fobolc iii tenuem mcnlbrana hic cerebro obdu(Sam fpargitur : ' altcr ucro tcnuis mcbranx por fJoloo 
tiuncula concomitatus , in uarios furculos inuice complicatos dift"cinditur,ac in ccrcbri anfra- g f. 
Aus tantifper alccndit,dum iii humilimam dcxtri uciitriculi fedcm pcrtingat. Hincin poftcrio " 
ra primiim furfum ad poftrcmani u(c^ cius ucnmculi fcdcmfcrtur,in afccnfu" portiuncul.T pro ^ 
paginis cuiufdam aflumcnSjqux a quarto dura^mcmbranc finu ccrcbri anfra(ftibus iiiibi oftcr h », n. ulti. 
tur.Quumucrohicarterixramusrctisquafimodoimplcxus.poftcriorcmdcxffiucntriculicc h""'-'-' 
rebri fcdeiTrfupcrauit.fccundum cius ucntriculi du(Sum in antcriora porrigitur,donccipr/al- JjJ'^"' 
tcraparsciuspropaginismifceatur,quamfubcercbricorporcfornicisautcamcrcmodoextru ni, j/i.a. 
PlcTiisinpri d:o,aquartodura;iTiembrana:finuhucpcrtiiigercdi(Sumcft. Abhac itacp artcria,& dcxtra '^ li iG. 
orikia ccrclri^ cius propaginis partc plcxus illc in dc-xtro ccrebri ueiitriculo conftituitur,qucni ab" cxtimi fcr- " '^^2'''*" 
""""fiiajo "''^ iiiuolucri forma ^^aaM iiuncupari fcimus,id nomen etiam fubindc tcnui mcmbrana: ccre- p jf^.n. 
briaccommodantes.In finiftro cercbriucntriculo plcxus illecoiiftituitur, a finiftrxfoporaria; 7 n. 
ramo,&c(3dcmtendcnteaItcrapartceius propaginis,quamadcercbriucntriculosaquartofi 
QuisGdlcni nupcrtincrc.fupcriusfcriptumrchquimus.DcrcticulariucroGalcniplcxunihil hJcmciiticn- 
"pkJ^ Aam duxi,quod iani ccrebriuaforum fcriem mihi pcrfpc^Ttam cflchaud dubitcm.at^ji idco mi- '"'fig. iii. 
iius modo aiiquid confingendum eft,qu6d nouimus Galcnum boum ccrcbri diffccflione dclu J^"' ^ ^^. 
fum,noiihominis ccrcbrum.uti nccf ipfius uala,fcd boum rcccnfuiflc," Si cnim tcrtia: caluaria 7 '^' 
petcntis artcria: feriem in hominecxaminaueris,illam,uti ego nunc enarraui,compcrics : intcr- >>. t, f.lHi 
dilm tamcn unicti obfcruabis ef(c ramum,duos illos,quos aliquoufq; protcnfos inuiccm coirc '■'^- 
dixi.Ca:tcrum fi bouis artcriam indagaucris,durani^ ccrcbri mcmbranam iuxta glandis pitui 'JltQ^^'^ 
tam cercbri excipicntis latcra diuifcris,aliquid Galcni rcticulari plexui fimilccompcrics,nequc ug.aji. 1*. 
amplius h-xc mca paradoxa admirabcris,quuni ca homini,ut Galcni defcriptio aliquacxpafte ' ^' j 
boui,couciiiat. Vcrum ha:c ad (cptimum fpccflant librum,qui principis aninixfcdi confccran !J ^,' '' 
duSjhorumuaforumdillecandirationemlucidiflliTieperfcquctur, yl.6fig.li. 
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