y22 fiNDREAE VESALII CRVXELLENSIS 
bris c[ao(f mutub comittuntur,ac ob idextcrna fupcrficie non admodii leue liabcrc uidcntur, 
fed mcmbranarli inuice conatarixmodo afpera ac fibrofam.lntcrior eius inuolucri fupcrficies, 
quateftcipfiuscjua&rcrpicitjlxuis&aquco quodahumorcobduc1aeft,ne9ullipcnituscor' 
poriconafcitur,prgtcrcpquodelaciorifuipartc,quaexpcritonco.proccdit,illicperitoneo con 
tinuatur adnafcitur^rquin &;inferiori tcftis parti ualide" appIantatur,no quidem tcftis corpo- '"'l' 
rijfed humillimx uafis (cmen a tefte dcfcrentis parti,qua id furfum fccundu tcftis humiliora re- '" 
uoluitur.Adhxc,tcnui{Iima;mcmbranacintcruentupra:fcnsinuolucruintcrna ipfiusfupcrfi 
iieuaforiImcmbrana:adnafcitur,quxapcritonaroenata,ucnxquide feminali altera coftimit 
tunica,artena:autctcriia.At(jisconexusn5orbiculatimaduafaperHcitur,fedlccudum rccTta 
duntaxatlinca,qua:adpofterioreuaforufedcmducitur. Hociniiolucrualiquid cum carnolk 
corporis mcbrana comimenancifcit.Vtcnimhanccarnofis quibufdafibris 'aliquafuiparte JJj,"''^"''' 
augcri intertexiqp ac in mulculi natura dcgenerarc diclu cft,fic quocf hoc teftis inuolucru lecun 
dum totaipfius longitudincpoftcriori in fcdc,a peritonaro ufi^ ad huniillima tcftis parte, car^ 
Tr/lis vnifca ""'^^ fibrasobtinct,& Iongi ftricfti^ cuiufdamufculinaairiircfert^qucm mebranaclcu ipfi in- * f- 
htmtriori "olucro inuatum ccrnimus,nufc^ ab inuolucroabfcedcntcm,fcduna cum illo a pcritonco inci 
ipfi'" inuolii- picntcm,&ctia infcrioripartiuafisatcftcfemcndcfcrcntis,fimulcuminuolucro'adnatrr.lnuo ^^^^'f' 
cTtnmacas. lucrum hoc pra:terqj quod tcftcm commodiflimeintcgit,illumc]; fufpcnfumcontinct,mufcuU 
ctiam illiusbeneficio,quafiuoluntariomotu tcftcm furfumalliccrcfcniitur.Porr6& mufculi 
liuius occafionc,quod fcilicct rubcr utrdiqua caro fit , id inuolucrirlfvjjofi/etpriuatim appella' 
tum a Grxcis arbitror . aut ctiam ob ucnarum ^racilium qua? id adcunt Ircqucntiam , qua; illi 
inuolucroetiamruboremaliqui; conciliat.VcruinnoignarusquofdaauaginaidGrKCorum 
nomcndcdaccrc,noIlcmdenominibusquxharumparticu!aruinnumerauariaq) admodum 
(li modoalibi)occurritt,uidcriconicntiofior.idcnim mihifatcft,fiucrefinoula,utiintcrdinc- 
canduraapparct,dercripfero,totiuscapitisordincinacnominulibcnTiinpofitionem lcftorirC' 
lincjues.nihilcnimintradationeobftabitjquodcuncpprimulibucritpriusetpoftcriushicpcr' 
Tiiiim» trflii 'cgcrc, atqj cx fentcntia fingula nuncupare.Quod pra'cipue propter altcru priuatim tcftcm am^ 
inualucTii>n. bicns" inuolucruiii addcndum duxi.Quippcidprartcrteftis corpusfubftantiam^nihilonmi iviUokJiis 
noainplcC£itur,tcftis figurcadamuflimrefpondcns,autpotiusilIamefformans.Quippcdura "^jIi^^^J' 
& craila ac ualida admoduin membrana cft,tcftis fubftantiam u tcunqi mollcm ac fcq uacem in' tw,in'.''gtf 
uolucns.Atqucisfaneprscfcntisinuolucriprarcipuusufuscenfenduseft.dcininhocconducit, fir«ttcm<i 
utipfiusintcruentu&inedio,uafatefticom.ittcndaipfiadnafcantur. Inuolucrumcnim laxius, 
• ri' - . . . . r .„. ' ^ , ,, . r •iteftnjub. 
tenuius,molliusqucimbiccrniiur,quaualailliconnalcantur,quampcrrcliquamcircunrercn» jjamtnmo' 
tiain,Etclatioriquidcmhuiustunica;partiuenaacartcn'a tcfti ianguincm fpiritumcf dcfcrciv tttcc dtuut, 
tes " adnalcuntur,acquamplurimi ramulieamtunicam hfcpcrforantcs, in tcftis fubftantiam f 
°cxporriguntur.Prxtcrillosuer6,frequcntes,fedpcrquamgracilesli.irculi,dcorfumin tunica: „:j^(,. fj, 
illiuscorpusaucnaartcria'qucderiuantur,intauris& aricdbus inftar uitis caprcolorum clc' i>>3 pgurt 
gantcrdcducTii.In poftcriori ucr6fedc tunica hxcper uniucrlam ipfius longitudincm uali- 
diftime adnatos cxigit omncs deferen tis fcmcn uafis ^ aiifi-aflus tcfti obdu(ftos , inibi ctiam un- P fi- •■'> 
decunquetcnuibus ac uifum fugicntibusforaminibus pcrtufa . Cartcrum pcrrcliquamcxtc- '•'^'^'''''^' 
irorcmipfius lupcrficie,lcuis&aqucohumorepcrfufa,nulliq;pcnitusparticonexacft.Intcrna 
uero fupcrficic,qua tcftisfubftantiam ha:c tunica continet,undccunqucilIifubftanti3c conna 
fcitur.Porro hanc tunicam feu inuolucrum a primis Anatomcs prolcfioribus,qui tcftcm (AiiAu 
111(1 uocaucre , uAj)M(iti/tx , quafi fupcrgcminalcm dixcris, appcllatuin latfcio : quicquidalij de 
tcftisnugcnturcapitc, quiquu.-n inuolucrumhoc ignorarcnt, &apuduetercs Grcccos ii^tft- 
M.u^J^x lcgcrcnt , prxtcr elatiorcm tcftis partcm , Galeno teftis capu t procul du bio nuncupa- 
tam,aliam eftinxcrunt particulam,qux parui teftis inftar,tefti impofita,ipfius caput & ii\Jli:A<j' 
uocarctur . Alrj horum errorc(qucm & Gra:corum intcrpretes mirifice auxcrunt)clu fi, lcd 
in fciflione interim diligcntcs, quum huiufmodicaputnonrcpcrircnt, Arabcsquofdam imi 
tati,uas aliquod hoc nomineappcllanduin finxcrunt, quodinter teftcm& ucnam acartc^ 
riam,quxpra;fentiinuoIucroprimumadnalcuntur,mcdiumpofuerc,''eamfortancfcmcdcfe '("•"fe 
rentisuafis particul.i ita appell.Ttcs,quc ipfius eft principiir,& in pofteriori tcftis lcde clatiorcm "'"'■'l'-^- 
ipfius ledcmorbiculatimaliquaexpartecopIeftitur.ScdquIicxrclcclionchoru nugx ctialeui 
jrjforHteJli. operaoblcructur,poftpofitanominticotcntione,hanccxpropri)s cuiqstcftitunicis altcraha- 
«'iii f-ifffuiS bctOj&olorfTif uctcribusctiaGrccisappcllatafcito,nucuaforuducliiimcntcaIacritcr accomo- 
acj,,'r!uiefi dans. Ad fingulos cnim tcftcs finguljipertingiJtuenf^acitcartcrif ortudiffcrctcs.^Vcnanancp rti,z,fg.' 
^"~'iis Moxiy dcxtriiacccdestcfte,aucna:cauxcaudiccdcmifljus q/uenaiuadrcncscxporrcftaruorigincs !~--,iifig. 
OTtus. pcndct,principiu ducit; no quidcm a dcxtro caudicislatcre,fcd cx fuperiori antcriorfuc ipfius ""'"■ 
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