5S4 ANDREAE VESALII BRVXELLENSIS 
dam cflormans . Cactcrum rcliquum inuolucri corpus nihil prorfus tranfmittcns contf' 
nuum cft , & fibi undccuncp , prxtcrquam in forma,qua; cx bafi, uti ciiximus, in obtufum mii' 
Imwliicricar croncm tcndit,rcfpondcns.Bafis hxc fummo apicc paulo altius quinta; ihoracis ucrtcbrg cor- 
dnjim. porcIocatur,htiicnonpcnitus,fcdduntaxati;rcgioncincumbcns. Bafiscnimmcdiacftinter 
pcdoris os &: quartam quintamcp thoracis uertcbras,xqualitcr ab utrifq),pc(fioris dico oftc &; 
iicrtcbris,diftans.Itcmbafisquoqucadcxtrisfiniftris'quccoftisparitcr rcmotapcndct.In pro 
grcfliiucrodcfccnfu^inuolucrifitus uariatur.acalfjsquidcmanimalibuslongioripcdorisof- 
fe quam homincs donatis,inuoIucrumid a dextris ac finiftrisparitcr fciunc"tum dcorfum tcn- 
dit,(enfim in antcriora porrcflum,adc6 utiam bafis poftcrior,aut fianimal refupinum intcllc' 
xcris.hiimilioripfomucronccofpiciatur.Inhomineautccuianteriorcthoracispartem rcrum 
Opifcx brcuiorc largitur , inuolucrum decliueac antrorfum finiftrorfumqjadeo protcndiiur, 
ut mucro magis dcorfum quodamodo pertingat,quam pefloris oftis ^ pars,cui fupcrior maxi l^s^^'*'' 
me'que anliquafcpti trafucrfipars adnafcitundcin in finiftrum adeo pertinet, ut dcxtrum rnu- 
cronis latus uix thoracis mcdium aiiingat . In anteriora quoquc adco mucro proccdit,ui fini- 
ftrum pccloris offis Iatus,qux'quc huic coarticulaniur cartiIagines,coniingat . Atque hoc in^ 
uoIucrumin{cintcrfepientcsmcmbrana:ampIcxantur,(ccundumipfiusformamin lateracX' 
^"Ttr'"" tubcranics . Porrohocinuolucrumfubftantiaconftat membranca, atquc in fimilarium par^ 
Qisjlltjtdntid. f - 1 ,11 n , 
tium numcrum cum rcliquis membranis rcponenda.nullis cnim hbris intcrtcxta, fed fimplex 
cftmembrana,utcunquccrafl'a,& admodumdura,cauiiaicmcp conftitucns,inquacorfaciIc 
dilatari con ftringi^ qucat.In iecnim cor continct nulla prorfus poriiuncula illi conatum , lcd 
Siibfrfiaes a-qualitcr ab illo undicj;,uti liiperius comcmorabatur,diftans . Cauiias hacc Ixuis omnino cft, 
uolucri. 'cnui quodam humorcobIiia,acadipcpenilus omni dcftituta.Extcrior quocp inuolucri fupcr- 
• ficies omni adipe uacat.Quanqu.a fecus arbitratus fit AriftoteIes,cordis inuolucrum pinguccf 
{eancrtfns:inicrlepietibus mcmbranis forie delufus,qu3: huic inuolucro obnatac prarpingucs, 
acpotiflimuminhominibus,uifuntur.Ca-tcrumcxicriorha'cinuolucrifupcrficicsproptcrfi' 
brofosncxus,utmebrana:inuiccconatar,afpcra cernitur. Inuolucrienim laieribus intcrfcpici-i 
tcsmcbranxquodamodoorbicuIaiim"obnafcuntur.Anlcrioriparti,cuiiIla?mcbranf noob ''Y"f'"* 
nafcuntur,f.bra(;membranea;carumembranarucauitatcimplcntium cordisinuolucroadna- '• 
fcunf.Poftcriorparsuniuerlainierfepictcsquoqpmebranashabetconaias.Ca-teriiuniucrfus 
mucro,& dcxtri lateris inuolucri egfcgia poriio lepti trafuerfi ncrueo circulo ad latus finiftru 
uaIidifnme,ampIoq)admodum fpacio conafcitur,quod hominibus cftpcculiare. Siniijs quip 
pe&canibus&porcisa(cptomuItumdiftat:tantumabeft,utipfimagnafiii portioneinuolu 
crumconcflcrctur.adeofaneut&hincluceclariusconftct, Galenum hominis uifceraautofci 
tatcr,aut ncutiq; fpcflaf!c,fimias^ & canes nobis defcripfifle. Veru &C homini adhucpriuatim 
anteriormucronisparslunica: coftasfuccingcnii fibrofisncxibusha-ret,capartc quafiniftri 
lateris fexta- & feptima: coftaru cartilagincs pcdoris ofli coar<fiantur. fcd & is inuolucri ncxus 
■ mtcr thoraccni interdiuidcntes mcmbranas pcrficitur:nullibi enim cx illarum medio inuolu ' '"f'""' 
Qwlus udfls crumcordiscxccdit,nccppulmonemuIlacxpartcnifiiIlaruminterucntu contingit.HocnuI- '1"'"^^ 
«fra/i imo hs artcrias in fe difperfascxigit,neqp etiam ucnas,nifi pcrquam' icnuiffimas ab illis fcrecxortas, 4 j/;.d,e, 
lucrmi mi-li- quacinterfepientibus membranistanqi in omentii deriuantur. quum cnim cauam tranfmittit, 
abillauixaliquidmutuatur:quaautcmfepioinhominibusconafcitur,communiacumfepto 
uafa fibi uendicat.' Neruos quoqp adipifcimrnimis quam obfcuros.ac ab illis pronatos, a qui- ' 'l^^ 
Tmolucriw bus rccurrciitcs ncrui iam puIIuIarunt.Quod ucrb mcmbraneum hoc cordis inuolucrum cor^ 
^"'a.mis'^^-! '^''^ '1"°'^ dicitur,omnibus confpicuum effearbiiror:quum inftar domus &r arculx cuiuf 
°' dam ac thcca: cor luculentiflime amplc(fli,ac in terfcpicntiu mcmbranarubencficio fuftinercui 
dcatur.Pra:tcrcautlcuiuscfIet,&:durius,exualidaextruimembrana, ncmini^ quoqp ambioere 
Cmnfimiii- putaucrim.Cxtcrii an hominibus fecundu naturii fc habcntibus inuolucrii id aqua contineat, 
'^"tro2]nuc- 1"^ ^^''^^^ humoris modo in ipfius cauitate intcr diflccandu repofii.i obfcruamus,mihi no ad- 
mr. modii perfpeflii cft.Quauis nulla fanehumani cordis fcftione uncfi aggrcffus fim , in qua non 
multa ciufinodi aquc quantitaie rcpercrim:quocunq' cti,T moriis gencrc fiuepaulo,fiuc multo 
ante homo intcri)ftct,ctiam fiadhuc maiorcm copi.T in mulicribus cp uiris animaducrterim:nifi 
ilIinaiuraadmodumfuifrenthumida.Quinctiamfcrcminusinnupcrmortuisadinucni,quam 
inhisaquorumfeifiioncdiutius tempcraflcm.Iscui Bononia;cor uiuo cximifpcclauimusja- 
quam eiiamininuolucro continereuidebatur:ucrijm idnonadmodum commode, utcunque 
etia nos tragoedixadiungcrcmuSjCxpedcrelicuit. Patauii huius aqua:intucdc cupidi , pulfans 
adhuccor cii pulmonercliquis^uifccribusilicoaiqtcxcniptumerat,inproximampharmaco^ 
pol.vofticinam dcferri curauimus , ac in inuolucro aquam nonnullamrcpcrimvis . Cancs uiui 
caui. 
