Vesalius, 'De Humani Corporis Fabrica' (1543)

Made by Johannes Oporinus (printer), Basel1543Ridgefield, Connecticut

A copy of Vesalius' Fabrica — the 1543 anatomical atlas whose woodcut muscle-men re-founded medicine on dissection. The library's charter is the history of human imagination in print; landmark science folios are its spine (per the library's documented charter).

Provenance

1543

Printed by Johannes Oporinus, Basel

confirmed

2000s

Landmark science folios documented as the library's focus (WIRED profile)

documented

2026

Digitally preserved in Relic

confirmed

Current Custodian

Jay Walker

Ridgefield, Connecticut

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Access Matrix

Digital viewingpublic
Additional photographsby request
Remote video inspectionavailable
Research visitowner approval
Temporary research loancase by_case
Museum exhibition loanavailable
Scientific samplingnot permitted
Commercial licensingcontact owner

Record Metadata

CategoryDocuments

MaterialsLetterpress with woodcut plates, period binding

DimensionsApprox. 40 × 27 cm

ConditionGood; conserved

Digital Record

24 high-res images (8,192 × 6,144)

3D Mesh / Photogrammetry

Precise digital measurements

Doc. Score: 82/100Scanned 8/30/2026

Cite this object

Relic Archive. (1543). Vesalius, 'De Humani Corporis Fabrica' (1543) [Object record]. Relic Object RL-1543-007090.