Johann Bachoven von Echt (1515-1576) and his work on scurvy: An omen of Vesalius' death?

A discussion is given of the figure of Johann Bachoven von Echt and his family, and on his work on scurvy. The disease is evaluated as a possible cause of the death of Andreas Vesalius. Echt's relationship with Jan Wier and his connections with Vesalius and Metellus are illustrated.

Andreas Vesalius on the anatomy and function of the lower thoracic vertebrae.

Some remarkable statements made by Andreas Vesalius (1514-1564) in his principal work De Humani Corporis Fabrica (1543) about the anatomy and function of the lower thoracic vertebrae are discussed in the light of information from the literature. Their accuracy is evaluated on the basis of several pieces of anatomical evidence and clinical cases.

Reiner Solenander (1524-1601): an important 16th century medical practitioner and his original report of Vesalius' death in 1564.

Reiner Solenander (1524-1601) was a physician born in the Duchy of Cleves, who got his education at the University of Leuven and at various universities in Italy and in France. Back at home he became the court physician of William V and later of his son John William. In this article his life and works are discussed.

Andreas Vesalius' corpses.

Judging from his writings, Andreas Vesalius must have had dozens of bodies at his disposal, thirteen of which were definitely from before 1543. They came from cemeteries, places of execution or hospitals. Not only did his students help him obtain the bodies, but also public and judicial authorities.

[The Paraphrasis of Vesalius in the Context of Latin Translations of Rhazes].

In the 16th century, most students initiated their studies at the Faculty of Arts (or Liberal Arts), where the syllabus was not like one of today academic studies, rather, it was closer to a grammar school program of studies. This gave the students access to one of the three other Faculties: Theology, Law (civil and canonic) and Medicine. At Louvain University, the students could choose between four pedagogic programs, called 'Porc' [Porcus], 'Lily' [Lilium], 'Falcon' [Falco] and 'Castle' [Castrum].

The Last Months of Andreas Vesalius: a Coda.

Since the publication in this journal of our two articles on the end of Andreas Vesalius' life, some very old sources have recently become available that we were unable to consult at the time of writing and that now prompt us to add a coda. These sources give an even better picture of both the circumstances of the disaster that led to Vesalius' death and the correct site of his burial. Firstly, there is a text by Reinerus Solenander that casts a completely different light on the circumstances in which his ship was at sea and the way in which it reached land; in addition, there is a new early eye-witness report of his burial-place by Christoph Fürer von Haimendorf, dating from 6 August 1565.

Leuven: birthplace of modern skeletology, thanks to Andreas Vesalius, with the help of Gemma Frisius, his friend and fellow-physician.

The skeleton-making technique of Andreas Vesalius is described and is compared with that of others. An overview is added of the skeletons he constructed himself. The significance of his friend Gemma Frisius is discussed as well as the translations of the chapter of this technique in the De humani corporis fabrica.

Stolen and lost copies of Vesalius's Fabrica.

Thefts and losses of precious books are not rare. Here we report several incidents concerning vesalius's Fabrica: the fire of the University Library of Leuven in Belgium, the fate of the collection of the Leopoldina Library of Halle in Germany, the thefts from the Crerar Library in Chicago and in Christ Church College in Oxford, the disappearance of an exceptionally beautiful 'royal' copy from the Castle of Argenteuil (Belgium), and other Fabrica's missing at the Franeker Library in the Netherlands and at the Library of oradea in West Romania. Finally the means of protecting precious book collections are discussed in short as well as the importance of book identification.

The last months of Andreas Vesalius: Part II--From Jerusalem to Zakynthos (Zante).

Returning from his pilgrimage to the Holy Land Vesalius encountered serious trouble, as a consequence of which he died on the Greek island Zakynthos. Following a discussion of the circumstances of his death and what is known about his grave, we examine also Vesalius's intentions for the period after his journey.

The last months of Andreas Vesalius.

A good deal has already been written about the last months of Andreas Vesalius' life. Most of it has been fairly speculative, because the necessary primary sources have been lacking. Much of what was supposedly known for sure seemed bizarre, and various writers even frankly characterised their own accounts as 'legend'.

The statues of Andreas Vesalius: 'a capite ad calcem'.

The number of statues of Vesalius, fully depicting the father of anatomy, is very limited world-wide. What follows is a summary and description of the statues in Brussels,Vienna, Leuven (Louvain), and Chicago. The three-dimensional representation of Vesalius's first 'muscle man' in Terneuzen is also included.

Ghysbrecht Colen, alias Gisbertus Carbo, Andréas Vesalius's friend from Leuven (Louvain).

The only information that had been known about Gisbertus Carbo came from Vesalius, his friend. We know that he was a physician in Leuven and Vesalius gave him his first self constructed human skeleton. Our goal was to find as much additional material about him as we could.

An introduction to an updated bibliography of Andreas Vesalius (1514-1564).

After more than forty years Dr. Harvey Cushing's list of Vesaliana needs to be updated. The present list combines the Vesaliana of Cushing with titles gathered by R.

A simple and rapid nephelometric procedure for fibronectin.

A nephelometric assay (Beckman ICS) for the measurement of plasma fibronectin using commercially available reagents (Boehringer) is described. The assay is simple, rapid and cheap and has a high degree of specificity. The within-run variation was between 4.

Antinuclear factor-positive mental depression: a single disease entity?

Antinuclear factor (ANF) was present in the serum of about 30% of 53 patients newly admitted to the psychiatric hospital because of mental depression. Clinically, ANF-positive depression closely resembles manic-depressive psychosis but tends to be more resistant to treatment. It is suggested that ANF-positive depression may be a quite distinctive disease.