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Photograph of the title page from De Humani Corporis Fabrica
  Title Page Detail, De Humani Corporis Fabrica, book by Andreas Vesalius,1543
During the 16th and 17th centuries, observers of dissections included medical students, scholars, and the general public. A dissection was a social gathering and a form of entertainment. The title page from the 1543 first edition of De humani corporis fabrica, by Andreas Vesalius (1514-1564), depicts Vesalius performing a dissection in a theatre-like atmosphere.
 
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Photograph of the title page detail from De Humani Corporis Fabrica
  Title Page Detail, De Humani Corporis Fabrica, book by Andreas Vesalius,1543  
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