This section brings together some of the individual 'highlights' of the digital collection. While some images are included for their contribution to the advancement of anatomical knowledge, others are here as outstanding examples of printing technique or for their artistic merit. Also included are illustrations which depict related themes such as the teaching of anatomy, surgical instruments, and pathological anatomy. A final category consists of "curiosities", or images which are out of the ordinary for a variety of reasons.
- Plates with movable flaps
- Advances in anatomical knowledge
- The earliest printed book to include anatomical illustration of any significance
- Vesalius provided the foundation for the scientific study of anatomy
- Among the first anatomists to make illustrations based on their own dissections
- First textbook to accept Harvey's theory on the circulation of the blood
- The foundation of modern dermatology
- The foundation of modern dentistry
- Outstanding examples of technique
- Anatomy as art
- Teaching anatomy through dissection
- Surgical instruments
- Pathology
- Curiosities