Dissection of the brain and spinal cord, shown in isolation, in 4 numbered illustrations. Brain dissected, posterior coronal section, to show corpus callosum, thalamus, pineal gland and corpora quadrigemina, posterior view. Attached to this brain is the spinal cord, dura mater reflected to show spinal nerves, posterior view. Dissection of a nerve and the surface of the brain viewed under a microscope. 1st thoracic vertebra, inferior view.
This plate is the top half of a larger illustration; the bottom half is seen in plate #0012
Part of the book: Bidloo, Govard, 1649-1713. Anatomia humani corporis, centum & quinque tabulis, per artificiossis. G. de Lairesse ad vivum delineatis, demonstrata, veterum recentiorumque inventis explicata plurimisque, hactenus non detectis, illustrata. Amstelodami [Amsterdam]: Sumptibus viduæ J. a Someren , 1685.
