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17th-century embryology engravings circulate anew online

Original: Illustration by Odoardo Fialetti, Francesco Valesio, from De formato foetu liber singularis (1626). Source: US National

Engravings from the 1626 anatomy work De formato foetu liber singularis, drawn by Odoardo Fialetti and Francesco Valesio, are being shared online via the US National Library of Medicine's public-domain image archive. The illustrations depict fetal development and dissection, and viewers are responding to the detailed craftsmanship and early scientific understanding of embryology captured nearly four centuries ago.

Why now: Public-domain historical medical images keep drawing attention for their artistic and scientific value.

Odoardo FialettiFrancesco ValesioUS National Library of Medicine

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• Illustration by Odoardo Fialetti, Francesco Valesio, from De formato foetu liber singularis (1626). Source: US National Library of Medicine https:// pdimagearchive.org/images/f576 54ae-d6f9-40ed-a489-d05643b133c8 # anatomy # dissection # biology # childbirth # engraving # art #… · pdimagearchive · 6

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