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Title page with woodcut frame of Berengario da Carpi’s Isagogae breues, perlucidae ac uberrimae, in anatomiam humani corporis a communi medicorum academia usitatam, Bologna, 1523, NLM Call no. WZ 240 B488i 1523.

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Woodcut of male anatomical figure raising the skin to give a view of his abdominal muscles, with a woodcut border and text in Latin on the right side of page, from Berengario da Carpi’s Isagogae breues, Bologna, 1523, NLM Call no. WZ 240 B488i 1523.

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Woodcut of male anatomical figure raising the skin to give a view of his oblique and abdominal muscles, with a woodcut border and text in Latin on the left side of page, from Berengario da Carpi’s Isagogae breues, Bologna, 1523, NLM Call no. WZ 240 B488i 1523.

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Woodcut of male anatomical figure raising the skin to give a view of his oblique and abdominal muscles, with a woodcut border and text in Latin on the right side of page, from Berengario da Carpi’s Isagogae breues, Bologna, 1523, NLM Call no. WZ 240 B488i 1523.

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Woodcut of male anatomical figure raising the skin to give a view of his oblique, abdominal, and arm muscles, with a woodcut border and text in Latin on the left side of page, from Berengario da Carpi’s Isagogae breues, Bologna, 1523, NLM Call no. WZ 240 B488i 1523.

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Woodcut of male anatomical figure pulling the skin away to his sides to give a view of his abdominal muscles, with a woodcut border and text in Latin on the left side of page, from Berengario da Carpi’s Isagogae breues, Bologna, 1523, NLM Call no. WZ 240 B488i 1523.

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Woodcut of male anatomical figure pulling the skin away to his sides to give a view of his abdominal muscles, with a woodcut border and text in Latin on the left side of page, from Berengario da Carpi’s Isagogae breues, Bologna, 1523, NLM Call no. WZ 240 B488i 1523.

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Woodcut of seated female figure with obdomen open and female reproductive organs on view; scene is indoors with window on left looking out on cityscape scene; with a woodcut border and text in Latin on the left side of page, from Berengario da Carpi’s Isagogae breues, Bologna, 1523, NLM Call no. WZ 240 B488i 1523.

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Three woodcuts of the uterus showing the anatomy of the uterus and ovaries, including the exterior of the uterus and the interior, the cervix, and the vagina; with a woodcut border and text in Latin on the right side of page, from Berengario da Carpi’s Isagogae breues, Bologna, 1523, NLM Call no. WZ 240 B488i 1523.

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Two woodcuts of the heart (one above the other) in cross section showing the ventricles and large veins entering the organ; with a woodcut border and text in Latin on the left side of page, from Berengario da Carpi’s Isagogae breues, Bologna, 1523, NLM Call no. WZ 240 B488i 1523.

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Two woodcuts of the heart (one above the other) in cross section showing the ventricles and large veins entering the organ; with a woodcut border and text in Latin on the right side of page, from Berengario da Carpi’s Isagogae breues, Bologna, 1523, NLM Call no. WZ 240 B488i 1523.

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A woodcut of the heart in cross section showing the ventricles and large aorta entering the organ; with a woodcut border and text in Latin on the left side of page, from Berengario da Carpi’s Isagogae breues, Bologna, 1523, NLM Call no. WZ 240 B488i 1523.

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Two woodcuts (one above the other) showing dissections of the brain; the top figure showing the brain from above with dura mater open exposing the medulla; the lower figure showing the brain from below with ventricles exposed; with a woodcut border and text in Latin on the right side of page, from Berengario da Carpi’s Isagogae breues, Bologna, 1523, NLM Call no. WZ 240 B488i 1523.

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A woodcut figure of all the vertebrae of the spinal column viewed from the back, numbered, with a woodcut border and text in Latin on the left side of page, from Berengario da Carpi’s Isagogae breues, Bologna, 1523, NLM Call no. WZ 240 B488i 1523.

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A woodcut figure of all the vertebrae of the spinal column viewed from the side, numbered, with a woodcut border and text in Latin on the right side of page, from Berengario da Carpi’s Isagogae breues, Bologna, 1523, NLM Call no. WZ 240 B488i 1523.

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Two woodcut figures of the arms, side by side with hand pointed upwards, with special emphasis on the arteries and veins; with a woodcut border and text in Latin on the right side of page, from Berengario da Carpi’s Isagogae breues, Bologna, 1523, NLM Call no. WZ 240 B488i 1523.

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Two woodcut figures of the arms, side by side with hand pointed upwards, with special emphasis on the arteries and veins named in Avnicenna’s Canon; with a woodcut border and text in Latin on the left side of page, from Berengario da Carpi’s Isagogae breues, Bologna, 1523, NLM Call no. WZ 240 B488i 1523.

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Three woodcut figures of the legss, side by, with special emphasis on the arteries, veins, and nerves; with a woodcut border and text in Latin on the left side of page, from Berengario da Carpi’s Isagogae breues, Bologna, 1523, NLM Call no. WZ 240 B488i 1523.

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Woodcut facing nude male figure showing musculature, standing in a pastoral setting with right hand stretched out holding a rope which is draped to the left hand and down to the ground; with a woodcut border and text in Latin on the right side of page, from Berengario da Carpi’s Isagogae breues, Bologna, 1523, NLM Call no. WZ 240 B488i 1523.

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Woodcut nude male figure showing musculature of the upper back and side, seated on a large rock in a pastoral setting with right hand stretched out up; with a woodcut border and text in Latin on the left side of page, from Berengario da Carpi’s Isagogae breues, Bologna, 1523, NLM Call no. WZ 240 B488i 1523.

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Woodcut nude male figure showing musculature of the back of the body, standing in a pastoral setting with right hand holding a cane; with a woodcut border and text in Latin on the right side of page, from Berengario da Carpi’s Isagogae breues, Bologna, 1523, NLM Call no. WZ 240 B488i 1523.

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Woodcut skeleton figure, facing, with arms stretched down to the left, as if dancing, in a pastoral setting; with a woodcut border and text in Latin on the left side of page, from Berengario da Carpi’s Isagogae breues, Bologna, 1523, NLM Call no. WZ 240 B488i 1523.

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Woodcut skeleton figure, with back to audience, holding up a skull in each hand, one in profile, in a pastoral setting, in front of an opened sepulchre; with a woodcut border and text in Latin on the right side of page, from Berengario da Carpi’s Isagogae breues, Bologna, 1523, NLM Call no. WZ 240 B488i 1523.

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Woodcut of the bones of the hand and foot with Latin text labeling the bones individually; with a woodcut border and text in Latin on the left side of page, from Berengario da Carpi’s Isagogae breues, Bologna, 1523, NLM Call no. WZ 240 B488i 1523.

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Colophon of Berengario da Carpi’s Isagogae breues, Bologna, 1523, with a large woodcut printer’s device of Benedetto Hector, NLM Call no. WZ 240 B488i 1523.

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