title: [Peter of Abano and anatomy].
abstract: Peter of Abano was greatly interested to the anatomy. Sure indications of his dissections are had; in the De venenis he reported the first autopsy, antecedent to 1316, of which sure news in Padua is had. The table of abdominal muscles, first published in the edition Venetiis 1496 of the Conciliator, is carefully considered.
authors.affiliation: Centro per la Storia dell'Università di Padova, Padova, I.
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ongaro
mesh_terms: D000009:Abdominal Muscles / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D000715:Anatomy / Q000266:history*; D000716:Anatomy, Artistic / Q000266:history; D001344:Autopsy / Q000266:history*; D004210:Dissection / Q000266:history*; D049668:History, 15th Century; D049691:History, Medieval; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy; D008488:Medical Illustration / Q000266:history