<P> De humani corporis fabrica libri septem ( Latin for `` On the fabric of the human body in seven books '' ) is a set of books on human anatomy written by Andreas Vesalius ( 1514 -- 1564 ) and published in 1543 . It was a major advance in the history of anatomy over the long - dominant work of Galen , and presented itself as such . </P>
<P> De humani corporis fabrica libri septem ( Latin for `` On the fabric of the human body in seven books '' ) is a set of books on human anatomy written by Andreas Vesalius ( 1514 -- 1564 ) and published in 1543 . It was a major advance in the history of anatomy over the long - dominant work of Galen , and presented itself as such . </P>
when was the fabric of the human body published
when was the fabric of the human body published
1543
1543