This international conference commemorates the 500th anniversary of the birth of Andreas Vesalius (1514 -1564), the Flemish founder of modern anatomy and the author of De humani corporis fabrica, and the 500th anniversary of the death of Aldus Manutius, the founder of the Aldine Press in Venice. UCLA Library Special Collections houses one of the world's most important collections of books by the Aldine Press as well as many early printings of Vesalius's ground-breaking anatomical illustrations. An exhibit of rare books from these collections will be on display in conjunction with the conference.

More at http://www.cmrs.ucla.edu/programs/conference_illustrated_body_feb2015.html 
Date: Friday, February 27, 2015 - Saturday, February 28, 2015

Venue: University of California, Los Angeles

Organized by: The Ahmanson Foundation, UCLA Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies, and UCLA Library Special Collections. In collaboration with: IIC

Source: http://www.iiclosangeles.esteri.it/