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Magnus Hundt’s illustration showing central projections of the two olfactory bulbs joining in the meshwork of the rete mirabile (1501)

Illustration by German physician, philosopher, and theologian Magnus Hundt (1449-1519) in 1501 in his Antropologium. (Source: Hundt M. Antropologium de ho[min]is dignitate, natura, et p[rop]rietatibus, de elementis, partibus et me[m]bris humani corporis: De iuuamentis, nocume[n]tis, accide[n]tib[us], vitijs, reme- dijs, et physionomia ipsorum: De excreme[n]tis et exeu[n]tib[us]: De spiritu hu[m]ano eiusq[ue] natura p[ar]tib[us] et op[er]ib[us]: De ani[m]a hu[m]ana et ipsius appendicijs. Liptzick [Leipzig]: Wolfgangu[m] [Stöckel] Monacensem, 1501.)

See also:
Lanska DJ. The medieval cell doctrine: foundations, development, evolution, and graphic representations in printed books from 1490 to 1630. J Hist Neurosci 2022a;31(2-3):115-75.
Lanska DJ. Representations of the olfactory bulb and tracts in images of the medieval cell doctrine. J Hist Neurosci 2022b;31(2-3):176-99.