Thomas Geminus

Thomas Geminus (c. 1510 – May 1562) was a pseudonym for the Flemish refugee Thomas Lambrit/Thomas Lambert, an engraver and printer, active from the 1540s in London, and noted for his 1545 Latin work, Compendiosa totius anatomie delineatio, aere exarata ("A complete delineation of the entire anatomy engraved on copper") printed by John Herford.

Its text was translated from Eucharius Rösslin's "Der schwangern Frauwen und Hebammen Rosengarten".

[1] The "Compendiosa totius anatomie" consisted of 41 unnumbered engraved sheets and was dedicated to Edward VI.

The book was a great success, printing three editions in England - one in Latin (1545) and two in English translation (1553 and 1559).

In his engraved copies, Geminus removed all the detail he regarded as superfluous, notably the background landscapes which had informed Vesalius's images.