1645 ANATOMY TREATISE Adrian Spigelius 176 ENGRAVINGS ILLUSTRATED FOLIO antique

ADRIANI SPIGELII BRUXELLENSIS Opera Quae Extant OmniaDE FABRICA HUMANI CORPORIS2 parts in one volumeAmsterdam; 1645[Bound as issued with:]IULII CASSERII PLACENTINI(CASSERIO, Giulio (ca 1561-1616))Tabulae anatomicae LXXIIX ... cum supplemento XX Tabularum Danielis BucretiiLarge folio:  12 by 17"With 176 (of 177)  full-page anatomical engravings. 16th or 17th century hand tooled pigskin over wooden boards binding (not original to the book, just a replacement used from another folio)Binding is worn, with wormholes, lacks one clasp.The bookblock broken into few parts, some leaves are detached.The bookblock is loosely inserted into binding, not actually bound in.One leaf is missing (pp. 31-32)Paper fragile.A few occasional spots, otherwise good.Text in Latin=====================Adriaan van den Spiegel (or Spieghel), name sometimes written as Adrianus Spigelius (1578 – 7 April 1625), was a Flemish anatomist born in Brussels. For much of his career he practiced medicine in Padua, and is considered one of the great physicians associated with the city. At Padua he studied anatomy under Girolamo Fabrici.His best written work on anatomy is De humani corporis fabrica libri X tabulis aere icisis exornati, published posthumously in 1627. He borrowed the title from De humani corporis fabrica, written by his fellow countryman, Vesalius, who had also studied in Padua. The book was intended as an update in medical thinking (a century later) about anatomy. In his 1624 treatise De semitertiana libri quatuor, he gave the first comprehensive description of malaria.======================Please see my other auctions Thank You Refund Policy: We will issue a FULL REFUND, 100% money back if you are not satisfied with your purchase. Items must be returned to us within 20 days in order to receive a refund or replacement. Buyer is responsible for shipping costs. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ADRIANI SPIGELII BRUXELLENSIS Opera Quae Extant Omnia DE FABRICA HUMANI CORPORIS 2 parts in one volume Amsterdam; 1645 [Bound as issued with:] IULII CASSERII PLACENTINI (CASSERIO, Giulio (ca 1561-1616)) Tabulae anatomicae LXXIIX ... cum supplemento XX Tabularum Danielis Bucretii Large folio:  12 by 17" With 176 (of 177)  full-page anatomical engravings. 16th or 17th century hand tooled pigskin over wooden boards binding (not original to the book, just a replacement used from another folio) Binding is worn, with wormholes, lacks one clasp. The bookblock broken into few parts, some leaves are detached. The bookblock is loosely inserted into binding, not actually bound in. One leaf is missing (pp. 31-32) Paper fragile. A few occasional spots, otherwise good. Text in Latin ===================== Adriaan van den Spiegel (or Spieghel), name sometimes written as Adrianus Spigelius (1578 – 7 April 1625), was a Flemish anatomist born in Brussels. For much of his career he practiced medicine in Padua, and is considered one of the great physicians associated with the city. At Padua he studied anatomy under Girolamo Fabrici. His best written work on anatomy is De humani corporis fabrica libri X tabulis aere icisis exornati, published posthumously in 1627. He borrowed the title from De humani corporis fabrica, written by his fellow countryman, Vesalius, who had also studied in Padua. The book was intended as an update in medical thinking (a century later) about anatomy. In his 1624 treatise De semitertiana libri quatuor, he gave the first comprehensive description of malaria. ====================== Please see my other auctions Thank You Refund Policy: We will issue a FULL REFUND, 100% money back if you are not satisfied with your purchase. Items must be returned to us within 20 days in order to receive a refund or replacement. Buyer is responsible for shipping costs. Powered by SixBit's eCommerce Solution

• Topic:Medicine
• Binding:Vellum
• Subject:Illustrated
• Language:Latin
• Original/Facsimile:Original
• Year Printed:1645