Descrizione

With 27 (of 28) engr. folding plates numbered II-XXVIII (lacks plate 1: frontispiece), illus. 16/17 and 22/23 equalling two plates, woodcut end-pieces. 2 cols. 6 unn. leaves (incl. title), 179, (10) leaves. 8vo. Contemp. calf (slightly rubbed). Sm. stamp J.A. Schmid on title. Amsterdam, Janssonius van Waesberge, 1732. A work on anatomy for medical students by the Danzig physician J. A. Kulmus or Kulm (1689-1745), first published in Latin in 1722. Incorporated are the latest researches of Verheyen, Bartholinus and others. The author's sources, in what amounts to a history of anatomy, are detailed in the first chapter. The remaining 28 sections are given to a detailed description and illustration of anatomy and histology. With its detailed plates, this work attained a wide circulation all over Europe; there were numerous editions and translations wiht partly new plates. It was the first Western book to be translated and published in Japan (1774). A final German edition was done by Carl Gottlob Kühn in 1814.- Slightly foxed throughout. - Cf. Choulant, History and bibliography of Anatomic Illustration, p. 34. SCIENCE: MEDICINE ; ANATOMY ; MED ;