Ioannis Veslingius - Syntagma Anatomicum - 1651
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Ioannis Veslingius, Syntagma Anatomicum, is bound in full parchment with gold frames on the boards and a red leather spine label bearing the title and author in gold; this illustrated Latin original edition, published by Typis Pauli Frambotti Bibliopolae (Patavii) in around 1651, covers Medicina in 274 pages (28 x 21 cm) and includes 23 full‑page copper plates in good, usable condition.
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Bindings in full stiff parchment with gilded frames on the boards; stains on the rear board. Red leather label applied to the spine with the title and author in gold.
1 white leaf, [8] including frontispiece and portrait, 274, [5], 1 white leaf
Vesling Johannes (Minden 1598-1649), illustrious Padovan anatomist of German origin, known for this treatise, first published in Padua in 1641, later translated into various languages, he had numerous reissues and for more than fifty years was the anatomy text most in use in universities. Of particular scientific value are his descriptions and illustrations of the blood vessels.
Frontispiece figurative on a full page, printer’s mark at the title page and portrait of the author. Decorated initial capitals. 23 fine copper-engraved anatomical plates on full page. Restoration to the plate of Chapter II. Double ex libris affixed to the first flyleaf. Small ink blot on the inner margin that does not touch the text of the first 13 leaves. Tear on p. 247. Sporadic spots. In general a specimen in good conservation state, complete and usable.
Bindings in full stiff parchment with gilded frames on the boards; stains on the rear board. Red leather label applied to the spine with the title and author in gold.
1 white leaf, [8] including frontispiece and portrait, 274, [5], 1 white leaf
Vesling Johannes (Minden 1598-1649), illustrious Padovan anatomist of German origin, known for this treatise, first published in Padua in 1641, later translated into various languages, he had numerous reissues and for more than fifty years was the anatomy text most in use in universities. Of particular scientific value are his descriptions and illustrations of the blood vessels.
Frontispiece figurative on a full page, printer’s mark at the title page and portrait of the author. Decorated initial capitals. 23 fine copper-engraved anatomical plates on full page. Restoration to the plate of Chapter II. Double ex libris affixed to the first flyleaf. Small ink blot on the inner margin that does not touch the text of the first 13 leaves. Tear on p. 247. Sporadic spots. In general a specimen in good conservation state, complete and usable.
Details
Number of books
1
Subject
Medicine
Book title
Syntagma Anatomicum
Author/ Illustrator
Ioannis Veslingius
Condition
Good
Publication year oldest item
1651
Height
28 cm
Edition
Illustrated Edition
Width
21 cm
Language
Latin
Original language
Yes
Publisher
Typis Pauli Frambotti Bibliopolae (Patavii)
Binding/ Material
Leather
Extras
Tipped in plates
Number of pages
274
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