Lodovico Vassaeo - Lodoici Vassaei Catalanvensis in anatomen corporis humani - 1549

Nail-bound binding in full parchment, floppy, a bit dirty, cords still evident. Title and author handwritten on the spine.

200, [16]

Important anatomical treatise of the XVI century written by the French physician Loys Vasse (Ludovicus Vassaeus, ca. 1500–1580), originally from Châlons-en-Champagne (Catalaunum). The text describes in a concise yet systematic way the structure and functions of the human body, dividing anatomy into four plates/sections that cover bones, muscles, nerves, blood vessels and viscera, reflecting the medical and humanist landscape of the Renaissance before and during the Vesalian revolution.

Valgrisian printer's mark at the title page (a bit dirty) and at the end. Ex libris applied to the flyleaf. Gora on the outer margin from p. 113 to p. 129, which reappears from p. 173 to the index without ever touching the text. Overall a specimen in good conservation state, complete and usable.