16th Century Surgical and Anatomical Prints

 

Here are a few pages from an early, very important medical book which is in large part based on the famous anatomist Andreas VESALIUS (1514 - 1564). Vesalius who studied anatomy in Paris and in Leuwen (Belgium) travelled as a physician and surgeon with the fighting armies during the wars between Charles V. and Francis I., gave his first scientific lectures in Basel starting in 1540, was a professor in Padua, Pisa and Bologna In Madrid, where he was the personal M.D. to Philipp II, he was thought to be a sorcerer and sentenced to death by the Inquisition. Philipp pardoned him, but made him travel to Jerusalem as a penitent, a voyage from which he did not return as his ship wrecked on the rocks of the island of Zante. His main work "De humani corporis fabrica", Basel 1543 was a revolutionarily important breakthrough on human anatomy We offer here an early French edition of 1597 based on Vesalius. Here is the title of the work:

"Oewres de Chirurgie, De Iacques Guillemeau,Chirurgien Ordinaire du Roy et Ivre a Paris avec Les Portraits et Figures de Toutes les Parties du corps humain et des Instruments necessaires au Chirurgien. MDXCVII (1597)".

Size of page: ca. 31.5 x 20 cm (12.4 x 7.9 ")

Margins are larger than shown. Some of the waves in paper have been caught by scanner.
Backsides are printed (in French) with information to image.
All prints have overall toning and some spotting. Edges show browning.
Some margins have been carefully widened with paper of this age. Special faults are mentioned.

"La Chirvgie Fancoise

Recueillae des Anciens Medicins et Chirurgiens

Page showing various methods of surgery including brain operations,
bloodletting and amputation.

Right and left margins has been widened. Repair on lower right margin corner.

$ 420.00

Order Nr. 9310 SOLD


Des Muscles - Table III

Water stains on upper and lower margin
edges. Creasing on right side. Piece of right
side has been replaced

$ 375.00

Order Nr. 9311


Des Muscles - Table VI

Upper left and right margins have been widened.
Water stains on upper and lower margins.
Creasing on right side.

$ 375.00

Order Nr. 9313

Des Muscles - Table I

Repaired hole under left arm. Lower
margin has been added. Stains on upper
and left margins. Repair in right margin.

$ 375.00

Order Nr. 9314


Des Muscles - Table II

Creasing on right side. Water stains on upper and left margin edges.

$ 400.00

Order Nr. 9315


Du Ventre Inferieur - Tab III

Right margin has been widened. Creasing.
Repaired cuts in image.

$ 375.00

Order Nr. 9317


des Instruments de Chirugie

Print has scattered spotting, creasing in lower margin and fraying on upper margin.
Overall age toning.

25 x 16.5 cm ( 9.8 x 6.4 ")

$ 350.00

Order Nr. SURGERY9322


Du Ventre Inferieur - Tab I

Left margin has been widened. Creasing.
Repaired hole between two upper figures.

$ 375.00

Order Nr. 9318

Du Ventre Inferieur

Left and right margins have been widened. Creasing.
This areas in lower margin.

$ 375.00

Order Nr. 9319


Des Os & autres Parties

Left margin has been widend. Missing area
in lower left corner replaced.

$ 375.00

Order Nr. 9320

Des Veines

Left margin has been widened. Lower right
margin corner repaired. Creasing.

$ 375.00

Order Nr. 9321 SOLD


Various Historical Prints of Medicine

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