Buy this book on-line Albinus, Bernard Siegfried : Historia Musculorum Hominiss. Leiden: Haak & Mulhovius, 1734., 1734
First edition in Latin. 4to. 696 pp. Illustrated with 4 plates of the hand by Jan Wandelaar, each with an accompanying outline plate. Contemporary half calf with marbled paper over boards, gilt leather spinal label, raised spinal bands. Albinus (1697-1770) was one of the greatest anatomic illustrators of his time. He held chairs of anatomy & surgery in Leyden. He edited works of Harveyk Vesalius, Fabricius, and Eustachlius. His atlases of bones, muscles, veins and arteries of the intestines, fetal bones, the skeleton and skeletal muscles are justly renown for their beauty and accuracy of illustration, and for the elegant style of the accompanying text. Garrison (History of Med p336). Signature David Skene on endpaper. Dampstaining of pages (also affecting bottom of the marbled papers/boards), pages wavy, tight good plus.. Book Condition: Good. Binding: Hardcover Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of Albinus, Bernard Siegfried : Historia Musculorum Hominis. Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. Bibliophile Bookbase lists over 5 million books, maps and prints including rare books, livres illustrées, libri rari, collectables and first editions. Bibliophile Bookbase for antiquarian books, maps and prints. |