Vol. [1] has engraved t.p. with portrait of Bartholin. Vol. [3] has title: Thomae Bartholini Historiarum anatomicarum [et] medicarum rariorum centuria V. [et] VI.
The ninety-one woodcuts, including some repetitions, are believed to have been executed by Hans Hewamaul after Bartisch's own drawings. Two of the illustrations are presented with overlays showing anatomical parts lying successively one under the...
The surgical techniques herein described are surprisingly modern. The illustrations, drawn by the author, are mostly colored and are exceptionally graphic and instructive.
The first lecture is a criticism of some views by another famous surgeon of Bell's time, Sir Astley Paston Cooper. The second lecture is in support of his brother, John Bell, recently deceased, certain of whose findings had been claimed by Cooper...
Added t.-p. engr.; title vignette printers' device. This work is ""the first comprehensive manual of comparative anatomy based on the original and literary researches of a working anatomist"" (Francis J. Cole, History of comparative anatomy....
Edited by Carolo Giovanni Pirroni. Collection of engravings from De motv animalivm by Giovanni Alfonso Borelli, 1608-1679. The illustrations showing human beings and animals in various positions of muscle exertion could only have been conceived...
More than sixty separate diseases and conditions are described, each accompanied by a lucid account of its history, causes, prognosis, diagnosis, and treatment. Though the style is obviously dated, the descriptions of many of the diseases excel in...