Zinn produced this important book on the anatomy of the eye which is a fundamental work in the history of ophthalmology. His name is preserved in several of the finer structures of the eye: the central artery of Zinn, circulet of Zinn, zonule of...
The first good medical textbook of its kind in English, chiefly written for young sea surgeons. The instruments and medicines for a surgeon’s chest, with their uses, are clearly described, followed by sections on acute surgical problems,...
This book includes 163 cases involving the use of digitalis and is regarded as one of the classics in pharmacology. In this copy, the famous colored illustration of the foxglove plant is in almost mint condition.
Willis followed up his anatomical account of the brain with this important work on its pathology and neurophysiology. In it he develops a new theory of the cause of epilepsy and other convulsive diseases, and he makes a number of contributions to...
His discussion of the clinical signs and treatment of scurvy is among the best of the period and includes illustrations of cochlearia officinalis ("scurvy grass") which he introduced as a therapeutic agent for the disease.
Vieussens was one of the first anatomists to dissect out the internal capsule, corona radiata, cerebral peduncles, and pyramidal fasiculi of the pons. The twenty-two folding copperplates, printed on fine, thin paper, are in excellent condition in...
The figures, most of which are reproductions from the original blocks preserved in the library of the University of Munich, are now generally conceded to have been drawn by Jan Stephan van Calcar. The text (reprinted from the Fabrica, 1555, 1543...
The Fabrica is the most famous anatomical work ever published, to this day one of the most beautiful in existence, and the milestone in all medical history which definitely showed a break from old traditions. It cannot be emphasized too often that...
The Chirurgia magna, edited by Borgarucci and published under the name of Vesalius, is generally regarded as spurious, but may have been compiled from the class notes of Vesalius' pupils. Cf. Harvey Cushing. A bio-bibliography of Andreas Vesalius....
Taki prepared this early Japanese home medical adviser at the request of the shogun Iyeharu in order to help disseminate medical knowledge among the common people.