Georgii Baglivi Opera Omina medico-practica et anatomica Edito Octava cui praeter Dissertationes & alios Tractatus septimae Editioni adjunctos, Sumptibus Anisson, & Johannis Posuel, 1714, Lugduni, 854 pages plus editor’s notes, full leather, 8vo.
In fair condition. Leather is worn with pitting and light tears to front board. Split along spine edges. Cracked spine with creasing and loss at base. Gilt work remains present along spine. We’ve treated boards with archival balm to inhibit any dry rot. Lacks tarantula plate, Frontispiece unmarked. Textblock is unmarked. Typical toning. Mild foxing. Binding shaken, but intact. Please see photos.
Giorgio Baglivi was an Armenio-Italian physician and scientist. He made important contributions to clinical education, based on his own medical practice. He advocated against doctors relying on any general theory rather than careful observation. He was a “distinguished physiological researcher fascinated by the nerves, his microscopic studies enabled him to distinguish between smooth and striated muscles and distinct kinds of fibers.” Between 1689 and 1691, he performed many autopsies and dissected animals including lions, deer, tortoises, and snakes. He examined the life cycle of tarantulas closely. COLN1714DGJA-variant