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SANTORINI, Giovanni Domenico (1681-1737). Observationes anatomicae. Venice: Giovanni Battista Recurti, 1724.
4o (256 x 191 mm). 3 engraved folding plates. (Some staining to lower margins, otherwise fine.) Contemporary half calf and marbled boards (small piece missing at head of spine).
FIRST EDITION. "Santorini was one of the ablest dissectors of his day. In the above work many new discoveries of anatomical details are set forth, together with corrections of some of the errors of earlier anatomists. The work describes the four major discoveries for which Santorini is known eponymically: Santorini's cartilage, Santorini's vein, Santorini's duct, and Santorini's caruncula" (Garrison-Morton). Garrison-Morton 392; Norman 1887; Waller 8474.
4o (256 x 191 mm). 3 engraved folding plates. (Some staining to lower margins, otherwise fine.) Contemporary half calf and marbled boards (small piece missing at head of spine).
FIRST EDITION. "Santorini was one of the ablest dissectors of his day. In the above work many new discoveries of anatomical details are set forth, together with corrections of some of the errors of earlier anatomists. The work describes the four major discoveries for which Santorini is known eponymically: Santorini's cartilage, Santorini's vein, Santorini's duct, and Santorini's caruncula" (Garrison-Morton). Garrison-Morton 392; Norman 1887; Waller 8474.