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RUYSCH, Frederik. Alle de ontleed- genees- en heelkindige werken. Amsterdam: Jansoons van Waesberge, 1744.
3 volumes, 4o (272 x 218 mm). Engraved frontispiece, portrait of Ruysch, 133 engraved folding plates and 7 engraved illustrations in text. (Some very pale occasional dampstaining, generally crisp and fresh.) Contemporary half pink deerskin, marbled boards (some rubbing).
FIRST EDITION IN DUTCH, after the original edition in Latin of 1737. Ruysch was the first to demonstrate the occurrence of blood vessels in almost all tissues of the human body, made many important anatomical investigations including those of the valves in the lympathics, the bronchial arteries, and the vascular plexuses of the heart, and he was the first to point out the nourishment of the foetus through the umbilical cord. This work is richly illustrated with engravings, no doubt enhanced by his injection techniques, and many of the plates have an almost surreal quality. The engravings of anatomical specimen, which Ruysch prepared with great skill, both of individual organs and entire corpses, deserve special attention for their fantastic nature, showing stuffed monsters, strange reptiles, dried plants, sea creatures, and smiling skeletons arranged in quaint landscapes of organs. Wellcome IV, p.597. (3)
3 volumes, 4o (272 x 218 mm). Engraved frontispiece, portrait of Ruysch, 133 engraved folding plates and 7 engraved illustrations in text. (Some very pale occasional dampstaining, generally crisp and fresh.) Contemporary half pink deerskin, marbled boards (some rubbing).
FIRST EDITION IN DUTCH, after the original edition in Latin of 1737. Ruysch was the first to demonstrate the occurrence of blood vessels in almost all tissues of the human body, made many important anatomical investigations including those of the valves in the lympathics, the bronchial arteries, and the vascular plexuses of the heart, and he was the first to point out the nourishment of the foetus through the umbilical cord. This work is richly illustrated with engravings, no doubt enhanced by his injection techniques, and many of the plates have an almost surreal quality. The engravings of anatomical specimen, which Ruysch prepared with great skill, both of individual organs and entire corpses, deserve special attention for their fantastic nature, showing stuffed monsters, strange reptiles, dried plants, sea creatures, and smiling skeletons arranged in quaint landscapes of organs. Wellcome IV, p.597. (3)