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GRAAF, Regnier de (1641-1673). De virorum organis generationi inservientibus, de clysteribus et de usu siphonis in anatomia. Leiden and Rotterdam: Hack, 1668.
8o (155 x 101 mm). Engraved title-page. Engraved frontispiece portrait, 11 folding engraved plates (a few minor repairs to plates). (Some worming along gutter of the first gathering slightly affecting frontispiece and title-page, with early repairs.) Contemporary calf (joints starting, some light wear at extremities). Provenance: T. Smart (signature on front free endpaper dated "1674"); early inscription on title-page.
FIRST EDITION. Men's sexual organs, associated with mystery cults, such as the cult of Priapus in the ancient world, first became the subject of scientific investigation in the Renaissance. Initially they were studied primarily for medico-legal reasons and for their function in procreation and sex. In this work Graaf provided what has been described as an exact and detailed account of the male reproductive system, particular the anatomy of the testicle. To this he added an account of the use of clysters (enemas) which were just coming into fashion, a discussion of experimental fistulae, and an improved syringe. Garrison-Morton 1210; Heirs of Hippocrates 637; NLM/Krivatsy 4909; Norman 925; Waller 3670; Wellcome III, p.142.
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FIRST EDITION. Men's sexual organs, associated with mystery cults, such as the cult of Priapus in the ancient world, first became the subject of scientific investigation in the Renaissance. Initially they were studied primarily for medico-legal reasons and for their function in procreation and sex. In this work Graaf provided what has been described as an exact and detailed account of the male reproductive system, particular the anatomy of the testicle. To this he added an account of the use of clysters (enemas) which were just coming into fashion, a discussion of experimental fistulae, and an improved syringe. Garrison-Morton 1210; Heirs of Hippocrates 637; NLM/Krivatsy 4909; Norman 925; Waller 3670; Wellcome III, p.142.