1664 Combined Publication of Four Physicians Franciscus Plazzoni's, Guilio Cesare Aranzi, Gregor Nymman & Adrian van der Spieghel's Work regarding the Foetus.
PLAZZONI, Franciscus (d.1622). 'De partibus generationi inservientibus libri duo. Quibus omnium and singulorum organorum utriusque sextus, ad generationem concurrentium. Structura, actiones and usus. Item Arantii de humano foetu libellus. Item Gregorii Nymmani de vita foetus in utero. Dissertatio' (two books on the parts serving generation. In which the sixth of all and each organ of both, concurs in generation. Structure, actions and uses. Also Arantius's book on the human fetus. Also Gregorius Nymman's book on the life of the fetus in the womb. Dissertation)
Four Volumes bound together:
1) PLAZZONI, Franciscus (d.1622). De partibus generationi inservientibus libri duo. Quibus omnium and singulorum organorum utriusque sextus, ad generationem concurrentium. Structura, actiones and usus. Item Arantii de humano foetu libellus. Item Gregorii Nymmani de vita foetus in utero. Dissertatio. Collation: 12°, Plazzoni *4 A-G12 H8 ($1-6 signed -H5,+A7) 96 leaves pp. [9] 2-184. The engraved title is a photographic facsimile. References: Bibliothoea Walleriana 7516; Zeitlin and Ver Brugge, Booksellers Cat. 245, 1977 lists a copy, lacking frontis title $250.
Dawson in Cat. 281 (1980) lists a copy with the engr. frontis-title at £220. This is 'a reprint of a very rare and little-known important work on generation'. First published in 1621. (Zeitlin & Ver Brugge, Booksellers Cat. 245, 1977 p. 91).
2) ARANZI, Guilio Cesare [Aranzio; Arantius] (1530-1589 ). 'De humano foetu libellus'. Collation: A-B12 C2 ($1-6 signed) 26 leaves, pp. [2] 3-50. Engr. title, [3]leaves, 184pp: title (Aranzio) pp3-50: title (Nymman) [3] leaves, 84pp. Engraved title is a photographic facsimile. References: Garrison and Morton 464; Zeitlin & Ver Brugge, Booksellers cat. 245, 1977 lists a copy, lacking frontis title $250; Bibliothoea Walleriana 447.
3) NYMMAN, Gregor (1594-1638). 'Dissertatio de vita faetus in utero,....'. Collation: *4, A-B12 C6 D12 ($1-6 signed, D all missigned as C) 46 leaves, pp. [8] 1-84. References: Zeitlin & Ver Brugge, Booksellers cat. 245, 1977 lists a copy, lacking frontis title $250. Bibliothoea Walleriana 6929.
4) SPIEGHEL, Adrian van der (1578-1625). 'Epistola de incerto tempore partus'. pp61 - 84. Collation: D12 ($1-6 signed, misssigned as C) 12 leaves.
Pub. LUGDUNI BATAVORUM: Felicis Lopez de Haro. 1664. In Latin.
Plazzoni was a Professor of anatomy and surgery at Padua. Aranzi was born in Bologna and was a pupil of Vesalius. Elected Professor of medicine, surgery and anatomy at Bolonia, later becoming physician to Gregory Xlll. His book on the fetus was first printed in 1564. 'Aranzi believed the maternal and foetal circulations to be separate. He described the ductus arteriosus and ductus venosis in the foetus, and the corpora Arantii in the heart valves. Incidently, he was the first to record a pelvic deformity.' (Garrison and Morton 464). Gregor Nyman was a German Anatomist, Botanist and Wittenberg University Professor. Adrian van der Spieghel succeeded Casseri in the chair of anatomy at Padua (Garrison & Morton 61.2).
Blue Leather binding with gold leaf description to spine. Some chipping to cover and marks to cover. Minor foxing with tanning. Owners: 'Force' and Wood Jones, Frederic. From the library of Frederic Wood Jones with his book label, signature of Force on title page. Frederic Wood Jones book label and Ex Libris Anatomica K.F. Russell Bookplate (125x70mm)




PROVENANCE:
Collection Late Kenneth F. Russell (1911-1987), Professor of Anatomy and Medical History, University of Melbourne.

Estimate $300-400