Johannes Vesling (8 results)

Condition: bon état. Amstelodami Janssonius 1659 -in-4 plein-veau 2 titres reliés en un volume, reliure de l'époque plein veau brun raciné (binding full calfskin) in-quarto, dos à nerfs (spine with raised bands) décoré or (gilt decoration) filets or (gilt line) et filets à froid (blind-stamping line decoration), titre frappé or (gilt title), pièce de titre sur fond bordeaux avec roulette "dentelles" or, coiffes manquantes, important manque de cuir en pied (4 cm2 à restaurer), manque de dorure au dos (blurred gilding), mors supérieur fendu, plats ornés d'un filet or en encadrement avec manques de dorure (blurred gilding), toutes tranches jaspées (all marbled edges) rouges (red edges), texte en latin, orné d'un titre frontispice (frontispiece portrait) gravé sur Bois (engraving-wood) en noir + Vol. 1 : orné d'un avant-Titre frontispice gravé sur bois (engraving-wood) en noir et 24 planches hors-texte gavées sur bois (engraving-wood) en noir incluses dans la pagination ; Vol. 2 : orné de 4 planches hors-texte avec légendes en regard, Vol. 1: [24], 274, [12] pages; Vol. 2: 228, [19, 1 bl.] pages, Vol. 1: 1663 + Vol. 2: 1659 Amstelodami apud Joannem Jansonnium Editeur, bon état Jean VESLING (Minden 1598 - Padoue 1649) Rénovateur du Jardin botanique de Padoue, professeur d'anatomie au Collège de médecine de Venise, il effectua de nombreux voyages en Egypte pour étudier et recenser la flore locale. A Padoue où sons sens pédagogique exceptionnel attirait une foule d'étudiants, il reçut la chaire d'anatomie et de chirurgie (1632). Ses cours, illustrés de planches qu'il avait lui-même réalisées, sont rassemblés dans le Syntagma anatomicum. Il y décrit et représente les vaisseaux chylifères, et affirme que les veines qui transportent le sang dans l'oreillette droite sont au nombre de quatre. Par la suite il découvrit le canal thoracique.TRES RARE EDITION.bon état malgré les petits défauts signalés (very good condition in spite of the small defects indicated) ,

Couverture rigide. Condition: Bon. 1 f. [Amsterdam, Apud Joannem Janssonium], [1666], , 1 f, , Gravure en taille-douce du frontispice de l'ouvrage de Vesling, le Syntagma anatomicum Dimensions de la cuvette : 20.2 x 15.1 cm; de la planche : 22 x 16.7 cm. Minuscules taches.

Johannes Veslingâs Syntagma Anatomicum is one of the most influential anatomical treatises of the seventeenth century and a cornerstone in the advancement of modern anatomical science. Vesling, Professor of Anatomy at the University of Paduaâ"Europeâs foremost anatomical centerâ"presents a systematic and detailed study of the human body based on direct dissection and observation. The work reflects the scientific revolution in anatomy following Vesalius, presenting accurate descriptions of muscles, organs, vascular structures, and skeletal anatomy. Veslingâs text helped establish Padua as a leading center for anatomical teaching and influenced generations of physicians and surgeons throughout Europe. This edition is richly illustrated with finely engraved anatomical plates depicting full human figures, dissected musculature, internal organs, skeletal elements, and neurological structures. The engraved architectural title page, showing an anatomical theater scene, is especially striking and emblematic of early modern medical education. The illustrations combine scientific precision with artistic craftsmanship and were essential tools for teaching anatomy in the seventeenth century. The text is printed in Latin and represents one of the earliest comprehensive illustrated anatomical manuals used in medical education. Condition & Binding:ÂEarly full calf binding, likely contemporary or near-contemporary with publication, with raised bands and remnants of gilt tooling to spine. Binding shows expected age-related wear, including rubbing, scuffing, and cracking to leather surfaces, particularly along joints and spine. Spine worn with some loss to leather and surface abrasions; joints holding but fragile. Boards secure. Text block complete with engraved title page and multiple anatomical plates present. Pages show moderate age toning, scattered foxing, and occasional staining consistent with seventeenth-century medical texts. Overall- good.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Second edition. Quarto. (22), 558, (16) pp. with additional engraved title and 52 engraved plates. Hardcover, bound in full vellum with embossed gilt medallion on the front panel. Some discoloration to the vellum; lacking front free endpaper and engraved portrait of Blaes (not found in all copies), library stamp on the title page and prior owner's notes on the pastedown.

Engraved frontispiece only. Slightly trimmed outside borders, no affect. Beautiful engraving, clean and bold. Mounted at corners to larger plain white leaf. Suitable for framing, or perhaps mating with another copy. Illustrates Vesling seated below a swag of surgical instruments, indicating illustrations of the heart in a book being displayed by a skeletal corpse. Vesling?s Syntagma Anatomicum was a very popular anatomical textbook and was generally used in all universities of Europe for over fifty years. Citations: Wellcome 25042i. Choulant p.243.

Copenhagen, Petri Haubold, 1664. 8vo. In contemporary full vellum with blind-stamped boarders and ornamentation to boards. Light wear and miscolouring to extremities. Internally with occassional miscolouring, otherwise a good copy. (8), 248, (8), 248, (8), 100, (4), (24), 151, (11), 103, (1) pp. First edition of Thomas Bartholin?s work (De insolitis Partus Humanis) on observations and experiences with birth defects containing anatomical dissection and case stories from medical practice.

Editio secunda, priori emendatior, & locupletior. Gr-8vo. (26), 558, (16) S. Pergamenteinband der Zeit. Einband etwas fleckig, alter Besitzvermerk auf Vorsatz und Titel, ca 20 Blätter gering wasserrandig, 1 Textblatt mit kleinem reparierten Ausriss, 2 Blätter mit kleinen Randeinrissen, stellenweise leicht braunrandig. Insgesamt schönes, breitrandig beschnittenes Exemplar. Sprache: latein.

Hafniae, Apud Petrum Hauboldum, 1664, 8°, (8), 248 pp., mit Titelholzschnittvignette, feiner Halblederband im Stil d.Zt.; feines Exemplar. Rare - First Edition of "Vesling's posthumous papers contains much remarkable material that he would undoubtedly have formulated in more precise terms. Among the more notable things to be found in these papers (which were published by Thomas Bartholin) is a correction of his initial findings concerning the sexual organs of the viper and the scent glands of the snakes" DSB A native Westphalian, Johann Vesling (1598-1649) lived in Egypt for several years before becoming professor of anatomy and surgery at Padua in 1632. He was also director of the botanical gardens there and, in addition to his study of Egyptian flora, also led a scientific expedition to Crete in order to study its plant life. Erste Ausgabe. - DSB XIV, 12/13; Krivatsy 12325. -.