Publication Date: 1663
Seller: Mats Rehnström Rare Books SVAF, ILAB, Stockholm, Sweden
Condition: Good. Copenhagen, H. Gödiani, (1663). 4:o. (4),52 pp. & 3 engraved plates. Sewn in later wrappers. Spine defective. Occasional stains. Remains of an old label on back wrapper. Bibliotheca danica I:774. An attempt to conduct a dissection according to Lodewijk de Bils' method. Bils, or Bilsius (1624-71), a Dutch nobleman, was a self taught and unqualified anatomist. He stirred considerable controversy through works in which he claimed to have discovered methods for preserving corpses for years and dissecting live animals without spilling blood. He also published fantastic theories on the lymph vessels and the chylus which aroused strong opposition.