Sales catalogue 15: R Lier & Co

Date:
1930
Reference:
WA/HMM/CM/Sal/40/13
Catalogue details

Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Sales catalogue 15: R Lier & Co. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    oe aes 98 302. SOEMMERING, S. Th. v. Abbildungen der menschlichen Organe des Geschmackes und der Stimme. 12 leaves. With four copperplates, two of which in outline. Folio. Not bound, uncut copy. Frankfurt, 1806. Frs. 35. — First edition. Choulant-Frank p. 310. ‘‘ The book, by the way, contains only representations of the tongue and the male larynx. The presentations of the tongue are of especially great value ” (Ch. Frk.). 303. SOLENANDER, Reinerius. Consiliorum medicinalium sectiones quinque. 10 leaves, 517 pp., 13 leaves. With large ana- tomical woodcut (on p. 170). Printer’s device on first and last leaf. Folio. Original vellum. Frankfurt, Wechel, 1596. Frs. 60. — Contains about 140 medical observations, many of which of anato- mical and surgical interest. Besides this work contains on page 16 an interesting mention of Vesalius. 304. STROMER, Henricus, de Aurbach. Saluberrimae adver- sus pestilentiam observationes recens editae. Black letter. 26 lea- ves. With nice woodcut border around the title, in the finest Re- naissance style. Woodcut initials. Quarto. Modern half vellum. (Strassburg), Joannes Grueninger, 1518. ¥Frs. 140. — Heinrich Stromer, from Auerbach (Bavaria), 1482-1542, professor of, medicine and councilman at Leipzig, built ‘‘ Auerbach’s Keller ’’, celebra- ted through Goethe’s Faust. | Dedicated by the author to Albrecht von Brandenburg, archbishop of Magdeburg and elector of Mayence, to whom he was body-physician. We mention: De presagiis pestilentiae. De fuga. De salubritate aeris conservanda. De fructibus et potu. De medicinis a peste preser- vantibus. Ete. Fine copy. Rare. — See reproduction p. 97. Sue, J., see ur. 256. 305. SWAMMERDAM, Jan. Biblia naturae sive historia insectorum in classes certas redacta; nec non exemplis et anato- mico variorum animalculorum examine, tabulis illustrata. Ace. praefatio, in qua vitam auctoris descripsit, H. Boerhaave. Two vols. (Dutch and Latin parallel text). 31 leaves, 546° (badly“num. bered 550) pp., 1 leaf between pp. 86-87, 2 leaves, pp. 551-910, 18 leaves, 124 pp. With 53 excellent folding plates, engraved by J. v. d. SPYK. Four nice devices. Stout folio. Pretty original calf bindings, backs gilt. Leyden, 1737-1738. Frs. 200. — Very fine copy of this celebrated folio work on entomology of this great Dutch naturalist. Brunet V, 599. ‘¢ Swammerdam’s experimental ingenuity and penetrating insight clearly surpassed that of any of his contemporaries, not excepting Steno and Glisson ”’ (Fulton, Muscular Contraction). ‘¢ Swammerdam (1637-1686). He was best known for his discoveries in connection with insects ’’? (Power-Thompson). ~ Swammerdam’s best work is contained in the huge Biblia Natu-
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