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Description: This very fine engraving originates from 'Anatomica operum omnium' by Adrianus Spigelius (Adriaan van den Spiegel), published by J. Blaeu, Amsterdam 1645. This splendidly produced edition of Spigelius' Collected Works was edited by the Dutch physician Van der Linden. This volume has 117 anatomical plates. 78 are by Casserius, intended for 'Theatrum Anatomicum', an anatomical atlas that was still unpublished at his death in 1616. The remainder was prepared by Bucretius. The complete set of plates is seen as the most important anatomical illustration of the post-Vesalian period, and among the finest produced in the seventeenth century. Artists and Engravers: Authors: Adriaan van den Spiegel, (also: Adrianus Spigelius) (1578-1625) was a Flemish anatomist. For much of his career he practiced medicine in Padua. He studied anatomy under Girolamo Fabrizio (1537-1619) and Julius Casserius (Giulio Casseri: 1552-1616). He became professor of Anatomy in 1615, succeeding Casserius. His best work on anatomy is De humani corporis fabrica libri X which was published posthumously in 1627. He borrowed the title from 'De humani corporis fabrica' by Vesalius. Julius Casserius (1561-1616): anatomist and surgeon. Studied at the University of Padua with the renowned Girolamo Fabrizzio. Although offered the chair of anatomy by the universities of Parma and Turin, he always refused because he was convinced he would succeed Fabrizio, the chair once held by Vesalius. He succeeded Fabrizio in 1604. His magnus opus, Tabulae Anatomicae LXXIIX", was first published posthumously in 1627 by Daniel Rindfleisch (Bucretius), a German physician who edited and published the work after Casserio's death. Artist: Odoardo Fialetti (1573-1638) was a late-Mannerist Italian painter and printmaker. Born in Bologna, Fialetti initially apprenticed with Giovanni Battista Cremonini, and later under Tintoretto, with whom he was a favorite. Engravers: J. Maurer, Valesio.
Technical Details
- Subject: Very rare anatomical print. Plate, Lib. IV, Tab. XXIX-XLIII. Set of 14 (of 15) plates showing the muscles and bones of the legs, calf, thigh and feet. Also depicted is the hip joint with its bones. Plate 38-41 show only the lower leg, plate 42-43 show only details of feet. The anatomical models are portrayed within a decorated landscape background. Plate XXXVI is lacking from the set. A copy of the associated text included.
- Size (in inch): The overall size is ca. 10.6 x 16.5 inch. The image size is ca. 8.3 x 13.8 inch.
- Size (in cm): The overall size is ca. 27 x 42 cm. The image size is ca. 21 x 35 cm.
- Medium: Copperplate engraving on a verge type handlaid paper.
- Condition: Very good, given age. General age-related toning and/or occasional light stains from handling. Please study scan carefully.