Lot 1161
1161
SCARPA, A. Tabulae neurologicae ad illustrandam historiam anatomicam cardiacorum nervorum, noni nervorum cerebri (…). Pavia, B. Comini, 1794. (4), 45 pp. W. 14 engr. plates (7 in outlines). Lge-fol. Cont. (worn) brds., uncut. (Extremities a bit dam., paper on spine partly gone, some minor marg. foxing spots, else a fine and clean copy with ample margins).
First edition of Scarpa's anatomic masterpiece with seven life-size plates, engraved from Scarpa's own drawings by Faustino Anderloni (1766-1847). 'This elegantly illustrated anatomical atlas is regarded as Scarpa's greatest work. The result of 20 years of research, it includes the first proper delineation of the glossopharyngeal, vagus, hypoglossal, and cardiac nerves, and the first demonstration of cardiac innervation. Scarpa was a skillful draughtsman. He personally trained Faustino Anderloni, the artist who made the drawings and engraved the copperplates for his books' (Garrison-Morton). - Choulant-Frank 299; G-M 1253; Heirs of Hippocrates 1105; Norman 1897; Waller 8545.€ 1000
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