A survey of the microcosme; or, The anatomy of the bodies of man and woman. Wherein the skin, veins, arteries, nerves, muscles, viscera, bones, and ligaments thereof are accurately delineated, and so disposed by pasting, as that all parts of the said bodies, both internal and external, are exactly represented in their proper site. Useful for all physicians, chyrurgeons, statuaries, painters, &c. / By Michael Spaher of Tyrol, and Remilinus. Corrected by Clopton Havers.
1702
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Title
A survey of the microcosme; or, The anatomy of the bodies of man and woman. Wherein the skin, veins, arteries, nerves, muscles, viscera, bones, and ligaments thereof are accurately delineated, and so disposed by pasting, as that all parts of the said bodies, both internal and external, are exactly represented in their proper site. Useful for all physicians, chyrurgeons, statuaries, painters, &c. / By Michael Spaher of Tyrol, and Remilinus. Corrected by Clopton Havers.
Uniform title
Catoptrum microcosmicum. English
Edition
The 2d ed.
Created/published
London : D. Midwinter and T. Leigh, 1702.
Description
11 unnumbered pages : illustrations ; 42 cm
Associated name
Remmelin, Johann, 1583-1632. author.
Cited/described in
English Short Title Catalog, ǂc T147736
Item Details
Call number
271200 (folio)
Folger-specific note
From dealer's description: "Remmelin (Johann, & Michael Spaher of Tyrol). A Survey of the Microcosme: or, The Anatomy of the Bodies of Man and Woman. Wherein the skin, veins, arteries, nerves, muscles, viscera, bones and ligaments thereof are accurately delineated, and so disposed by pasting, as that all aparts of the said bodies, both internal and external, are exactly represented in their proper site. Useful for all physicians, chyrurgeons, statuaries, painters, &c., corrected by Clopton Havers, M.D. and Fellow of the Royal Society, 2nd edition, printed for Dan. Midwinter, and Tho. Leigh at the Rose and Crown in St. Paul's-Church-Yard, 1702, printed title, engraved plate of the human body showing the skin and veins, 3 engraved plates or 'visio', with moveable parts, and 4 pages of description for the plates, generally in good condition, and understood to be complete with all hinged overlays, some light soiling to margins, first leaf of descriptive text with short closed tear to lower blank margin, without loss, not affecting text, contemporary marbled boards, heavily rubbed and marked, slim square folio (sheet size 42 x 32 cm/16.5 x 12.5 ins). ESTC T147736. Russell 697. A translation of the Catoptrum Microcosmici of 1613, and revised by Clopton Havers, the present work is one of the most elaborate large-scale early books with moveable parts, allowing the reader to learn human anatomy interactively with their own hands and eyes. The 'Microcosme' refers to the classical notion of the human body as a microcosm of the universe. The plates employ an ingenious system of overlays to reveal the successive anatomical features of the human body." Ordered from Christopher Edwards D9317, 2019-06-28, Dominic Winter auction: The library & the picture collection of the late Martin Woolf Orskey, June 26, 2019, Lot 120. Purchase made possible by The K. Frank and Joycelyn C. Austen Acquisitions Endowment.