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VESALIUS (ANDREAS)
Anatomia, 2 parts in 1 vol., [Venice, Giovanni Antonio and Giacomo de Franceschis, 1604]

24 June 2015, 11:00 BST
London, Knightsbridge

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VESALIUS (ANDREAS)

Anatomia, 2 parts in 1 vol., large woodcut device on second title, woodcut initials and head-pieces, numerous woodcut anatomical illustrations, lacks half-title and general engraved title (supplied in facsimile), old vellum, some surface stains and marks [Krivatsy 12318; Wellcome 11205445], folio (325 x 215mm.), [Venice, Giovanni Antonio and Giacomo de Franceschis, 1604]

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The fifth edition of De humani corporis fabrica, closely following the 1568 Francesco de' Franceschis edition and using the same woodcut blocks by Criegher.

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