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VIEUSSENS (RAYMOND)
Neurographia universalis. Hoc est, omnium corporis humani nervorum, simul & cerebri, medullaeque spinalis descriptio anatomica, FIRST EDITION, Lyon, J. Certe, 1684

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VIEUSSENS (RAYMOND)

Neurographia universalis. Hoc est, omnium corporis humani nervorum, simul & cerebri, medullaeque spinalis descriptio anatomica, FIRST EDITION, first issue, half-title, title printed in red and black with engraved vignette, full-page engraved arms of the dedicatee, engraved portrait of the author, 21 engraved plates (of 24, the 3 missing supplied from later editions, 16 folding made up of between 2 and 6 sheets joined), 8 engraved illustrations in the text, contemporary panelled calf, rebacked preserving original spine [Garrison-Morton 1379; Krivatsy 12403; Norman 2153; Wellcome 5346004], folio (341 x 220mm.), Lyon, J. Certe, 1684

Footnotes

Vieussens (1641-1715), professor of Montpellier, was "the first to describe the centrum ovale correctly", and his Neurographia universalis "threw new light on the subject of the configuration and structure of the brain, spinal cord, and nerves. With numerous large folding copperplates, it is considered the best illustrated work on the nervous system printed in the 17th century" (Garrison-Morton).

Provenance: Thomas Symonds of Pengethley Manor, Herefordshire, with his bookplate, ownership inscription, note of price paid ("Pr. 30s."), long note inside upper cover referring to other works on neurology, an 8-page manuscript index tipped-in inside upper cover, and several annotations including on margins of plate 23.

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