Albinus, Explicatio tabularum anatomicarum, Leiden, 1744, contemporary calf

ALBINUS, BERNHARD SIEGFRIED

Explicatio tabularum anatomicarum Bartholomaei Eustachii. Leiden: Jan Arnold Langerak and Jan and Herman Verbeek, 1744

folio (397 x 239mm.), half-title, title printed in red and black with engraved device, 82 engraved plates (7 folding, each with 2 plates pasted together), contemporary speckled calf, spine gilt in compartments, occasional light browning, joints cracked, extremities slightly rubbed

Albinus' edition of Eustachi contains extensive commentary and notes on Eustachi's original text (first printed in 1564, though the plates only came to light in 1714), with new plates engraved by Wandelaer.

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