Author: Malpighi, Marcello (1628-1694)
Title: ANATOME PLANTARUM. Cui subjungitur Appendix .. ejusdem authoris de OVO INCUBATO Observationes [dedicated to Royal Society, London, here bound with 2nd Work]: OPERA POSTHUMA Quibus praefationes, & Animadversiones addidit .. Faustinus Gavinellus publicus anatomiae lector.
Description: London & Venice, Johannis Martyn, Regiae Societatis Typographi, 1st ed; 2nd work A. Poleti, 3rd edition. 1675, 1698 Engraved title vignettes to both Works, 61 + 19 copperplates of plants (1st Work frontispiece lacking), + portrait of Malpighi in 2nd Work . Folio (36x22cm), 2 Works bound together in 1 volume, contemporary full leather, spine on 6 cords with elaborate gilt tooling & leather title label, floral gilt edges (small loss at head of spine, tips bumped). First Work [4], 15, [5], 82, [2], 20pp + LIV, VII leaves of plates + text illustrations & diagrams. TP in red & black with coat-of-arms, small hole & loss of text (repaired from back), occasional water staining, including the plates. 2nd Work (OPERA POSTHUMA) with engraved portrait of Malpighi, TP in red & black, [24], 334, [2]pp., XIX, [1] leaves of plates, illustrated frontis bound at end. 1st Work LACKS leaf 1 (intaglio frontis + license), otherwise both Works collated complete. *Malpighi was called the "Founder of microscopical anatomy, histology & Father of physiology and embryology". In his autobiography, Malpighi himself described the 1st Work here, published by the Royal Society, as "the most elegant format in the whole literate world".

Keywords: botany anatomy engravings Italian female artist


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