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Vessling's Anatomy Textbook 1666 Edition

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Title: Syntagma Anatomicum Commentario Atque Appendice ex Veterum, Recentiorum, Propiisque, Observationibus, Illustratum & Auctum
Author: Vesling, Johannes
Description: [22], 558, [16] pp. Appendix by Gerard Blaes. Additional engraved title and 52 engraved plates (three of which are cancels pasted over other engravings). (4to) 8½x6¾, later full vellum, gilt device on front."A native Westphalian, Vesling lived in Egypt for several years before becoming professor of anatomy and surgery at Padua in 1632. He was also director of the botanical gardens there and, in addition to his study of Egyptian flora, also led a scientific expedition to Crete in order to study its plant life. The present work is his most important contribution and was popular as a textbook for a number of years. Vesling aimed to explain the parts of the body as they were encountered during dissection and to avoid discussion of theoretical matters in order not to create confusion. However, he departed from his stated purpose to give a clear picture of the circulation of the blood and action of the heart based on Harvey's research. His descriptions of the lymphatics and assertion that four pulmonary veins normally empty into the heart's left auricle are of particular scientific significance." (Heirs of Hippocrates)
Heading: Place Published: Amsterdam
Publisher: Joannem Janssonium
Date Published: 1666