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Johannes Scultetus

Armamentarium Chirurgicum, 1665

Estimate

€ 80 - 150

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€ 206

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Information

Venice, Combi & La Nou, 1665. In 8°. Frontispiece engraved in copper, with 28 numbered plates (of 44), brand engraved in wood on the title page, slight marginal foxing, light water stain on the upper margin of the last installments, contemporary parchment binding, handwritten title on the spine, stain on the plate anterior, defects.

Specialist Notes

First edition printed in Italy of the most important surgical treatise of the century. XVII. This specimen contains 28 of the 44 copper engraved plates depicting surgical instruments and procedures in use at the time.