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Falloppio, Gabriele
Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 GBP
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Description
- Falloppio, Gabriele
- Observationes anatomicae. Venice: Marcantonio Ulmo (Grazioso Perchacino), 1561
- Paper
8vo (143 x 95mm.), woodcut printer's device on title-page and another above colophon, woodcut initials, old limp vellum (probably a remboitage), without final blank leaf, small hole at foot of title-page (with loss of printer's surname), light dampstaining, a few marginal wormholes, binding soiled
Literature
Censimento 16 CNCE 18526; Durling 1440; Eimas 331; Garrison-Morton 1208; Norman 757
Condition
Condition is described in the main body of the cataloguing, where appropriate
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
First edition. Falloppio (1523-1562), pupil of and successor to Vesalius in the Chair of Anatomy at Padua, respectfully notes in this text some errors of Vesalius's De humani corporis fabrica of 1543. "Observationes was Falloppius' most important work and the only one published in his lifetime" (Eimas), and it includes his renowned description of the uterine, now Fallopian, tubes. It was quickly reissued by Ulmo in 1562, with some of the text reprinted and the now redundant errata leaf (*8) cancelled.