1750/​6126

Frederic Ruysch: Opera omnia anatomico-medico-chirurgica […]. + Thesaurus Animalum primus […]. 2 vols. Amsterdam: Janssonio-Waesberg 1737–44. 4to. Richly illust. with engraved folding plates throughout. Browning to some plates and text leaves. Bound in cont. green vellum. Wear and marks. (2)

Frederik Ruysch was a Dutch Botanist, anatomist artist and early museologist. He is remembered for his developments in anatomical preservation and the creation of dioramas or scenes incorporating human body parts.

Provenance: Book Collector and Doctor of Medicine Torben Schiødt (1926–2009).

Auction

Books and manuscripts, 12 December 2017

Category

Books & manuscripts

Estimate

4,000–6,000 DKK

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Price realised

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