BARTHOLINUS, THOMAS. 1616-1680.


Anatomia, ex Caspari Bartholini Parentis Institutionibus, Omniumque Recentiorum & propriis Observationibus, Tertium ad Sanguinis Circulationem Reformata. The Hague: Adriaan Vlacq, 1655. 8vo (203 x 120 mm). Engraved frontispiece, engraved portrait, 8 folding plates, 66 illustrations in text. 17th century sheep, spine gilt, marbled endpapers. Wear to covers, first two plates with old tape repair over tears, browning. Thomas Bartholin (Latinized as Bartholinus), first published a revision of his father Caspar Bartholin's anatomy text in 1641, but this 1655 edition featured greatly improved illustrations. His observations on the lymphatic system, identifying it as an entirely independent system within in the body, were his most significant contributions. It also includes an important discussion of the heart and circulatory system. Heirs of Hippocrates 514; Krivatsy 775.