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MALPIGHII Marcelli : Opera Posthuma Figuris Illuftrata.
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MALPIGHII Marcelli : Opera Posthuma Figuris Illuftrata.
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Estimate €400 - €500
Voluntary lot
Description
MALPIGHII Marcelli : Opera Posthuma Figuris Illuftrata... ejufdem Vita.... Londini Churchill 1697. one vol. in-folio full contemporary vellum, engraved portrait, at the end of the work an engraved plate of felines, and 19 plates of anatomy and plants (angular wetness). Followed by MALPIGHII Marcelli: Structura Glandularum Conglobatarum... Londini, Chifwell 1697.1st plate of vellum slightly detached, inner hinge open, otherwise very fresh and in fine contemporary condition. Malpighi is considered to be the founder of histology or microscopic anatomy. He was also the first to dissect a silkworm under a microscope and to publish a monograph on the silk-producing organs. Before him, the silkworm was considered to have no organs. He was also the first to study the appearance of the chick embryo and to work on embryology. In botany, he was one of the pioneers in the study of plant development and the microscopic study of plant tissues.
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