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Illustrated by 13 tipped-in plates, copper engraved, folded.
Vallisnieri stated that scientific knowledge is acquired through experience and reasoning. This is the principle which followed for the anatomical sections and description of insects.
Chapters dedicated to the "Monster born in Milan" with the description of Carlo Mazzucchilli and followed by descriptions of other "monsters" such as the one born in Bologna, the "bicorporeal" cut by Mr. Zambeccari or the "two-bodied monster of a cat, but with only one head".
Relatives, 500. Gamba, 2482 (note). Morazzoni, 259. Waller, 9792; Blake, 468; Heirs of Hippocrates, 706.
CONTENTS
Among the numerous scientific topics such as sperm worms or the eggs of viviparous females, of particular interest are the chapters dedicated to the "Monster born in Milan" with the description of Carlo Mazzucchilli and followed by descriptions of other "monsters" such as the one born in Bologna, the "bicorporeal" cut by Mr. Zambeccari or the "two-bodied monster of a cat, but with only one head".
The "History of the generation of man and of animals, whether from spermatic vermicelli or from eggs" contains some of Vallisnieri's most important writings on embryology and on the generation of insects and parasites. With a treatise on sterility, and its remedies, an academic discourse on the connexion of all created things, and with some observations of Illustrious men.
Antonio Vallisneri (1661-1730), Italian physician, scientist, naturalist and biologist, was the author of important studies on the generation of insects, animals in general, man and plants, as well as works on anatomy. He is known for having been one of the first medical researchers to have proposed the abandonment of Aristotelian theory in favor of the experimental approach based on scientific principles advocated by Galileo Galilei.
CONDITION REPORT
In 8th, pp. [14], 490, [2]. Coeval full parchment binding. with visible bindings and leather plug, with gold-embossed title on the smooth spine. Sprayed and burnished cuts. First endpaper and title page restored, without compromising the text. Page 260 text broken up by white space and then printed further down, without compromising the text. Page 333 small hole in the upper part. Wide margins with author's notes. Precious friezes and woodcut drop caps. 13 tipped-in plates engraved in copper, folded, numbered I-XIII, bound at the end.
FULL TITLE & AUTHORS
History of the generation of man, and of animals, whether from spermatic vermicelli or from eggs; with a treatise on the end of sterility and its remedies; with a treatise on the end of sterility and its remedies, with the criticism of superfluous and harmful things, with an academic discourse on the connection of all created things, and with some letters, rare histories, observations of illustrious men. By Antonio Vallisneri, Primary Public Professor of Theoretical Medicine at the University of Padua, Colleague of the Accademia de' Curiosi in Germany, & c. To Sacred Cesarea Royal Catholic Majesty of Charles VI Imperador de' Romans, King of Germany, Spain, Hungary and Bohemia, Archduke of Austria, &c. &c.
In Venice: near Gio. Gabbriel Hertz, 1721
Antonio Vallisneri 67237877
