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9 plates, engraved on copper, the most famous of which represents a model of a prosthesis for the whole human body used to rectify dislocations (invented by Angelus Carlescus). Following nbr. instruments: scalpels, fistulas, forceps, specula, etc. This edition is supplemented by a text by M.-A. Severino (1580-1656) on surgery.
G.-F. d'Acquapendente (1537-1619) was a pupil of Fallope and Vesalius in Padua where he taught himself for 50 years. 67283111
