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Antique Print-T.90.-ANATOMY-HUMAN-SKULL-de Lairesse-Bidloo-1728

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Antique print, titled: ”T.90.” – Tab.90: A highly detailed anatomical representation of various cranial bones, with emphasis on the parietal, occipital, and temporal bones.
In Figures 1 & 2, the parietal bones (A) are seen both externally and internally, revealing the coronal suture (B), sagittal suture (C), and lambdoid suture (D). Internally, one observes numerous vascular grooves (B) and nutrient foramina (C, D), with spongy diplo? (E) tissue visible between the cortical plates.
Figure 3 illustrates the occipital bone (A) with the prominent foramen magnum (B) allowing for passage of the medulla oblongata and blood vessels. The occipital condyles (C) articulate with the atlas, while the external occipital protuberance and nuchal lines (D) serve as muscle attachment points.
Figure 4 displays the inner surface of the occipital bone, highlighting impressions from the venous sinuses (B?F) and small foramina (G) for vessels.
Figure 5 presents the temporal bone, showing the external acoustic meatus (A), mandibular fossa (B), mastoid process (D), and components of the zygomatic arch (E).
Figure 6 details the petrous part of the temporal bone (A) containing the tympanic cavity, labyrinth (cochlea and vestibule), and semicircular canals vital for hearing and balance.
Figures 7 & 8 provide internal diagrams of the bony labyrinth (A), with its intricate network of canals (B), and the cochlea (D), coiled in a spiral with multiple turns.
Figure 9 shows the auditory ossicles: the malleus (A), incus (B), stapes (C), and the lenticular process (D).
Figure 10 elaborates on the malleus, including its head (A), manubrium (C), and ligamentous connections (D?F) to the tympanic membrane and adjacent bones.
Figures 11 & 12 present the incus and stapes, with detailed anatomy of their articulating processes, joints, and the oval window to which the stapes is connected.Original legend sheet available on request (if available due to legends of 2 plates being on 1 sheet).

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Description

Medium: Copperplate engraving on hand laid (verge) paper.

Sheet size: 34.5 x 51 cm (13.58 x 20.08 inch). Image size: 26 x 42 cm. (10.24 x 16.54 inch).

Condition: good, given age. Light foxing, creasing and soiling, mostly affecting the margin. Some tears in paper edges, not effecting the image. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.

T.90.-ANATOMY-HUMAN-SKULL | BOEK-BIDLOO

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

Ontleding des Menschelyken Lichaams’, Utrecht, 1728, published by Jacob van Poolsum. A later Dutch version of Govard Bidloo’s most famous work, his monumental Anatomia humani corporis published in Amsterdam in 1685, containing 107 copperplate engravings. Like so many large and expensive anatomical atlases of the time, the work was not a financial success, and in 1690 he published a Dutch translation entitled, Ontleding des menschelyken lichaams, using the same plates. When this edition did not sell well either, Bidloo’s publisher sold 300 of the extra printed plates to William Cowper, a noted English anatomist. Cowper published the plates with his own, English language text in Oxford in 1698 under the title, Anatomy of the humane bodies, without mentioning Bidloo or the artists of the original plates. Cowper went so far as to use Bidloo’s engraved allegorical title page, amended with an irregular piece of paper lettered: “The anatomy of the humane bodies …,” which fits over the Dutch title (see a comparison here). A number of vitriolic exchanges took place between Bidloo and Cowper, including several pamphlets published in each anatomist’s defense. Cowper claimed, without much evidence presented, that the plates were not Bidloo’s at all, but that they were commissioned by Jan Swammerdam (1637?1680) and that after his death Swammerdam’s widow had sold them to Bidloo. The illustrations in Bidloos’ work were drawn by Gerard de Lairesse (1640?1711) and engraved by Abraham Blooteling (1640?1690) and Peter van Gunst (1659??1724?).

Reference: Choulant, L. History and bibliography of anatomic illustration. Trans. and annotated by Mortimer Frank. (New York: Hafner, 1962). Pp. 250-253; Russell, K. F. British anatomy, 1525?1800: a bibliography of works published in Britain, America and on the Continent. 2nd ed. (Winchester, Hampshire: St. Paul’s Bibliographies, 1987). Introduction and nos. 211-214; National Library of Medicine (US) Unique ID: 2312021R.

Text page included (if available, due to 2 text pages printed on ene shheet, otherwise a copy).

Biography engraver: Gerard de Lairesse (1640?1711) was a Dutch Golden Age painter and art theorist, known for his classical and allegorical themes.

Biography artist: Govard Bidloo (1649?1713) was a Dutch physician, anatomist, and poet, renowned for his anatomical atlas and contribution to medical illustration.

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Dimensions 51 × 34 × 1 cm

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