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Antique Print-T.92.-UPPER-JAW-NASAL-BONES-TEETH-SPHENOID-de Lairesse-Bidloo-1728

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Antique print, titled: ”T.92.” – Tab.92: TThis detailed anatomical illustration displays the bones of the upper jaw and nasal region, seen primarily from the front and slightly from below. Eleven bones are counted, although some are composed of multiple segments. The first pair (A) forms the lower orbit (eye socket) and gives rise to protrusions contributing to the zygomatic (B) and maxillary (C) bones. The second pair (D) helps shape the inner corner of the orbit, includes a lacrimal foramen, and is very thin and translucent. The third pair (E) is the largest, forming the bulk of the maxilla, upper dental arch, and part of the palate, featuring a large internal cavity rich in marrow. The fourth pair (F) forms the upper nasal region, rectangular and bony, and lies adjacent to the nasal septum. Additional paired bones shape the nasal floor and posterior palate. The unpaired eleventh bone, the vomer, forms the lower part of the nasal septum and joins with multiple structures. The sphenoid bone is highlighted for its complex anatomy, wing-like extensions, and role in cranial base structure, with several foramina for cranial nerves and vessels. The ethmoid bone, porous and sponge-like, forms the roof of the nasal cavity, part of the orbit, and houses the crista galli (‘cock’s comb’). The nasal septum, partially cartilaginous, and small bones that ossify with age, complete the internal nasal architecture. In the second illustration, various bones are labeled, including the occipital (A), parietal (B), temporal (C), zygomatic (D), maxillary (F), and vomer (I). Also shown are foramina, muscle attachment points, and internal bony landmarks. The mandible, detailed in figures I and III, is described as a robust, single bone in adults, arch-shaped and internally hollow, with two major upward processes (C, D), and numerous ridges, notches, and foramina for nerves and vessels. 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.92.-UPPER-JAW-NASAL-BONES-VOMER-SPHENOID-ETHMOID | 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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