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The embryological treatises of Hieronymus Fabricius of Aquapendente : The formation of the egg and of the chick, De formatione ovi et pulli, [and] The formed fetus, De formato foetu / A facsimile ed., with an introduction, a translation, and a commentary by Howard B. Adelmann
by Fabricius, Hieronymus ab Aquapendente (1533-1619) author; Adelmann, Howard B. (Howard Bernhardt) (1898-1988), translator and commentator
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About This Item
Ithaca, N.Y : Cornell University Press, 1942. 2nd edition. Hardcover. 1967 re-issue of 1942 facsimile edition. Two-volume set including slipcase. Near fine copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Panel edges very slightly dust-toned as with age. Corners sharp with an overall tight, bright and clean impression. Physical description; 2 v: ill, plates; 28 cm. Series; Cornell publications in the history of science. Includes notes, references, and index. Subjects; Human anatomy - Early works to 1800. Embryology.
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- The embryological treatises of Hieronymus Fabricius of Aquapendente : The formation of the egg and of the chick, De formatione ovi et pulli, [and] The formed fetus, De formato foetu / A facsimile ed., with an introduction, a translation, and a commentary by Howard B. Adelmann
- Author
- Fabricius, Hieronymus ab Aquapendente (1533-1619) author; Adelmann, Howard B. (Howard Bernhardt) (1898-1988), translator and commentator
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
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- 1
- Edition
- 2nd edition
- Publisher
- Ithaca, N.Y : Cornell University Press
- Date Published
- 1942
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