Mikrokosmographia : a description of the body of man : together with the controuersies thereto belonging

Alternate Title:

Description of the body of man

Name:

Crooke, Helkiah, 1576-1648; Bauhin, Caspar, 1560-1624; Du Laurens, André, 1558-1609

Timespan:

Early works to 1800

Date:

1615

Language:

English

Provenance:

Furness, Horace Howard, Jr. (donor); Furness, Louise Brooks Winsor (donor); Lonsdale (stamp)

Publisher:

Printed by William Iaggard dwelling in the Barbican, and are there to be sold

Subject:

Human anatomy -- Early works to 1800; Human anatomy

Resource Type:

Text

Physical Description:

24 unnumbered pages, 877, 888-1111, that is, 1011 pages, 3 unnumbered pages : illustrations; 34 cm (folio)

Related Place:

England -- London.

Rights:

http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/

Notes:

One of several variants issued in 1615. This one has cancellandum t.p. with blank verso, the word "London" in the imprint, the added bifolium in prelims., and does not have "Published by the Kings Maiesties especiall direction and warrant according to the first integrity, as it was originally written by the author" on t.p. Cf. ESTC.; First word of title in Greek letters.; Dedicatory letter in Latin.; Signatures: [par.]⁴ [italic par.]² chi², ²[par.]⁴, B-4P⁶ 4Q⁴.; Numerous errors in paging including the omission of the numbers 878-887; pages 1010 and 1011 misnumbered 1110 and 1111.; Numerous woodcut ill.; woodcut initials and head-pieces.; Preliminary leaves may be misbound in library's copy.; Imperfect: first leaf (blank) and leaf chi2 (Greek verses by Ambrose Fisher) wanting; last leaf mounted.

Physical Location:

Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Furness Collection, Folio QM21 .C76 1615

Collection:

STC Collection (University of Pennsylvania); Horace Howard Furness Memorial Library (University of Pennsylvania); English Renaissance in Context Collection (University of Pennsylvania)