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Books, Autographs & Prints / Part I

Tuesday 30 March 2021, 03:00 PM • Rome

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Willis, Thomas

Pathologiae cerebri, et nervosi generis specimen. In quo agitur de morbis convulsivis, et de scurvy, 1670

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€ 150 - 200

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€ 218

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Information

Amsterdam, Daniel Elzevier, 1670. In 12th. Frieze on the title page, a & nbsp; a c. * 6v chalcographic portrait of the author, light browning, back binding in half green leather, smooth spine author and title in gold, defects. & Nbsp;



Specialist Notes

1670 edition of the famous work of the English physician Thomas Willis (1621-1675), & nbsp; the last of his studies on the anatomy of the brain began with "Cerebri anatome", considered one of the most important early studies on the neurophysiology of the brain. Willis introduces a new theory on the causes of epilepsy and makes an important contribution to psychiatry that divides mental from neurological diseases. The Treatise on Scurvy at the end of the volume.

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