Adriani Spigelii Bruxellensis Equitis D. Marci, olim in Patavino Gymnasio Anatomiæ et Chirurgiæ Professoris primarii Opera Quæ extant, Omnia. Ex recensione Ioh: Antonidæ Vander Linden Med. Doct. et Professoris in Academia Franekerana.
2 vols in 1: [18], 303, [15], 199, [4], [2], xxxv, [5], xxxviiij-lxxcvj, [6] p., 110 leaves of plates; [8], 155, [9] p., 1 leaf of plates: illus., port (engravings); 422 mm.
General Note
Adriaan van den Spiegel (Adrianus Spigelius) was a Flemish anatomist who studied and practiced medicine in Padua. His most famous work on anatomy, published posthumously in 1627, was De humani corporis fabrica libri X tabulis aere icisis exornati which was seen as an update of Vesalius's work.
The work published here as two volumes in one, edited by Daniel Bucretius, opens with a half-title (Adriani Spigellii Bruxellensis opera omnia quæ extant.) followed by an engraved illustrated title-page signed by Odoardo Fialetti ('Odoardus Fialettij delineauit'). In this copy the engraved portrait of Spiegel by Jeremias Flack appears facing the title-page to vol. 1 (Adriani Spigelii Bruxellensis Anatomica operum omnium tomus I). The separate title-pages for both vol. 1 and vol. 2 have Blaeu's device, an armillary sphere with motto "Indefessus agendo". The Roman numerals in the date are formed with reversed Cs.
Provenance
On the verso of the engraved illustrated title-page there is an illegible monogram in ink with the year 1710 in ink below it.
Binding Note
The spine has a red morocco label lettered in gilt 'Spiegelii Opera'.