Osteographia, or The anatomy of the bones / By William Cheselden surgeon to Her Majesty ; F.R.S. surgeon to St. Thomas's Hospital, and member of the Royal Academy of Surgery at Paris

William Cheselden

RA Collection: Book

Record number

18/2127

Author

Variant Title

Anatomy of the bones

Imprint

London: MDCCXXXIII

Physical Description

[62] p., [28] pl.: [28] pl., [24] illus.; 510 mm.

General Note

This copy of the Osteographia lacks most of the text and plates. For a description of a complete copy in this library see 03/2856.

The title-page and dedication to Queen Caroline are engraved. The title-page vignette shows a camera obscura being used to create a more exact image for the work.

Provenance

A pencil inscription on the front pastedown reads, 'Presented from the Library of / Jean Spencer 11/07'.

Binding Note

Both boards are detached and the leather spine has almost totally deteriorated.

Subject

Bones - Anatomy - Skeleton - Bone diseases - People
Manuals - Great Britain - 18th century
Pictorial works - Great Britain - 18th century

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