Complete Record - Heirs of Hippocrates No. 451

JEAN RIOLAN (1580-1657) A sure guide; or, The best and nearest way to physick and chyrurgery. . . . Being an anatomical description of the whole body of man, and its parts. . . . Written in Latin. . . . Englished by Nicholas Culpeper. Printed by John Streater 1671 3rd ed. [8] 288 [11] pp., 24 plates. 29.7 cm.

For more information on this author or work, see number: 450

First published in 1649, this work was considered the best anatomical textbook of its time. Riolan added greatly to anatomical knowledge, and his textbook was widely used for many years, being translated into several languages. The twenty-four plates are taken from the Syntagma anatomicum, an anatomical manual by Johann Vesling (see No. 476).

See Related Record(s): 476

Cited references: Cushing R170; Osler 3810; Russell 705

Gift of John Martin, M.D.