Complete Record - Heirs of Hippocrates No. 513

THOMAS BARTHOLIN (1616-1680) De lacteis thoracicis in homine brutisque. Typis & impensis Benedicti Guaschi 1654 [79]-168 pp. 14.9 cm.

For more information on this author or work, see number: 512

The present work, issued under the title De venis tàm lacteis thoracicis quàm lymphaticis novissime repertis, also contains two works by Pecquet (see Nos. 545 and 546), Vasa lymphatica by Bartholin (see No. 515), and Munier's Auctariolum (see No. 672). Pecquet's (see No. 543) discovery of the intestinal lacteals in the dog was first published in 1651 and Bartholin learned of it in a letter from his brother, Erasmus. Bartholin then succeeded in finding these vessels in the cadavers of two criminals donated to him by King Frederick III and first published his report at Copenhagen in 1652. His research and findings eventually led to a dispute over priority with Rudbeck who had been investigating the lymphatic system independently of Bartholin. The present copy is wanting the three folding plates that are sometimes present in the work.

See Related Record(s): 545 546 515 672 543

Cited references: Cushing M578; Osler 3471; Waller 6752

Gift of John Martin, M.D.