Complete Record - Heirs of Hippocrates No. 758

ALESSANDRO PASCOLI (1669-1757) Il corpo-umano. Pe'l Costantini 1700 [22] 339, lxxxviii pp., front. (port.), 21 plates. 20.2 cm.

A native of Perugia in central Italy, Pascoli initially practiced medicine in his natal city and then lectured in philosophy and anatomy at the university. He had such success that he came to the attention of Pope Clement XI, who appointed him professor of anatomy in Rome. The present work is his textbook on anatomy which became very popular, was translated into Latin, and remained in print until 1750. Included at the end of this first edition are several letters on anatomical and physiological matters that he received from Baglivi (see No. 737).

See Related Record(s): 737

Cited references: Waller 7217 (Venice ed., 1727)

Gift of John Martin, M.D.