Tabulae neurologicae ad illustrandum historiam anatomicam cardiacorum nervorum, noni nervorum cerebri, glossopharyngaei, et pharyngaei ex octavo cerebri. 14 PLATES.

Pavia. 1794. Elephant folio. 10, of 14, plates only.. Comprising 7 outline plates and 3 fully engraved plates, lacking the full plates numbers 1 to 4. All plates engraved by FAUSTINO ANDERLONI. The outline plates are on heavy paper, SHEET SIZE : 62.5 X 47 cms. The full plates have been cropped to within the plate mark for tab. 5 and short of the plate marks for tabs. 6 and 7. All plates are foxed and spotted, the outline plates have an old and faded damp-mark in the top gutter corner, the full plate for image 5 is torn in the lower left corner with a very small bit of loss affecting the image and has two adhesion spots in the left border with tiny bits of loss not affecting the image. The plates are sewn together in a dismantled atlas, condition as above. Offered as a collection of plate from this renowned and beautiful atlas, no text. *Plates 1-3 describe the cerebral nerves, 4 and 5 the glossopharyngeal nerves, and 6 and 7, the cardiac nerves. *GARRISON-MORTON #1253 - HEIRS OF HIPPOCRATES #687 : 'This study of the nerves of the heart is Scarpa's most famous work and is illustrated with his outstanding life-size drawings.'