Lot 222
Plant anatomy.- Malpighi (Marcello) Anatome Plantarum. Cui subjungitut Appendix, 2 vol. in 1, first edition, John Martin, 1675-79.
Hammer Price: £2,600
Description
Plant anatomy.- Malpighi (Marcello) Anatome Plantarum. Cui subjungitut Appendix, 2 vol. in 1, first edition, 2 additional engraved allegorical titles, 100 engraved plates, occasionally trimmed at platemark affecting 1 or 2 plate numbers, titles printed in red and black, vol.2 plate 22 misbound and inverted, bookplates and ink inscription, contemporary vellum, brown morocco label to spine, slight wear to corners, [ESTC R2466 & R229416; Henrey 239; Nissen BBI 1269], folio, John Martin, 1675-79.
⁂ The foundation of plant anatomy. Alongside Nehemiah Grew, Malpighi is considered one of the pioneers of the microscopic study of plant anatomy, using microscopes to examine plants in a new way.
"Malpighi acquired great skills as a microscopist; he was also an accurate draughtsman, and his figures of plant anatomy illustrating his work are outstanding. As Miall remarks 'we are often astonished that so early an investigator should have seen so much and understood so well what he saw'." (Henrey).
Description
Plant anatomy.- Malpighi (Marcello) Anatome Plantarum. Cui subjungitut Appendix, 2 vol. in 1, first edition, 2 additional engraved allegorical titles, 100 engraved plates, occasionally trimmed at platemark affecting 1 or 2 plate numbers, titles printed in red and black, vol.2 plate 22 misbound and inverted, bookplates and ink inscription, contemporary vellum, brown morocco label to spine, slight wear to corners, [ESTC R2466 & R229416; Henrey 239; Nissen BBI 1269], folio, John Martin, 1675-79.
⁂ The foundation of plant anatomy. Alongside Nehemiah Grew, Malpighi is considered one of the pioneers of the microscopic study of plant anatomy, using microscopes to examine plants in a new way.
"Malpighi acquired great skills as a microscopist; he was also an accurate draughtsman, and his figures of plant anatomy illustrating his work are outstanding. As Miall remarks 'we are often astonished that so early an investigator should have seen so much and understood so well what he saw'." (Henrey).
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