LOWER, Traité du coeur, 1679
LOWER, Richard.
Traité du coeur, du mouvement et de la couleur du sang.
Paris, Estienne Michallet, 1679.
12mo (151x85 mm), (8)-237 pages and 7 folding plates. binding : Contemporary full calf, gilt spine in six compartments. First joint splitted. Caps and corners worn. Plates slighlty cropped.
First edition in french.
This treatise on the heart is the most important since Harvey's work. Lower describes the mechanisms of the heart and respiration, and reports his experiments with transfusion.
Complete copy of the 7 required plates.
references: Garrison-Morton [761 (1st ed. 1669): "Lower was the first to demonstrate the scroll-like structure of the cardiac muscle. He was one of the first to transfuse blood."],
Heirs [582 (2nd latin ed.) : "Lower was an ardent supporter of Harvey, and this classic treatise is the first important work on cardiac physiology to appear after the work of Harvey. In this book, Lower first described many finer structures of the heart, including the scroll-like nature of the musculature. He discussed the physiology and mechanism of the heart and of respiration, described his experiments on transfusion, and gave an accurate description of tricuspid valve endocarditis. His chief contributions included his concept of the heart's musculature, his explanation of the muscular nature of the heartbeat, and his proof that the dark venous blood becomes bright red on passing through the lungs by virtue of being brought into contact with air in the lungs"].
provenance: Handwritten ex libris on title page and flyleaves.
Price : 1500 €
