De partibus generationi inservientibus

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Lot 106 | De partibus generationi inservientibus
Francesco PLAZZONI (c.1552-1622). De partibus generationi inservientibus libri duo. Padua: Laurenzo Pasquati, 1621.

Fresh copy of Plazzoni's treatise on the anatomy of the human sexual organs. The text is based on the author's anatomical lectures at Padua and investigates the physiology of the penis, clitoris, and sexual arousal. A colleague of Spigellius at Padua, Plazzoni was also a fellow student of Fabrici. This works cites major authorities including Vesalius, Colombo, and Falloppio. Krivatsy 9087.

Quarto (194 x 146mm). Woodcut initials and ornaments (some spotting). Contemporary limp vellum, manuscript label on spine (without rear flyleaf).
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