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COLOMBO, REALDO. De re anatomica libri XV. [8], 495, [1] pages. 8vo, 167x109 mm, contemporary vellum boards, spine darkened, ties lacking; contents clean, minor worming through pastedowns and blank outer margin of last few leaves, free endpapers lacking; blue edges. Paris: Andreas Wechel, 1572
"Colombo was a pupil of Vesalius and succeeded him in the chair of anatomy at Padua before proceeding to chairs first at Pisa and later at Rome. His book, published just after his death, rectified a number of anatomical errors, but he plagiarized and disparaged his predecessors. He described the pulmonary circulation but may have read the account of Servetus published six years previously. He gave a clear description of the mode of action of the pulmonary, cardiac, and aortic valves"--Garrison-Morton 378.1 (1559 original edition). Durling 994 (this edition); Fulton, Michael Servetus, pages 41-42.
