Nov 03, 2006 - Sale 2092

Sale 2092 - Lot 69

Price Realized: $ 1,920
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Estimate: $ 800 - $ 1,200
ELSHOLTZ, JOHANN SIGISMUND. Anthropometria; sive, De mutua membrorum corporis humani proportione, & naevorum harmonia libellus. 7 engraved plates. [12], 266 [i. e., 166], [1] pages, including engraved additional title and final errata leaf . 8vo, contemporary vellum, soiled; contents browned; gilt edges, gauffered to repeating star pattern; cloth slipcase. Frankfurt an der Oder: Andreas Beckmann, 1663
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Work first published in 1654 attempting to determine the proper proportions and symmetry of human body and its parts by drawing an analogy between the body and the universe. The final chapter is devoted to moles. "Elsholtz was the first physician to study anthropometry and human proportion"--Garrison-Morton 151 (original edition). Thorndike VIII, 465.