''Bibliotheca Anatomica'' is a Latin-language

human anatomy The human body is the structure of a human being. It is composed of many different types of cells that together create tissues and subsequently organ systems. They ensure homeostasis and the viability of the human body. It comprises a he ...

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Daniel Le Clerc Daniel Le Clerc (or Daniel Leclerc) (1652-1728) was a Genevan medical writer of the late 17th and early 18th centuries. He wrote the seminal ''Histoire de la Medecine'', and co-edited the equally groundbreaking text '' Bibliotheca Anatomica'' with ...

(or Daniel LeClerc) and Jean-Jacques Manget, two physicians from Geneva. The work was published in Geneva by Sumptibus J. A. Chouët and Davidis Ritter. Extending two folio volumes and encompassing almost all significant anatomical publications across the several decades prior to its publication, including the writings of Thomas Bartholin, Regnier de Graaf, William Harvey, Richard Lower, Marcello Malpighi,

Jan Swammerdam Jan Swammerdam (February 12, 1637 – February 17, 1680) was a Dutch biologist and microscopist. His work on insects demonstrated that the various phases during the life of an insect—egg, larva, pupa, and adult—are different forms of the ...

Raymond Vieussens Raymond Vieussens (ca. 1635 – 16 August 1715) was a French anatomist from Le Vigan. There is uncertainty regarding the exact year of Vieussens birth, with some sources placing it as late as 1641. He studied medicine at the University of Montpe ...

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Thomas Willis Thomas Willis FRS (27 January 1621 – 11 November 1675) was an English doctor who played an important part in the history of anatomy, neurology and psychiatry, and was a founding member of the Royal Society. Life Willis was born on his pare ...

, ''Bibliotheca Anatomica'' is the most comprehensive collection of anatomical treatises produced in the 17th century.

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''Bibliotheca anatomica'' - Open Library
1685 books Anatomy books Medical manuals * History of anatomy 17th-century Latin books {{anatomy-book-stub