Antonio Scarpa Opuscoli di Chiurgia 1825 2 vols 4 12 PLATES anatomy male 1ST NR

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OFFERED WITH NO RESERVE. � THE 1825 FIRST EDITION OF THE ‘OPUSCOLI’ OF ANTONIO SCARPA, ADORNED WITH 12 FULL-PAGE AND FOLDING ANATOMICAL PLATES DEPICTING METHODS AND INSTRUMENTS OF SURGERY, printed in two quarto volumes at Pavia for Bizzoni, complete in all respects, and bound in early 19th century Italian half-calf over marbled boards. There seems to have been a third volume published later; if this is so, it is not present here. � The two volumes are in excellent condition. The bindings show only minor wear at the edges and corners; their hinges and book-blocks are strong. Internally, the volumes are quite clean, with clear print and ample margins throughout. The titles and the final leaves show minor to moderate foxing. The plates are excellent impressions in all cases. The two volumes are complete in all respects and comprise 190 and 200 numbered pages respectively, plus titles, preliminaries, indices and the 12 plates. Each volume measures about 33 cm by 23 cm by 2.5 cm; each leaf measures about 320 mm by 215 mm. � The full title reads as follows: � “Opuscoli di Chirurgia di Antonio Scarpa / Professore Emerito, e Direttore della Facolta Medica Della I. R. Universita di Pavia, Cavaliere dell’Insigne Ordine Austriaco di Leopoldo, Socio della R. Accademia delle Scienze di Parigi, di Londra, di Berlino, di Stokolm, Ecc. Ecc. / Vol. II. [and Vol. II – complete] / Pavia, / Dalla Tipografia di Pietro Bizzoni / Successire du Bolzani. / 1825.” � Per Wikipedia: � “Antonio Scarpa� (9 May 1752 – 31 October 1832) was an� Italian� anatomist� and professor. Scarpa was born to an impoverished family in the� frazione� of Lorenzaga,� Motta di Livenza,� Veneto. An uncle, who was a member of the priesthood, gave him instruction until the age of 15, when he passed the entrance exam for the� University of Padua.� He was a pupil ofGiovanni Battista Morgagni� and� Marc Antonio Caldani. Under the former, he became doctor of medicine on 19 May 1770; in 1772, he became professor at the� University of Modena. For a time he chose to travel, visiting� Holland,� France� and� England. When he returned to Italy, he was made professor of anatomy at theUniversity of Pavia� in 1783, on the strong recommendation of� Emperor Joseph II. He remained in that post until 1804, when he stepped down to allow his student Santo Fattori to assume the chair. In May 1791, he was elected a� Fellow of the Royal Society� on account of being the "Author of some ingenious observations on the Ganglions of the Nerves, on the structure of the organs of hearing and smell, and other subjects of anatomy and Physiology" � “In 1805,� Napoleon� was made� King of Italy. He chose to visit the University of Pavia, upon which he inquired as to the whereabouts of Dr. Scarpa. He was informed that the doctor had been dismissed because of his political opinions and his refusal to take oaths, whereupon Dr. Scarpa was restored to his position as the chair.� In 1821, he was elected a foreign member of the� Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. During his lifetime he became a rich man, acquiring a collection of valuable paintings and living a wealthy lifestyle.� He was a confirmed bachelor, and fathered several sons out of wedlock (whom he favored through nepotism). In his career, he earned a reputation for ruthlessness, destroying his enemies and taxing his favorites to their limits.� Toward the end of his life, Antonio Scarpa suffered from a� stone� in his� urinary system. This caused an inflammation of his� bladder, which resulted in his death. He died in� Pavia� on 31 October 1832. After his death, his reputation was bitterly attacked, and even marble stones erected in his memory were defaced.� After his death, his assistant Carlo Beolchin performed an autopsy which was documented in an extremely detailed report. As an incredible and questionable� act of homage to the great scientist, the head of the anatomist was removed and exhibited in the Institute of Anatomy. The head is still exhibited at the� Museo per la storia dell'U... read more

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