Gautier d’Agoty, Jacques Fabien
Myologie Complète en couleur et grandeur naturelle, composée de l’Essai et de la suite de l’Essai d’Anatomie, en tableaux imprimés, 1745-1746. Paris. Sieur Gautier, seul graveur Privilégié du Roy, Quillau père, Quillau fils.
Including the famous Ange Anatomique, the chef-d'oeuvre of Gautier, first edition, a deluxe copy.
First edition, considered the chef-d’oeuvre of Gautier, one of the grandest anatomical books published in the 18th century, illustrated with 20 visually arresting large plates including what the Surrealists called the Anatomical Angel, representing the muscles of the face, neck and throat, torso, and extremities, each accompanied by an explanatory text by Duverney (who worked with dissected cadavers), the anatomy lecturer from the Jardin du Roi.
First edition, considered the chef-d’oeuvre of Gautier, one of the grandest anatomical books published in the 18th century, illustrated with 20 visually arresting large plates including what the Surrealists called the Anatomical Angel, representing the muscles of the face, neck and throat, torso, and extremities, each accompanied by an explanatory text by Duverney (who worked with dissected cadavers), the anatomy lecturer from the Jardin du Roi.
$ 28,000.00
Further images
Folio, (760 x 535 mm). 25 ff. including title pages, and 20 plates, all window-mounted within or laid down to larger leaves, bound with an additional later anatomical watercolor. Fine modern three quarter morocco over cloth by Sangorski and Sutcliffe, lettering piece to title. Some light dampstaining, occasionally foxing, watercolor stained, a few repaired tears to plates, overall very good still.
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