Italy: Frontispiece of Bernardino Genga's (1620-1690) 'Anatomia per Uso et Intelligenza del Disegno', 1691. Bernardino Genga was a scholar of Classical medical texts, editing several works of Hippocrates. He also had a great interest in the preparation of anatomical specimens as well as the anatomy of ancient Greek and Roman sculpture. These interests led to his work at the French Academy in Rome, where he taught anatomy to artists. 'Anatomia per Uso et Intelligenza del Disegno' consists of 59 copperplate engravings of text and illustrations printed on one side only.

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