Baldanzi, Amedeo

Collection of extracts, notes, letters, reports of post-mortem examinations, etc. mostly by the hand of Baldanzi: in Italian and Latin. Written on sheets of various sizes, in folio covers: and including four printed theses. A few of the post-mortem reports are illustrated by rough anatomical pen-drawings. Entries marked * are printed. The 'Societa Columbaria' of Nos. 22 and 23, was a learned Society of Florence founded in 1735 by Giovanni Girolamo Pazzi a physician, and Peruzzi (No. 23) was a prominent member in its early days. (Cf. Prezziner (G.) 'Storia del pubb. studio e delle Societa scientif. e letterarie di Firenze.' Vol. 2. 1810).

1737-1766

1 volume 309 [310] ll. folio. v.s. 18th cent. half-vellum binding. The last leaf has been cut out. Some margins frayed.

Purchased at Sotheby's 1/2/1928, Lot 738.

Library label of 'Libreria Antiquaria di Ulrico Hoepli, Milano'.

Database description transcribed from S.A.J. Moorat, Catalogue of Western Manuscripts on Medicine and Science in the Wellcome Historical Medical Library (London: Wellcome Institute for the History of Medicine, 1962-1973).