LOT 386 Encheiridium anatomicum et pathologicum, in quo ex naturali constitutione partium, recessus a naturali statu demonstratur.... Paris: Gaspar Meturas, 1648. RIOLAN, JEAN. 1577-1657.
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RIOLAN, JEAN. 1577-1657.
Encheiridium anatomicum et pathologicum, in quo ex naturali constitutione partium, recessus a naturali statu demonstratur.... Paris: Gaspar Meturas, 1648. 12mo (127 x 74 mm). Contemporary calf, spine gilt in six compartments. Spine ends chipped, joints starting, mild staining and browning.RARE FIRST EDITION of Riolan's most significant work, in which he accepts certain aspects of Harvey's discoveries regarding circulation, but rejects other vital concepts. Riolan was a firm supporter of Galen's theories, but his rejection of portions of Harvey's ideas spurred Harvey to conduct further experiments, proving his theories beyond a doubt. Providing that impetus to Harvey was perhaps Riolan's greatest contribution to our understanding of the circulatory system. Harvey's first letter in response to Riolan, published in 1649, stated that he had two goals: "To refute Riolan on every point and to show that his own doctrine of the total circulation of the blood does not destroy the ancient physic but further[s] it" (Whitteridge, William Harvey and the Circulation of the Blood). The second letter that Harvey wrote in response to Riolan's work "is a restatement of his hypothesis concerning the circulation of the blood, supported by further experimental proof. Riolan's thesis had been completely and satisfactorily demolished in the First Letter and the Second is not concerned to answer him...." (Whitteridge). The 1649 Leiden edition of this work is often erroneously referred to as the first edition. No copies of this edition are known to have appeared previously at auction. Cushing R167 (4th edition of 1658); Krivatsy 9667; Osler 3809 (2nd edition of 1649); Waller 7997; Wellcome IV, p 530.
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