Georgii Baglivi . Tractatus De Fibra Motrice Et Morbosa . Editio Tertia. (PréCieux Exemplaire De Broca Avec Son Ex-Libris Contrecollé Au Verso Du Premier Plat Giorgio Baglivi

In-8° relié plein veau raciné de l'époque, 4f. n.ch., 295 pp. Reliure fanée avec un accroc important à la coiffe supérieure. "His philosophical conception of life phenomena makes Baglivi a member of the iatrophysical school, a defender of biomechanicism. Strongly influenced by Santorio, he wrote a commentary to the latter's 'De medicina statica'. Accepting Harvey's theory, Baglivi hoped to complete it with his own theory of fluid circulation in nerves propelled by contractions of the dura mater. He was able to distinguish between the smooth and striated muscles; and he discovered the histological distinction between two categories of fibres.(.) His fundamental research concerning these fibers made him one of the most important students of muscle physiology before Albrecht von Haller." DSB I/391f.