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Brambilla, Gian Alessandro.
Estimate
1,500 - 2,000 GBP
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Description
- Instrumentarium chirurgicum militare Austriacum. Vienna: Schmidt, 1782
folio (482 x 300mm.), engraved title-page and dedication, engraved head- and tailpieces, 67 engraved plates, contemporary mottled calf, spine gilt in compartments, red edges, some plates and text leaves stained, extremities rubbed and scraped, a few wormholes in spine
Provenance
Girolamo Durazzo, engraved armorial label at foot of title-page; Collegio S. Carlo, Borgo S. Martino, library stamp
Literature
Blake p.63; Wellcome II, p.229
Condition
Condition is described in the main body of the cataloguing, where appropriate
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
first edition. Brambilla (1728-1800) was a surgeon in the Austrian army and advisor on public health to Emperor Leopold. He established a school for military surgery in 1781, for which he wrote this treatise explaining (and depicting) the specialist tools required for military surgery and the illnesses that could be cured by surgery as opposed to traditional medicine.