first edition orig. cloth backed bds.
1826 · Edinburgh
by Tiedemann, F
Edinburgh: J Carfrae, 1826. First English Edition (only).. orig. cloth backed bds.. A very good copy; rebacked with the orig. spine laid down; light spotting.. 8vo. There are 14 litho. plates of the brain.
A pioneer work in foetal anatomy. Tiedemann was able to accurately record the precise stage at which various structures arise in the brain while also noting changes in the peripheral nerves, the crossing of the pyramidal tracts and the cranial shift of the sacral part of the spinal cord. DSB XIII, 402; Hirsch V, 586 - ' 87 - classic work; Courville # 2217. (Inventory #: 1768)
A pioneer work in foetal anatomy. Tiedemann was able to accurately record the precise stage at which various structures arise in the brain while also noting changes in the peripheral nerves, the crossing of the pyramidal tracts and the cranial shift of the sacral part of the spinal cord. DSB XIII, 402; Hirsch V, 586 - ' 87 - classic work; Courville # 2217. (Inventory #: 1768)