Antiquarenbeurs Mechelen
Exhibitor
Florisatus Fine BooksPlein 19 C
2511 CS Den Haag
Netherlands
Contact
Edwin & Liesbeth BloemsaatPhone
+31 (0) 614 270 027 +31 (0) 614 270 027Website
ilab.org/affiliate/florisatus-fine-books-manuscripts-musicalia
Very rare autograph autopsy report
Manuscript autopsy report. 'Wij onderges: ordinarius gesworen Stads medicijn, en Mrs Chiruregijns, hebben ..., gevisiteerd het doode lighaam van Dirck vande Hellink, kuypers gesel, at the request of [Hooft?] Poort Officier Francois de Dreuvels / Francois de Vroede [?].
[Amsterdam], 9 May 1697. Folio. (325 x 210 mm). 1 leaf, manuscript report in brown ink on recto only. Verso blank. 15 lines of text and 4 signatures.
The manuscript autopsy report here offered describes the inspection of the body of Dirk van de Hellink, Kuijpers gesel, 'Leggend op de Singel...' cause of death is unquestionably the stabwound, as is testified by Fredericus Ruysch M. dr & Professor [compiler of the report and first signer], Abel Horst [2nd signer], Pieter Muyser [3rd signer] and Abel Horst Junior [4th signer].
Frederik Ruysch (1638-1731) was a very important and influential surgeon and anatomist of the 17th century. Manuscript material pertaining to Ruysch is notably rare and not often on the market. This manuscript autopsy report, dated 26 December 1697, was written when Ruysch was ca. 59 years of age. 'On 29 September 1666 Ruysch was appointed praelector chirurgiae et anatomiae at Amsterdam. He attended the session of the Guild on 12 January 1667 and held the post until his death in 1731. It included the teaching of anatomy to apprentice surgeons in the Guild and the delivery of public anatomical demonstrations. In 1679 Ruysch was appointed doctor to the court of Justice. Ruysch remains, however, best known for his work in anatomy and surgery and especially for his technique of preserving anatomical preparations.
Paper watermarked similar to Heawood 365 or 369 [dated 1685 & 1697respectively], Amsterdam coat of arms, two facing lions, a crown bearing a small cross.
-Literature: Luuc Kooijmans, De Doodskunstenaar (Bert Bakker, Amst., 2004); DMB, c. 1700-1704;
-Condition: Good quality paper, the edges clean, no soiling; 1 horizontal and 3 vertical folds to 4.5 x 15.5 cm.
The manuscript autopsy report here offered describes the inspection of the body of Dirk van de Hellink, Kuijpers gesel, 'Leggend op de Singel...' cause of death is unquestionably the stabwound, as is testified by Fredericus Ruysch M. dr & Professor [compiler of the report and first signer], Abel Horst [2nd signer], Pieter Muyser [3rd signer] and Abel Horst Junior [4th signer].
Frederik Ruysch (1638-1731) was a very important and influential surgeon and anatomist of the 17th century. Manuscript material pertaining to Ruysch is notably rare and not often on the market. This manuscript autopsy report, dated 26 December 1697, was written when Ruysch was ca. 59 years of age. 'On 29 September 1666 Ruysch was appointed praelector chirurgiae et anatomiae at Amsterdam. He attended the session of the Guild on 12 January 1667 and held the post until his death in 1731. It included the teaching of anatomy to apprentice surgeons in the Guild and the delivery of public anatomical demonstrations. In 1679 Ruysch was appointed doctor to the court of Justice. Ruysch remains, however, best known for his work in anatomy and surgery and especially for his technique of preserving anatomical preparations.
Paper watermarked similar to Heawood 365 or 369 [dated 1685 & 1697respectively], Amsterdam coat of arms, two facing lions, a crown bearing a small cross.
-Literature: Luuc Kooijmans, De Doodskunstenaar (Bert Bakker, Amst., 2004); DMB, c. 1700-1704;
-Condition: Good quality paper, the edges clean, no soiling; 1 horizontal and 3 vertical folds to 4.5 x 15.5 cm.
€ 3.250
View exhibitor's highlights