^Lot 306 Marcello Malpighi

Italian doctor (1628-1694) who gave his name to several physiological features and played an important part in the discovery of the microscope and study of human physiology. LS in Italian, seven pages, 8.25 x 12, no date, but circa 1680. Important and lengthy seven-page medical prescription handwritten by his colleague Antonio Fernini. The two physicians diagnose a nobleman’s illnesses and prescribe diverse remedies. Scattered toning and staining, heavier to final pages, scattered creasing and wrinkling, pencil notation to first page, and mild rippling from moisture, otherwise very good condition. Seventeenth century medical analyses of this length and importance, especially signed by Malpighi, are very rare.