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Pp. 199-213 (with 18 figs.). Original wrappers. Top & bottom edges of wrappers very chipped, and prone to further chipping. Good. First Edition. INSCRIBED BY HARVEY CUSHING TO ARNOLD C. KLEBS: "A.C.K./ from/ H.C.". With ink stamp "COLLECT: A. C. KLEBS" on front wrapper. The ink stamp has been filled in with the word "author" (in pencil) next to "from" and "Jan. 1937" (in pencil) next to "date". On the front wrapper Klebs wrote "Bibliogr, H.C. (1939) No. 325". Cushing Bibliography no. 325: "First read at the meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, Atlantic City, December 28, 1932. Read before the Charaka Club, February 20, 1935. Also given on October 9, 1936, before the Beaumont Medical Club." This paper was also published in Proceedings of the Charaka Club (Vol. 9, pp. 3-20). On p. 204, Cushing thanks Klebs: "In a copy of this book for which I am indebted to Dr. A. C. Klebs. . .". The book to which HC refers is Matteo Borboni and Lorenzo Tinti, Teatro Anatomico di Bologna (title page reproduced as fig. 3 in Cushing's paper). Klebs read Cushing's paper carefully. Klebs wrote a pencil note on p. 199, citing a 1941 article in Ciba Zeitschrift, and repeated it beneath figs. 10 and 11. He made pencil corrections on p. 200 ("quatro c.", not "cinquecento"), p. 208 ("Genovese", not "Genevese"), and p. 211 ("Houdon", not "Hudon"). Klebs put a red pencil line on p. 204 by Cushing's acknowledgment of Klebs. There is also penciling (underline or check) on pp. 203 and 205, and the date 1668 is added next to fig. 3. Fulton describes Cushing's interest in Ercole Lelli: "Off and on for several years Cushing had been seeking information on an obscure Italian anatomist, Ercole Lelli, whose famous anatomical figures, the so-called écorchés, he had first seen when he visited Bologna in 1901 and had examined again more in detail when he visited Vittorio Putti in 1931. In December he was committed to reading a paper before the historical section of the A.A.A.S. at Atlantic City, and he accordingly made Lelli the subject of the address. He refers to the meeting in his Welch memorabilia: 'During the afternoon we went again to the History of Science Society meeting at which Sigerist was presiding. We parted about 5 p.m., Popsy saying that he wished to make a few notes. At the evening meeting the small room was packed. Karsner spoke, Sigerist on the Edwin Smith Papyrus, and I on Ercole Lelli. At about 10.30 Popsy arose to say that it was the Tercentenary of Leeuwenhoek's birth which was being celebrated throughout the scientific world--that so far as he knew no one had made mention of the fact--certainly not at any meeting of the association--and he proposed therefore to make some rambling remarks about the man. He produced Dobell's book and for thirty minutes or more held the audience--packed and standing--absolutely spellbound. It was one of the best things I ever heard him give--a feat for a man 82 years old after a long day' " (Fulton, Harvey Cushing, pp. 627-628). In April 1901: "By the 28th he had reached Bologna where he spent three days largely in antiquarian pursuits and for the first time he encountered the gorgeous écorchés of Ercole Lelli--'two figures representing complete perfection of the superficial muscles. It is hard to tell whether the artistic beauty of the pose or the perfection of the anatomical details to the very insertion of the tendon is the more occasion of delight' " (p. 188). In May 1936: "I wonder how Putti really feels about the new Roman Empire. I screwed up my courage to write him a few days ago, but it was about Ercole Lelli and whether he would kindly look over my paper written several years ago after my return from Cortina with that large roll in hand. Archie wants it for the Charaka Club volume, but my knowledge of Italian is so limited I don't know how even to spell proper names whether Aldrovandi, Aldrovando or Aldrovandus-a-um is correct" (p. 678). N° de ref. del artículo 16878
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