Eric Chaim Kline, Bookseller

Eric Chaim Kline, Bookseller

The Paradox of Rembrandt's 'Anatomy of Dr. Tulp' [Medical History, Supplement No. 2] INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY AUTHOR

London: Wellcome Institute for the History of Medicine, 1982. First edition. Hardcover. Quarto. XIV, 110pp.(Text), [20]pp. (Plates). Original red cloth with black lettering on spine and front cover. Free front endpaper inscribed and signed by William Schupbach. The argument of this remarkable essay is that Rembrandt's 'Anatomy of Dr. Tulp' makes a cryptic but deliberate and precise statement about the nature of human life as revealed to the arts of anatomy, literature, metaphysics, and painting. This work is profusely illustrated with 20 pages of b/w photographic reproductions. Lower corners slightly bumped (not affecting pages throughout). Binding in overall good to good+, interior in very good condition. g. Item #32149

Price: $95.00

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