Bichat, Marie Francois Xavier (1771-1802), French anatomist

'Cours d'anatomie pathologique...', transcribed by Augustin Palle, a medical student, year 10. An apparently complete transcript of Bichat's final course of lectures on pathological anatomy, delivered at the Hôtel-Dieu, Paris, between September 1801 and the spring of 1802. Palle must have written up his notes sometime between 1 August 1802 (the date of a letter from Bonaparte copied before the text) and 22 September 1802 (the last day of year 10). The arrangement of the text broadly conforms to that of the version published by F.-G. Boisseau, Anatomie pathologique, dernier cours de Xavier Bichat (Paris, 1825).

1801-1802

2 volumes. 254 ff. and 234 ff. (original pagination 1-21, 1-456, and 1-431, respectively) 2 vols., 215 × 165 mm. Contemporary mottled sheep binding, with gilt stamped spines, lettered 'Anatomie pathologique' on red lettering pieces. Marbled end papers.

Purchased from Bernard Quaritch, 1993.

Described in typescript supplements, by Christopher Hilton and Richard Aspin, to the Library's published finding aids.