Josias Weitbrecht, Syndesmologia sive, Historia ligamentorvm corporis hvmani qvam secvndvm observationes anatomicas concinnavit et figvris ad obiecta recentia advmbratis illvstravit Iosias Weitbrecht.
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Primus was comfortable reading and writing in both Latin and English. This text on ligaments of the human body by Josias Weitbrecht (1702-1747), a member of the Imperial Academy of Science at St Petersburg, is printed in Latin; the latter half of the book is interleaved with large fold-out etchings. Clearly the image on display is a hand, with muscles attached. The title translates as: Syndesmology; or, A description of the ligaments of the human body, arranged in accordance with anatomical dissections and illustrated with figures drawn from fresh subjects. This text was on Primus' 'reading list'.
Josias Weitbrecht, Syndesmologia sive, Historia ligamentorvm corporis hvmani qvam secvndvm observationes anatomicas concinnavit et figvris ad obiecta recentia advmbratis illvstravit Iosias Weitbrecht. Petropoli [St. Petersburg]: Academiae Scientiarum, 1742.
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