Vicq-d'Azyr, [F.] — Encyclopédie Méthodique. Système anatomique. Quadrupèdes. Tome second.

Paris, Panckoucke, 1792. 4to (25.3 x 20.3 cm). clxiv, 632 pp. Contemporary green quarter calf over marbled boards. Spine with gilt bands, gilt title. Edges speckled red. = A rare part of the Ultimate Encyclopaedia and the largest of all great Encyclopaedias and the most important work published during the French Enlightement. This section - complete in itself - written by the French anatomist and veterinarian Félix Vicq-d'Azyr (1748-1794), known as the originator of comparative anatomy and discoverer of the theory of homology in biology. Board s and spine ends a bit worn; internally very good, clean. Schmitt, S. (2018) Inventaire des livraisons, des auteurs et du contenu de l’Encyclopédie méthodique (1782-1832).