{"product_id":"antique-lizars-coloured-brain-engraving-plate-lix","title":"Antique Lizars Coloured Anatomical Brain Engraving, Plate LIX , c. 1823–1827","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 1.4em;\"\u003ePlate:  LIX - Brain\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 1.4em;\"\u003eAn original 200 year old hand-coloured engraving from a System of Anatomical Plates of the Human Body.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 1.4em;\"\u003e Edinburgh: [1823-1827] by John Lizars.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eApprox Size: Folio (43cm x 28cm). \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e*John Lizars studied with Edinburgh surgeon John Bell and later taught anatomy and surgery in that city. John's brother William Home Lizars (1788-1859) engraved all of the plates on copper. \"The book was costly to produce, for the engravings or etchings were, as usual, time-consuming, and the coloring was done skillfully and painstakingly by hand\" (Roberts and Tomlinson, The Fabric of the Body, 504-505). \"This superb atlas is certainly one of the most elegant works of the nineteenth century\" (Cushing L313). Heirs of Hippocrates 1436; Waller 5950; Wellcome III: 531.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003ePresented In Very Good Antique  Condition  - Strong Colours - Highly Detailed Image - Clear Labelling \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePlease note these plates have been around for almost  200 years and may show minor spotting (foxing), toning, dust marks and minor closed tears to the outer margins.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShipping: Worldwide: Hand Rolled in acid free paper, securely packaged, shipped Royal Mail Insured \u0026amp; Tracked. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUplift from our Glasgow store Saturdays\/Sundays or by appointment\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Room Four","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56406842474881,"sku":"2790 H 10\/26","price":200.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0610\/3731\/4307\/files\/IMG_04823.heic?v=1793444365","url":"https:\/\/www.roomfour.co.uk\/es\/products\/antique-lizars-coloured-brain-engraving-plate-lix","provider":"Room Four","version":"1.0","type":"link"}