ANATOMY.

Inquire · Offered by Peter Harrington

Set of Vinton's Live Stock Models. A set of elaborate moveable books depicting the anatomy of farmyard animals. Each includes five layers of folding colour diagrams showing the skeleton, arteries and veins, muscles, and organs, accompanied by a key. It was printed in Bavaria, a prestigious centre of moveable books and home to skilled artisanal paper engineers such as Ernest Nister and Lothar Meggendorfer.This is the second edition of the set.

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