Italian doctor (1628-1694) who gave his name to several physiological features and played an important part in the discovery of the microscope and study of human physiology. Rare LS in Italian, signed (translated), "Your most devoted & obedient servant, Marcello Malpighi," one page, 7.75 x 10.5, December 20, 1692. Malpighi wishes merry Christmas, and renews his friendship and esteem. In very good condition, with moderate overall foxing and toning, and a small hole beneath the text affecting nothing. This is an unpublished letter, absent from the the five-volume Correspondence of Marcello Malpighi published by Cornell University.
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