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Historical Bibliography Updated: January 26, 2020

Anatomia hepatis.

Publication Details

London: typ. Du-Gardianis, 1654 CE.

First accurate description of the capsule of the liver (Glisson’s capsule) and its blood-supply. He also described the sphincter of the bile duct (“Glisson’s sphincter”, the sphincter of Oddi). This is the first book printed in England which gives a detailed account of a single organ based on original research. See No. 1098.1.

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Geographic Context

Publication place: London