COWPER, William Myotomia Reformata London: Knaplock, Innys, Tonson, 1724 Large folio (528 x 366 mm), [12], lxxvii, 114, [4], [115]-194 pp. Frontispiece and 66 plates plus 1 outline plate. Second (greatly enlarged and expanded) edition, large paper copy. Black morocco, gilt spine, elaborately gilt covers, g.e., by Philip Dusel. This large folio book is considered to be one of the most beautiful anatomical atlases of the 18th century. In addition to full and half-page plates, many in the style of Rubens and Raphael, there are many ingenious historiated initial letters incorporating anatomical elements into the letter designs. Some historiated initials from Cowper, Myotomia Reformata, 1724.

from William Cowper, Myotomia reformata, or an anatomical treatise on the muscles of the human body illustrated with figures after the life, London 1724.