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6. HISTORIA DE LA EMBRIOLOGIA Y TERATOLOGIA 



EN LA ANTIGUEDAD Y EPOCAS PRE-COLOMBINAS 



(A history of embryology and teratology in 

 antiquity and in pre-columbian eras) 

 1964 

 by E. Kleiss Universidad de Los Andes 



214 pp., 1 12 figs. Facultad de Medicina 



Merida - Venezuela 



The author of this book is head of the Department of Embryology, Faculty 

 of Medical Sciences, Universidad de Los Andes, Merida, Venezuela. The book 

 is written in Spanish. The first chapter deals with embryology and teratology in 

 prehistoric and primitive cultures. Then follow seven chapters treating the 

 various cultures of antiquity, and two chapters devoted to pre-columbian cul- 

 tures and to Venezuela in particular. The book contains an extensive biblio- 

 graphy and is profusely illustrated. 



7. FOUNDATIONS OF EXPERIMENTAL EMBRYOLOGY 



1964 



Editors: B. H. Willier and J. M. Oppenheimer Prentice-Hall Inc. 



225 pp., 79 figs. Englewood Cliffs, N.J. 



This is a collection of 1 1 classical articles by some of the most important 

 pioneers of experimental embryology. All but one of the articles are reproduced 

 in full. They are arranged chronologically, the first article dating from 1888, 

 and the last from 1939. The articles originally written in German have been 

 translated and are thus available in English for the first time. The names of the 

 authors are, in chronological order: W. Roux, H. Driesch, E. B. Wilson, Th. 

 Boveri, Ross G. Harrison, O. Warburg, F. R. Lillie, C. M. Child, H. Spemann, 

 H. Mangold, J. Holtfreter. One author, F. R. Lillie, is represented twice. 



Each article is preceded by an authoritative "comment" written by the 

 editors, which places the work of the author in question in a broader perspective 

 and shows how it is related to more recent advances. These comments make 

 the book to more than a mere historical anthology. 



All articles contain excellent reproductions of the original illustrations. The 

 printing and lay-out of the book are excellent. 



8. LIVING EMBRYOS 



An introduction to the study of animal development 



1963 

 by J. Cohen Pergamon Press 



125 pp., 40 figs., 8 pis. Oxford - London - Paris - Frankfurt 



The Commonwealth and International The MacMillan Company 



Library of Science, Technology, New York 



Engineering and Liberal Studies; Price: 12 s. 6 d. 



Zoology Division, Vol. I 

 (paper-bound) 



