1. Plastic incunabula — A tale of Carpue’s Tagliacozzi’s
M. Felix Freshwater 
Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery 
Volume 65, Issue 1, Pages 1-7 (January 2012)
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2. Figure 1
Figure 8 from the Bindoni (authentic) edition Note the scenery in the window and the folds in the curtain, bed linen and valance. The external ear has a clearly visible antihelical fold, concha and tragus. (Author’s copy.)
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3. Figure 2
Figure 8 from the Meietti (pirated) edition Only a few clouds are visible in the window and the folds of the curtain, bed linen and valance have less detail. The external ear is rudimentary. (Courtesy Queen Mary University of London Library.)
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4. Figure 3
Charles Turner’s engraving from Carpue The degree of detail matches the Meietti not the Bindoni edition. Note that the valances in both the Turner and Meietti each have 10 vertical elements but no oblique elements, as does the Bindoni edition. (Author's copy.)
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5. Figure 4
Inscription on the verso side of the front leaf of the St. Bartholomew’s copy of the Meietti. It reads: “Mr B Turner Jr from his friend JC Carpue June ”. (Courtesy, Queen Mary University of London Library.)
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6. Figure 5
Inscription on the recto side of the front leaf of the St. Bartholomew’s copy of the Meietti. It reads: “C.B. Turner 6/6.19.” (Courtesy, Queen Mary University of London Library.)
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7. Figure 6
Title page of the Bindoni (authentic) edition Note Carpue’s signature in the upper left corner. The two lines of red text above the publishers seal are the Inquisition’s permission. (Courtesy, The Lilly Library, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana)
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