In antiquity, the human body's internal structure was subject to speculation, fantasy, and some study, but there were few efforts to represent it in pictures. The invention of the printing press in the 15th century helped to inspire a new spectacular science of anatomy and equally spectacular visions of the body. Dream Anatomy, a lavishly illustrated new publication from the National Library of Medicine, is filled with the anatomical imagery made possible by the printing press, ranging from the detailed and informative to ...
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In antiquity, the human body's internal structure was subject to speculation, fantasy, and some study, but there were few efforts to represent it in pictures. The invention of the printing press in the 15th century helped to inspire a new spectacular science of anatomy and equally spectacular visions of the body. Dream Anatomy, a lavishly illustrated new publication from the National Library of Medicine, is filled with the anatomical imagery made possible by the printing press, ranging from the detailed and informative to the beautiful, whimsical, surreal, and grotesque. This new catalogue, based on the National Library of Medicine's milestone Dream Anatomy exhibition, displays the anatomical imagination in some of its most astonishing incarnations, from the fourteenth century to present. This fascinating medical art book, filled with rare color illustrations, includes: 170 photos and illustrations Insightful descriptive text Informative description of the print technologies of anatomical illustration History of anatomy timeline Full exhibition checklist Exhibition credits
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Add this copy of Dream Anatomy to cart. $3.34, good condition, Sold by Phatpocket Limited rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Waltham Abbey, ESSEX, UNITED KINGDOM, published 2006 by National Institutes of Health.
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Very Good. Size: 7x0x10; Catalog published in 2006 to accompany exhibition; 180 p., clean and unmarked anywhere on strong glossy paper; lavishly illustrated; binding tight; wrapper has minimal wear.
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Very Good. Anatomy. 4to. Signed First edition (2006. ) 4to paperback with 178 pages. Signed "Michael Sappol" on the title page. The book is in very good condition with very slight shelf wear creasing to spine. Interior is clean and tight. "Dream Anatomy is a dream-come-true resource for illustrating the history of medicine. These images richly demonstrate the developing knowledge of anatomy and progression of printing techniques over five centuries." Brown spine/White text. #031766.
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