This is the first English-language book on the subject of European anatomical illustration to be published in more than 50 years. It offers a fascinating survey and anthology of the major developments, styles, and trends in anatomical illustration over more than 700 years. The subject is especially significant since sophisticated anatomy books were widely distributed as early as the mid-1500s, with illustrations providing the primary means of communication. By documenting this history, this book shows how anatomists and ...
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This is the first English-language book on the subject of European anatomical illustration to be published in more than 50 years. It offers a fascinating survey and anthology of the major developments, styles, and trends in anatomical illustration over more than 700 years. The subject is especially significant since sophisticated anatomy books were widely distributed as early as the mid-1500s, with illustrations providing the primary means of communication. By documenting this history, this book shows how anatomists and their collaborating artists presented the important aspects of their subject to doctors, medical students, and others, revealing at the same time their attitude to the living and the dead human body. A narrative history of the context in which these illustrations were produced is supplemented by a precise consideration of the anatomy shown in each plate. As a record of key developments in medicine and surgery, this lavishly illustrated book will appeal to anyone with an academic interest in anatomy or illustrative art and figure drawing.
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Add this copy of The Fabric of the Body: European Traditions of to cart. $177.00, like new condition, Sold by Sequitur Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Boonsboro, MD, UNITED STATES, published 1992 by Oxford University Press.
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Like New. Size: 8x6x1; Hardcover in slip case. Good binding and cover. Light edge wear. Clean, unmarked pages. xx, 638 pages: illustrations (some color); 29 cm. This is an oversized or heavy book, which requires additional postage for international delivery outside the US. A survey and anthology of the major developments, styles and trends in anatomical illustration through more than 700 years. The book shows how anatomists and their collaborating artists presented the important aspects of their subjects to doctors, medical students and others. From the library Dr. Owen Hannaway. Hannaway was director of the Center for the History and Philosophy of Science at Johns Hopkins University. He authored numerous books and served as an editor of academic magazines in the history of science. Partial list of publications: Chemists and the Word: The Didactic Origins of Chemistry (1975); Observation, Experiment, and Hypothesis in Modern Physical Science (1985); The Evolution of Technology (1989); Science and the Practice of Medicine in the Nineteenth Century (1994); and The Foundations of Modern Science in the Middle Ages: Their Religious, Institutional and Intellectual Contexts (1996).
Add this copy of The Fabric of the Body: European Traditions of to cart. $182.00, like new condition, Sold by Broad Street Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Branchville, NJ, UNITED STATES, published 1992 by Oxford University Press.
Add this copy of The Fabric of the Body: European Traditions of to cart. $203.00, very good condition, Sold by Common Crow Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Pittsburgh, PA, UNITED STATES, published 1992 by Oxford University Press.
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Near fine. Maroon cloth boards in slipcase, small quarto [9" x 11.5"], illustrated in b&w and color. Book has hint of rubbing to boards, binding tight, text clean bright and unmarked. Slipcase has hint of rubbing.
Add this copy of The Fabric of the Body: European Traditions of to cart. $224.58, new condition, Sold by Just one more Chapter, ships from Miramar, FL, UNITED STATES, published 1992 by Oxford University Press.
