The fabric of the body : European traditions of anatomical illustrations / K.B. Roberts and J.D.W. Tomlinson.

Includes index.

Anatomists, scribes, and printers -- Pre-scientific anatomical illustration -- The beginnings of factual anatomical illustration -- Leonardo da Vinci -- The great leap forward -- Consolidation -- Baroque anatomy -- Anatomy in the Netherlands: 1600-1800 -- The classical tradition develops in Germany -- Italian anatomical engravings circa 1800 -- Early British anatomical illustration to 1750 -- British obstetrical atlases of the eighteenth century -- British anatomical illustration, 1775-1830 -- New methods in anatomical illustration -- The evolution of illustration in modern anatomy texts -- Somes themes of the book.

"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 isespecially 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 oftheir 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 arecord 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."--Publisher description.

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