TY  - BOOK
AU  - Rifkin,Benjamin A.
AU  - Ackerman,Michael J.
AU  - Folkenberg,Judy
TI  - Human anatomy: depicting the body from the Renaissance to today 
SN  - 050051299X
AV  - NC760 .N54 2006
U1  - 743.49 22
PY  - 2006///
CY  - London, [New York]
PB  - Thames & Hudson, Abrams
KW  - Anatomy, Artistic
KW  - Medical illustration
KW  - History
KW  - Human anatomy
KW  - Middle Ages
KW  - History, Early Modern 1451-1600
KW  - History, Modern 1601-
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index
N2  - "Before the invention of photography, artists played an essential role in the work of anatomists, recording their discoveries in drawings, which were later reproduced as prints that could be studied throughout the scientific world. Starting with the groundbreaking drawings of Leonardo da Vinci - who was, uniquely, both a great artist and a great scientist - anatomical illustration developed into an important art form, one that contributed to the maturation of both art and science." "This illustrated book chronicles the remarkable history of anatomical illustration from the Renaissance to the digital Visible Human project of today. Its survey of five and a half centuries of meticulous visual description by anatomists and artists will be a welcome addition to the libraries of artists, art students, doctors and anyone interested in the history of science."--BOOK JACKET
ER  -