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.
