Human Anatomy: A Visual History from the Renaissance to the Digital Age

by Benjamin A. Rifkin and Michael J. Ackerman

Book Overview

Praised by Nature ("stunning"), the London Times ("remarkable"), and the Guardian ("mesmeric"), this lavishly illustrated book chronicles the remarkable history of anatomical illustration. Before the invention of photography, artists played an essential role in medical science, recording human anatomy in startlingly direct and often moving images. Over 400 years, beginning with Vesalius, they charted the main systems of the body,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0810997983
• ISBN13: 9780810997981
• Release Date: February 2011
• Publisher: Harry N. Abrams
• Length: 344 Pages
• Weight: 1.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.3" x 9.2"