Encyclopaedia Anatomica by Marta Poggesi

Encyclopaedia Anatomica by Marta Poggesi

Presents a collection of waxworks depicting the human anatomy in all its dazzling complexity. This book features a selection of wax bodies and body part and organ studies; from skeletons to vein structures, organs to nerves, and arteries to delicate pores of the skin. It also features the human body mapped out in meticulous and exacting detail.

Monika von During is Professor of Neuroanatomy at the Ruhr University in Bochum, Germany. Her brief medical explanations help to guide both lay-reader and medical expert through this graphic encyclopaedia of anatomy. Marta Poggesi is a biologist, and has been curator of the Museo Zoologico La Specola since 1969. Parallel to research projects, she manages and catalogues the zoological collection, to which the anatomical wax bodies and parts belong. Georges Didi-Huberman is professor at the College of Social Sciences in Paris. His contribution underscores the tension inherent in this collection: between religious votive wax figures, mannerist art and wonder chambers and the Enlightenment.

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ISBN 13	9783822850398
ISBN 10	382285039X
Title	Encyclopaedia Anatomica
Author	Marta Poggesi
Series	Klotz S
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Taschen GmbH
Year published	2006-04-28
Number of pages	576
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