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Encyclopaedia Anatomica
TASCHEN's 25th anniversary - Special edition!
From the eccentric Museo La Specola in Florence comes this amazing collection of waxworks depicting the human anatomy in all its dazzling complexity. A selection of wax bodies and body part and organ studies from the museum`s collection is presented here; from skeletons to vein structures, organs to nerves, and arteries to the delicate pores of the skin, the human body is mapped out in meticulous and exacting detail. Texts explaining the human anatomy in laypersons` terms and exploring the historical and cultural significance of the wax figures complete this "total body experience."
About the authors:
Monika von Düring 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.
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Encyclopaedia Anatomica
Museo La Specola Florence (ED)
Poggesi, Marta / Didi-Huberman, Georges / Düring, Prof. Dr. Monika von / Museo La Specola Florence Softcover, flaps 5.5 x 7.7 in., 576 pages, $ 14.99 ISBN: 978-3-8228-5039-8
Multilingual Edition: German, French, English Availability: Not in Stock |
- Reviews (2 items)
"Ce petit livre présente les étonnantes cires anatomiques du musée florentin La Specola. La plupart de ces œuvres ont été créées au XIXe siècle dans l`atelier de céroplastie de Florence. Ce dernier a inondé l`Europe de ses créations: femme allongée dévoilant les viscères du thorax, tendons du dos, estomac (…) D`un réalisme troublant."
La Recherche, Paris, France
La Recherche, Paris, France
- Clippings (1 items)
De bien fascinantes cires anatomiques
Le Matin, Switzerland, May 04, 2006
Le Matin, Switzerland, May 04, 2006
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