Anatomy: Exploring the Human Body

Buch | Hardcover

344 Seiten

2019
Phaidon Press Ltd (Verlag)
978-0-7148-7988-8 (ISBN)

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A stunning tribute to our eternal fascination with the human body - and the latest in the bestselling 'Explorer' Collection

»Anatomy: Exploring the Human Body« is a visually compelling survey of more than 5,000 years of image-making. Through 300 remarkable works, selected and curated by an international panel of anatomists, curators, academics, and specialists, the book chronicles the intriguing visual history of human anatomy, showcasing its amazing complexity and our ongoing fascination with the systems and functions of our bodies. Exploring individual parts of the human body from head to toe, and revealing the intricate functions of body systems, such as the nerves, muscles, organs, digestive system, brain, and senses, this authoritative book presents iconic examples alongside rarely seen, breathtaking works. The 300 entries are arranged with juxtapositions of contrasting and complementary illustrations to allow for thought-provoking, lively, and stimulating reading.

Professor Thomas Schnalke is director of the Berliner Medizinhistorischen Museums der Charite.

Erscheinungsdatum	26.09.2019
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	250 x 290 mm
Gewicht	2444 g
Einbandart	gebunden
Themenwelt	Kunst / Musik / Theater
	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie
	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik
	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Allgemeines / Lexika
	Studium ► 1. Studienabschnitt (Vorklinik) ► Anatomie / Neuroanatomie
	Studium ► Querschnittsbereiche ► Geschichte / Ethik der Medizin
Schlagworte	Anatomie • Bild • Bildband • Buch • Bunst • Chirugie • Erscheinungsbild • Francis Bacon • Frida Kahlo • Körper • Künstler • Leonardo da Vinci • Mona Hatoum • René Descartes • Robert Mapplethorpe • Wissenschaft • Wissenschaftler
ISBN-10	0-7148-7988-6 / 0714879886
ISBN-13	978-0-7148-7988-8 / 9780714879888
Zustand	Neuware