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Encyclopaedia Anatomica

Monika von Düring Marta Poggesi

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Taschen GmbH
17 March 2014
"From the eccentric museum La Specola in Florence comes this amazing collection of waxworks depicting 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 layperson's terms and exploring the historical and cultural significance of the wax figures complete this ""total body experience.""

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Imprint:   Taschen GmbH
Country of Publication:   Germany
Dimensions:   Height: 195mm,  Width: 140mm,  Spine: 40mm
Weight:   1.124kg
ISBN:   9783836549318
ISBN 10:   383654931X
Series:   Bibliotheca Universalis
Pages:   576
Publication Date:  
Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Monika von Düring is Professor Emeritus 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 was curator of the museum La Specola from 1969 to 2009. Parallel to research projects, she managed and catalogued the museum collections, to which the anatomical wax bodies and parts belong.

Reviews for Encyclopaedia Anatomica

"""An excellent and accurate book, altogether very beautiful."""


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