Bourgery. Atlas of Human Anatomy and Surgery

ISBN-13: 9783836556620 / Angielski / Twarda / 2015 / 832 str.

Jean-Marie Le Minor

Opis

Anatomically correct: An unsurpassed treatise of the human body We owe a great debt toJean Baptiste Marc Bourgery(1797 1849) for hisAtlas of Anatomy, which was not only a massive event in medical history, but also remains one of the mostcomprehensive and beautifully illustrated anatomical treatises ever published.

Bourgery began work on his magnificent atlas in 1830 in cooperation with illustratorNicolas Henri Jacob(1782 1871), a student of the French painterJacques Louis David. The first volumes were published the following year, but completion of the treatise required nearly two decades of dedication; Bourgery lived just long enough to finish his labor of love, but the last of the treatise s eight volumes was not published in its entirety until five years after his death.

The eight volumes of Bourgery s treatise coverdescriptive anatomy, surgical anatomy and techniques(exploring in detail nearly all the major operations that were performed during the first half of the 19th century), general anatomy andembryology, andmicroscopic anatomy. Jacob s spectacular hand-colored, life-size lithographs are remarkable for their clarity, color, and aesthetic appeal, reflecting a combination ofdirect laboratory observationandillustrative research. Unsurpassed to this day, the images offer exceptional anatomical insight, not only for those in the medical field but also for artists, students, and anyone interested in theworkings and wonder of the human body. About the Series:
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Recenzje

"Ein grandioses Kompendium anatomischer Zeichnungen aus der Mitte des 19. Jahrhunderts... man spürt förmlich, mit welcher Ehrfurcht der Körper betrachtet wurde, als er noch eine neue, unkartografierte Welt war, die es zu erforschen galt." i-D Magazine

O autorze

Henri Sick war von 1972 bis 2003 Professor für Anatomie an der Straßburger Universität Louis Pasteur und von 1994 bis 2003 Direktor des Institute of Normal Anatomy in Straßburg. Er ist Mitglied des Ordre des Palmes Académiques (französisches Bildungsministerium) und Autor von mehreren Büchern über Schnittanatomie sowie von zahlreichen Wissenschaftsartikeln.

Jean-Marie Le Minor ist seit 1990 Professor für Anatomie an der Universität Straßburg und Radiologe am Universitätsklinikum Straßburg. Er ist Mitglied der Académie Nationale de Chirurgie seit 2012, Laureat der Académie Nationale de Médecine (Paris, 2003) und Mitglied des Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (französisches Kulturministerium). Er verfasste mehrere Anatomie- und Geschichtsbücher sowie zahlreiche wissenschaftliche und historische Artikel.