Encyclopædia Anatomica by Monika Von During

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You may return most new, unopened items within 30 days of delivery for a full refund. Parallel to research projects, she managed and catalogued the museum collections, to which the anatomical wax bodies and parts belong. 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. 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.?About the seriesBibliotheca Universalis ? Compact cultural companions celebrating the eclectic TASCHEN universe! Review 'An excellent and accurate book, altogether very beautiful.' About the Author Monika von Düring is Professor Emeritus of Neuroanatomy at the Ruhr University in Bochum, Germany. 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. Product Description From the eccentric museum La Specola in Florence comes this amazing collection of waxworks depicting human anatomy in all its dazzling complexity.

Encyclopædia Anatomica by Monika Von During