Author: G. Wolf-Heidegger; Anna Maria Cetto
Title: Die Anatomische Sektion in Bildlicher Darstellung
Description: Basel, S. Karger, 1967. First edition. Cloth. With 355 illustrations, this first edition offers a rich survey of the history of human dissection. In the original German. In this first edition, complete and collated with 355 plates, G. Wolf-Heiddegger and Anna Maria Cetto offer a rich insight into the development of human dissection over the last seven centuries. The plates offer a vivid portrayal of the evolution of dissection, drawing on images from the medical world as well as contemporary sculpture, painting, and caricature. In the essay that opens the book, Wolf-Heidegger gives a history of anatomical dissection from its earliest times to the 19th century, touching on controversial issues in the history of anatomy. Alongside a review of the attitudes different cultures have towards dissection, the book discusses the development of dissection pedagogy. Cetto offers a comprehensive, annotated listing of the plates that comprise the final section, discussing their provenance, alongside brief biographies of the anatomists and artists concerned. In German. Complete with unclipped dust wrapper. In the original publisher's cloth binding, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, fine. Colour faded at the joints, and at the rear of the dust wrapper. Small tears to the head of the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. Fine . Ill.: Anna Maria Cetto. Fine/Very Good.

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