Anatomical Waxes. 45th Ed.
$80.86
- Hardcover
512 pages
- Release Date
4 September 2025
Summary
Waxworks: Unveiling the Secrets of Anatomical Art
A book that gets under the skin in every sense, containing hundreds of vivid photographs of intricate anatomical waxworks, created more than two centuries ago to astounding levels of accuracy. The models were intended to advance medical understanding at a time when scientific curiosity and intellectual fervor were sweeping Europe. Housed in Florence’s La Specola museum, which opened its doors in 1775 to visitors of all social classes…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9783754402177 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 375440217X |
| Series: | 45th Edition |
| Author: | Marta Poggesi |
| Publisher: | Taschen GmbH |
| Imprint: | Taschen GmbH |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 512 |
| Release Date: | 4 September 2025 |
| Weight: | 1.16kg |
| Dimensions: | 217mm x 156mm x 35mm |
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„An excellent and accurate book, altogether very beautiful.“ * Pixel *
About The Author
Marta Poggesi
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.
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