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Centuries-old wax bodies reveal the astonishing beauty of human anatomy.
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Anatomical Waxes. 45th Ed.
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512 pages
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29 June 2025
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Summary
Waxworks: A Jaw-Dropping Journey Through Anatomical Art
This book celebrates the famous collection of centuries-old anatomical waxworks from Florence’s La Specola museum. From full-body representations of the circulatory and nervous systems to the tiniest features of organs and joints, see the human body mapped out in astounding detail in hundreds of meticulous wax specimens.
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9783754402177 |
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| ISBN-10: | 375440217X |
| Author: | Marta Poggesi |
| Publisher: | Taschen GmbH |
| Imprint: | Taschen GmbH |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 512 |
| Release Date: | 29 June 2025 |
| Weight: | 1.10kg |
| Dimensions: | 217mm x 156mm |
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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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