Facets

1969

#10211

Anatomy of the newborn: An atlas.

Self-illustrated by Crelin, this was the first atlas of human infant anatomy. Crelin followed this with a synopsis of the atlas, Functional anatomy of the newborn (New Haven: Yale University Press, 1973).

1970

#11112

The human placenta.

An elegantly published and illustrated monograph with extensive historical material.

1970

#14216

Hammond's wall atlas of human anatomy.

With pages measuring 731 x 536 mm., this is the largest anatomical atlas ever published with plastic overlays. The covers include metal grommets so that the book could be hung on the wall. The work was undated, but is…

1971

#7353

Atlas of the mouse brain and spinal cord.

"This is an exceptionally systematic, beautifully produced atlas of the mouse central nervous system in the three standard planes, with alternating cell-stained (Nissl method with cresyl violet) sections and myelin-st…

1971

#14020

The anatomical basis of medical practice.

A notorious anatomy textbook that was pulled from the market by the publisher due to protest over its use of Playboy magazine type models to illustrate female external anatomy, as well as its sexist language. Preface:…

1975

#11691

Heart and coronary arteries: An anatomical atlas for clinical diagnosis, radiological investigation, and surgical treatment.

With 1,098 images this is "probablly the highest quality atlas of the heart ever produced" (W. Bruce Fye). This atlas received recognition throughout the world, including a Gold Medal at the International Book Festiva…

1981

#6958

The Manchu anatomy and its historical origin. With annotations and translations by John B. de C. M. Saunders and Francis R. Lee.

The Anatomie Manchoue, a series of graphic illustrations taken from Western anatomical works, with notes in the Manchu-Tungus language. This was compiled under the supervision of Father Parrenin, a French Jesuit worki…

1986

#7475

Opere scientifiche. Traduzione integrale dai testi originali. Coordinatore Luciano Casella. Revisione e note a cura di Enrico Coturri. 2 vols.

Steno's collected works translated from Latin into Italian. Reproduces Steno's original engraved illustrations, plus others from the time (some in color).

1986

#10201

The Visible Human Project.

https://www.nlm.nih.gov/research/visible/visible_human.html "The Visible Human Project® is an outgrowth of the NLM's 1986 Long-Range Plan. It is the creation of complete, anatomically detailed, three-dimensional repre…

1986

#14021

The anatomy of the infant head.

1987

#10212

The human vocal tract: Anatomy, function, development, and evolution.

1988

#11141

Compendium of human anatomic variation: Text, atlas, and world Literature.

A recent edition is Bergman's Comprehensive encyclopedia of human anatomic variation edited by R. Shane Tubbs, Mohammadali M. Shoja, and Marios Loukas. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley Blackwell, 2016.

1989

#436.1

Atlas of human anatomy.

The culmination of the life work of one of the greatest, and most prolific, anatomical illustrators of the 20th century. Includes 514 full-color plates, many of which were created for this atlas. Reproduction of previ…

1991

#7718

Human cross-sectional anatomy: Atlas of body sections and CT images.

1991

#10202

Max Brödel, The man who put art into medicine

In the late 1890s, Brödel was brought to the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine to illustrate for Harvey Cushing, William Halsted, Howard Kelly, and other notable clinicians. Besides creating a prolific amount of work B…

1991

#11140

Atlas of human anatomy in cross section.

"We were impressed with the magnitude and depth of the work by Eycleshymer and Schoemaker, A Cross-Section Anatomy, published by D. Appleton Company in 1911, and now out of print. As a consequence, our goal was to pro…

1991

#11236

A bibliography of Johann Remmelin the anatomist

1992

#7354

Brain maps: Structure of the rat brain.

The first computer graphics atlas of the brain of any species, with the illustration files also available separately (1993). The work included a complete and systematic, hierarchically organized set of annotated nomen…

1995

#11142

Anatomy atlases: An anatomy digital library curated by Ronald A. Bergman.

https://www.anatomyatlases.org/ "About Us Curate a comprehensive digital library of anatomy information for patients and providers. Maximize the impact of this digital library by enhancing awareness among potential us…

1998

#7350

The central nervous system of vertebrates. 3 vols.

A massive contribution to comparative vertebrate neuroanatomy, the life-work of the authors. Includes a comprehensive account of the structural organisation of all vertebrate groups, ranging from amphioxus and lamprey…

1998

#7642

The complete visible human: The complete high-resolution male and female anatomical datasets from the Visible Human Project.

The first anatomically exact and complete, three-dimensional, computer-generated reconstruction of actual human bodies. Includes 2 CD-ROMs. See https://www.nlm.nih.gov/research/visible/visible_human.html.

2000

#7643

New atlas of human anatomy.

The first printed atlas of color computer images adapted from 3D images developed in the National Library of Medicine's Visible Human Project. Includes CD-ROM with 3D electronic images.

2001

#10707

Skulls and skeletons: Human bone collections and accumulations.

2002

#10238

BioDigital.

https://www.biodigital.com/ "The Word's First Human Visualization Platform: Anatomy, Disease & Treatments— all in interactive 3D. Web, Mobile and Augmented Reality "the virtual body as the health equivalent of Google …

2002

#14288

An introduction to human evolutionary anatomy.

2003

#9804

A history of online information services 1963-1976.

Pages 197-223 concern "Modern bibliographic control of medical literature." Development of MEDLARS, MEDLARS II, MEDLINE.

2005

#7004

Body worlds. The anatomical exhibition of real human bodies.

In 1977 Gunther von Hagens invented plastination, a technique or process used in anatomy to preserve bodies or body parts. In the process water and fat are replaced by certain plastics, yielding specimens that can be …

2007

#14074

Gustaf Retzius: A Biography by Thomas Lindblad. With special contributions by Gunnar Grant, Björn Afzelius, Olle Johansson & Markku Virtanen, Helge Rask-Andersen, Torstein Sjøvold. Editor: Ove Hagelin.

A finely written and superbly illustrated and produced study of Retzius's life and published works, issued in the style of Retzius's magnificent publications.

2008

#13166

The making of Mr. Gray's Anatomy: Bodies, books, fortune, fame.

An exhaustive account of the creation, production, distribution and influence of this classic.

2008

#13515

Cultural encyclopedia of the body. Edited by Victoria Pitts-Taylor. 2 vols.

2009

#11313

The finger of God: Anatomical practice in seventeenth-century Leiden.

2009

#13207

Il Museo di storia naturale dell'Università degli studi di Firenze. Volume 1, Le collezioni della Specola : zoologia e cere anatomiche.

2011

#7005

Fragonard Museum. The écorchés. The anatomical masterworks of Honoré Fragonard by Christophe Degueurce. With an essay by Laure Cadot. Translated from the French by Philip Adds.

The painter and printmaker Fragonard preserved the results of his dissections via means never divulged, but which may have been based on those of Jean-Joseph Sue. His pieces were often prepared for theatrical effect r…

2011

#10236

Animal inside out: A Body Worlds production.

Applying the technique and theatricality of plastination to the anatomy of animals including animals as large as elephants.

2012

#9418

Atlas of human brain connections.

The authors combined the science of diffusion tensor imaging with the art of tractography: Spectacular color images.

2012

#12143

The evolution of the human placenta.

Chapter one is "The history of placental investigations."

2012

#14307

Corps du papier. L'Anatomie en papier mâché du Docteur Auzoux. Text: Christophe Degueurce. Photos: Didier Gaillard. Préface: Philippe Comar.

Outstanding color photographs.

2014

#10629

The Pelvis: Structure, gender and society.

"This book offers a critical review of the pelvic sciences—past, present and future—from an anatomical and physiological perspective....The book starts with a “construction plan” of the pelvis and shows its structural…

2016

#11138

Anatomy: An encyclopedic reference to the language of anatomy and neuroanatomy. It provides the fascinating origin of terms and biographies of anatomists/physicians who originated them.

2019

#10777

Medicine and religion in the life of an Ottoman sheikh: Al-Damanhuri's "clear statement" on anatomy.