Historical Bibliography Updated: July 14, 2026

Human anatomy: A visual history from the Renaissance to the digital age.

New York: Harry N. Abrams, 2006.

A popular history, with excellent illustrations; probably the first history of anatomy to include a chapter (by Ackerman, project director for the National Library of Medicine's Digital Human Project) on "Anatomy in the digital age."

Facet Tags

Early Modern
General Clinical Medicine
Arts, Literature & Humanities
Historiography & General Works

Subjects

ANATOMY › History of Anatomical Illustration ANATOMY › History of Anatomy Renaissance Medicine › History of Renaissance Medicine

Catalog Metadata	Reference Information
Entry Number	#7629
Permanent Link	https://beta.historyofmedicine.com/id/9801
External URL	human-anatomy-a-visual-history-from-the-renaissance-to-the-digital-age

Geographic Context

Publication place: New York