A stunning tribute to our eternal fascination with the human body - and the latest in the bestselling 'Explorer' Collection Anatomy: Exploring the Human Body is a visually compelling survey of more than 5,000 years of image-making. Through 300 remarkable works, selected and curated by an international panel of anatomists, curators, academics, and specialists, the book chronicles the intriguing visual history of human anatomy, showcasing its amazing complexity and our ongoing fascination with the systems and functions of our bodies. Exploring individual parts of the human body from head to toe, and revealing the intricate functions of body systems, such as the nerves, muscles, organs, digestive system, brain, and senses, this authoritative book presents iconic examples alongside rarely seen, breathtaking works. The 300 entries are arranged with juxtapositions of contrasting and complementary illustrations to allow for thought-provoking, lively, and stimulating reading.

This outstanding collection offers a fascinating, visually encyclopedic exploration of the body and the healing arts. In addition to hundreds of outstanding anatomical engravings, it features images from the general realm of medicine, including diseases and treatments. Artists, designers, students, medical professionals, and historians will find it an indispensable reference.

A fascinating, visually encyclopedic presentation of all the major areas of medicine, this volume is an indispensible reference for artists and designers, doctors and nurses, students of medicine and anatomy, and historians. More than 4,800 rare, historic engravings encompass images from anatomy, general medicine, apothecary and pharmaceutical sciences, diseases, injuries, and more.

The best storytellers and presenters know that a picture is worth a thousand words. Pictures simplify stories. They make stories memorable. They clarify complex concepts and they educate the audience in the easiest way. That is why attorneys work with artists--medical illustrators, to be exact. Injury Illustrated is the first book of its kind. It is the essential guide on medical illustrations used in the legal context. This book examines the creation of visual graphics known as demonstrative exhibits. These exhibits provide an understanding of traumatic injuries, surgeries, and radiology studies for the jury, judges, adjustors, mediators, and the attorneys. These chapters describe how to tell a clear story about gross anatomy, medical malpractice, and/or death investigation in court by using medical images. While medical illustration and injury law are very different professions, illustrators are the ideal partners for lawyers when solving problems and preparing for litigation. Divided into five sections, this book details who medical illustrators are, how they are educated in medicine, the skills and services they can provide to trial lawyers, and the countless benefits resulting from record review and case preparation.  Find techniques to best use medical images during all stages of litigation  Learn how graphic exhibits engage a jury and empower justice  Understand why attorneys win more cases by collaborating with medical illustrators All readers will learn about this unique career and the attorney-illustrator relationship. More specifically, attorneys, artists, animators, law students, medical students, forensic scientists, and medical experts will understand how demonstrative exhibits assist legal proceedings in forensic matters and civil lawsuits. Warning; these images will be graphic and the cases at times will be catastrophic.

An awe-inspiring fusion of art and science, this magnificent collection features detailed illustrations of human anatomy by history's most brilliant artists. Includes over 130 black-and-white renderings of muscles, skeletons, nervous systems, more.

Over 900 anatomical, medical, and scientific illustrations available for general re-use and adaptation free of normal copyright restrictions.

The Beauty Of The Human Body Inside this 8"x10" paperback, you will find 50 unique sheets of vintage anatomy drawings from antique medical books. The high-resolution illustrations are grayscale on color, high-quality #60 (100 GSM) paper in 7 alternating antiqued paper styles. The 50 non-perforated sheets in the book are single-sided, with 31 individual designs throughout. Some pages feature single illustrations or a drawing with text. Smaller images are paired on the same page to avoid crowding and to maximize the image detail without sacrificing quality or clarity. All images are easy to cut or tear out for craft projects or to frame as wall art. Images in this book are great for: Scrapbooks Decoupage Cardmaking Junk Journals Origami Paper Quilling Art Collages Framing For Home & Office Decor Discover the beauty of vintage anatomy art. Get your book today.