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Anatomical diagram of the bones of the hands and wrists

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Title

Anatomical diagram of the bones of the hands and wrists

Subject

Hand Bones--anatomy & histology
Carpal Bones--anatomy & histology
Book Illustrations

Description

Lithograph by T. Sinclair & Son from a drawing by Hermann Faber.
Dorsal view of the bones of the right (figure 1) and left (figure 2) hands, including the carpus, metacarpus, and phalanges.
Title supplied by cataloger.

Creator

T. Sinclair & Son
Faber, Hermann

Source

Harrison Allen’s A System of Human Anatomy contains lithographs of drawings by Hermann Faber from dissections by the author. The book consists of five sections covering histology (by E. O. Shakespeare), bones and joints, muscles and fasci, arteries, veins, and lymphatics, the nervous system, and the organs of sense, of digestion, and genito-urinary organs.

Publisher

Digitized by the Historical Medical Library of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia

Date

1884

Language

eng

Type

StillImage

Identifier

ZAd_2.pl30

Original Format

1 print : lithograph

Physical Dimensions

30 x 24 cm

Citation

T. Sinclair & Son and Faber, Hermann, “Anatomical diagram of the bones of the hands and wrists,” The College of Physicians of Philadelphia Digital Library, accessed April 20, 2024, https://cppdigitallibrary.org/items/show/158.