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Title
Anatomical diagram of the joints and ligaments of the vertebral column
            Subject
Spine--anatomy & histology
                    Sternum--anatomy & histology
                    Pelvic Bones--anatomy & histology
                    Clavicle--anatomy & histology
                    Ligaments, Articular--anatomy & histology
                    Book Illustrations
            Description
Lithograph by T. Sinclair & Son from a drawing by Hermann Faber.
                    Diagram of the joints and ligaments of the vertebral column, including the basilar portion of the occipital bone together with the atlas and the axis - showing the anterior vertebral ligament and two capsules open (figure 1), a sagittal section of the vertebral column and pelvis showing various intervertebral and pelvic ligaments (figure 2), the sternum, the costal cartilages, and the sternal ends of the clavicles, showing the articular and ligamentous attachments (figure 3).
                    Title supplied by cataloger.
            Creator
T. Sinclair & Son
                    Faber, Hermann
            Source
Original image in: Allen, Harrison, 1841-1897. A System of Human Anatomy (Philadelphia: Henry C. Lea's Son & Co., 1884). ZAd 2 (Historical Medical Library of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia)
                    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.pl37
            Original Format
1 print : lithograph
            Physical Dimensions
30 x 24 cm
            Citation
T. Sinclair & Son and Faber, Hermann, “Anatomical diagram of the joints and ligaments of the vertebral column,” The College of Physicians of Philadelphia Digital Library, accessed October 31, 2025, https://cppdigitallibrary.org/items/show/160.
    
