About This Item
Title
Altérations : des papilles, de l'epiderme, des ongles et des poils
Subject
Skin Diseases
Skin Abnormalities
Book Illustrations
Description
Engraving by Ambroise Tardieu.
Symptoms of various conditions of the papilla, epidermis, nails, and hair, depicted in 26 labeled figures. Includes: ichthyosis, warts, corns, horns, and Plica polonica (a formation of hair, commonly known as the Polish plait).
Creator
Tardieu, Ambroise, 1788-1841
Source
Original image in: Rayer, Pierre François Olive, 1793-1867. Traité théorique et pratique des maladies de la peau (Paris : Chez J. B. Bailliere, 1835). ZJa 8a (Historical Medical Library of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia)
Traité théorique et pratique des maladies de la peau, Pierre-François Olive Rayer's three-volume work on skin diseases, was first published in 1826 and received with acclaim. For the second edition, published in 1835, the work was completely revised and accompanied by an atlas with 26 finely detailed, hand-colored plates engraved by Ambroise Tardieu, which are digitized here. Tardieu was a renowned engraver and cartographer of his day.
Publisher
Digitized by the Historical Medical Library of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia
Date
1835
Language
fre
Type
StillImage
Identifier
ZJa_8a.pl21
Original Format
1 print : hand-colored engraving
Physical Dimensions
33 x 26 cm
Citation
Tardieu, Ambroise, 1788-1841, “Altérations : des papilles, de l'epiderme, des ongles et des poils,” The College of Physicians of Philadelphia Digital Library, accessed October 31, 2025, https://cppdigitallibrary.org/items/show/1666.