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Altérations : des papilles, de l'epiderme, des ongles et des poils

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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

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 March 28, 2024, https://cppdigitallibrary.org/items/show/1666.