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Anatomical diagram of the bones of the right and left hand, forearm, and elbow

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Title

Anatomical diagram of the bones of the right and left hand, forearm, and elbow

Subject

Arm Bones--anatomy & histology
Hand Bones--anatomy & histology
Elbow Joint--anatomy & histology
Anatomy, Artistic
Book Illustrations

Description

Copperplate engraving--Cf. Choulant, L. Anatomic illustration, p. 331.
Diagram of right forearm and hand in the supine anterior position viewed from the front (fig. 1) and left forearm and hand in a semiprone position viewed from behind. Accompanying text identifies the bones of the arm, hand, and fingers.
Title supplied by cataloger.

Source

Published in 1811, Giuseppe del Medico's Anatomia per uso dei pittori e scultori is a manual of anatomy for artists. The work contains 38 copperplates, some of which were printed in multiple colors.

Publisher

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

Date

1811

Language

ita

Type

StillImage

Identifier

Lewis_Z_112.pl9

Original Format

1 print : copperplate engraving

Physical Dimensions

35 x 23 cm

Citation

“Anatomical diagram of the bones of the right and left hand, forearm, and elbow,” The College of Physicians of Philadelphia Digital Library, accessed November 23, 2024, https://cppdigitallibrary.org/items/show/220.