About This Item
Title
Anatomical diagram of the skull, brain, trachea, and glands
Subject
Skull--anatomy & histology
Brain--anatomy & histology
Trachea--anatomy & histology
Thyroid Gland--anatomy & histology
Parotid Gland--anatomy & histology
Anatomy, Artistic
Book Illustrations
Description
Copperplate engraving--Cf. Choulant, L. Anatomic illustration, p. 331.
Diagram of skull and upper portion of the spine viewed in profile, with brain exposed (fig. 1) and skull in three quarter profile with trachea, glands, and major arteries exposed (fig. 2). Accompanying text identifies glands, arteries, and sections of brain and skull.
Title supplied by cataloger.
Source
Original image in: Del Medico, Giuseppe. Anatomia per uso dei pittori e scultori (Rome : Presso Vincenzo Poggioli, 1811). Lewis Z 112 (Historical Medical Library of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia)
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.pl36
Original Format
1 print : copperplate engraving, color
Physical Dimensions
35 x 23 cm
Citation
“Anatomical diagram of the skull, brain, trachea, and glands,” The College of Physicians of Philadelphia Digital Library, accessed December 23, 2024, https://cppdigitallibrary.org/items/show/227.