Chinese ivory anatomical manikin which was used by upper class women to indicate to their physician the site of their problem. The top-knot from her hair has been removed to reveal a stopper.
17th century copy of a late 14th century Persian manuscript treatise on anatomy showing a diagram of the muscles. Slide 4. Located at: qS Mansur 15th century.
17th century copy of a late 14th century Persian manuscript treatise on anatomy showing a diagram of the nerves. Slide 3. Located at: qS Mansur 15th century.
17th century copy of a late 14th century Persian manuscript treatise on anatomy showing a diagram of the bones. Slide 2. Located at: qS Mansur 15th century.
Portrait of Alexander Monro. Painted by Allan Ramsay and engraved by James Bafire. Monro was a Professor of Anatomy and Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians at Edinburgh and Fellow of the Royal Society.
Portrait of Giorgio Baglivi. He is surrounded by a border containing two snakes with the sun over his head. A bird is in the foreground. Painted by Carolus Maratta and engraved by C. Duflos. Text in Latin.
Published in Rome.
Portrait of Georg Gottlob Richter. He is standing near a table with his left hand on top of an upright book. He is pointing with his right hand toward a coat of arms. Drawn and sculpted from life by Ge. Dan. Heumann. Engraved by la Cour de S. M. Brit....
Portrait of Georgius Agricola in an oval frame, drawn by Christoph. Lud. Agricola and engraved by Bernardus Vogel. The frame is partially covered by a curtain. A coat of arms is shown in the bottom left hand corner of the sheet and the limbs of a tree...
Illustration showing an anatomical amphitheater built in the reign of Louis the Great (above) with a panoramic view of Paris (below). Text in Latin and French.
Portrait of Guy Crescent Fagon wearing a wig. Drawn by Sandoz and engraved by Sichling. The words "tableau du temps" appear directly beneath. Fagon was physician to Louis XIV. At head of sheet: "2482 BIS."
Early seventeenth century skeleton carved in bas-relief from a single piece of ivory. The figure is based on the second skeleton in Vesalius' Fabrica and is surrounded by representations of the various classes of society symbolizing the transitoriness...
17th century copy of a late 14th century Persian manuscript treatise on anatomy showing an illuminated title page. Slide 1. Located at: qS Mansur 15th century.
Portrait of Robert Boyle. He is surrounded by an ornate oval frame. In the top left hand corner, the sun is shining down through the clouds. In the foreground are a coat of arms, several books, laboratory instruments, and other objects. Painted by T....
Portrait of Kenelm Digby. Drawn by A. Vandyke and engraved by I. Houbraken. From an original picture in ye Royal Palace of Kensington.
Publisher: Londini: Impensis T. & P. Knapton.
Portrait of Guido Patin, with a window behind him. Painted and engraved from life by Ant. Masson.
Publisher: Paris: Rue St. Germain de Iauxerais Proche Iespee de Bois.
Single female ivory anatomical manikin of seventeenth or eighteenth century European origin. Plate has been removed to reveal the contents of her thorax and abdomen.
17th century copy of a late 14th century manuscript treatise on anatomy showing a diagram of the reproductive system. Slide 7. Located at: qS Mansur 15th century.
17th century copy of a late 14th century Persian manuscript treatise on anatomy showing a diagram of the arteries. Slide 6. Located at: qS Mansur 15th century.
Drawing showing a physician wearing a skullcap talking to a woman. He is sitting in a chair and the woman is standing. An assistant is standing behind the physician mixing something. Various objects are shown in the foreground, including some books,...
Portrait of Thomas Denman. A landscape scene is shown in the background. Drawn by Abbott and engraved by Skelton.
Publsiher: London: Published by W. Skelton, Hay Market.
Portrait of William Harvey. In the foreground are several books, a caduceus, and an illustration of the heart and circulatory system. Drawn by Bemmel and engraved by J. Houbraken, Amst. 1739. At bottom of picture: "In the collection of Dr....
Portrait of Samuel Garth, left view. A coat of arms is shown at the bottom of the sheet. Drawn by G. Kneller and engraved by I. Faber. The number "30" is shown in the bottom right hand corner.
Portrait of Thomas Willis at age 54. Engraved by G. Vertue. Text at bottom of picture indicates portrait was in the possession of Bronne Willis Esqr. In the foreground are several books, a skull, some quill pens, and other objects.
Publisher: Londini:...
Portrait of Mattioli holding a pen in his right hand and with his left hand on a book on a table. Drawn by Lorenzo Feliciati, engraved by F. Allegrini. Text in Italian.