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Tabulae sceleti et musculorum corporis humani.

Publication Details

Leiden: J. & H. Verbeek, 1737 CE–1747 CE.

The splendid series of 40 large copperplates of the bones and muscles in this work were drawn and engraved by Jan Wandelaar (1690-1759). They established a newstandard in anatomical illustration, and remain unsurpassed for their artistic beauty and scientific accuracy. English translation with new engravings of the plates, London, Knapton, 1749. The first extensive biography of Albinus, Punt, Bernard Siegfried Albinus…on “human nature” (Amsterdam, 1983) published the original plans, designs and drawings for Albinus's anatomy.

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Entry Number#399
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Geographic Context

Publication place: Leiden

Mentioned in annotation: Amsterdam; London