The rich heritage of anatomical texts during Renaissance and thereafter: a lead up to Henry Gray's masterpiece
Year: 2019
Type: review
Abstract: and have also highlighted on other anatomical texts that form important landmarks in this journey. The article attempts to focus on the rectification of Galenic errors, description of new discoveries in human anatomy, introduction of the concept of clinical anatomy, emergence of surgical anatomy and the advent of sectional anatomy. The article also put emphasis on the efforts to make anatomical illustrations used in texts more scientific and in tune with the printed matter. We noted with interest that luminary anatomists over the years have contributed in their own individual manner towards the development of text based anatomy and from cumulative perspective their visionary efforts have shaped the outlook of anatomical texts in present times.
Source: Anatomy & Cell Biology
DOI: 10.5115/acb.19.102
Authors: Sanjib Kumar Ghosh, Ashutosh Kumar
Institution: All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Patna
Language: English
Topic: History of Medicine Studies
Subfield: History
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2988959203