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We owe a great debt to Jean Baptiste Marc Bourgery (1797-1849) for his Atlas
of Anatomy, which was not only a massive event in medical history, but also
remains one of the most comprehensive and beautifully illustrated
anatomical treatises ever published in any language. In 1830, having received
his doctorate in medicine three years prior, Bourgery began work on his
magnificent atlas in cooperation with illustrator Nicolas Henri Jacob
(1782-1871). The first volumes were published the following year, but
completion of the treatise required nearly two decades of dedication.
Atlas of Anatomy
Le Minor, Dr. Jean-Marie / Sick, Prof. Dr.
Henri
Hardcover, slipcase, 26.5 x 37.2 cm (10.4 x
14.6 in.), 544 pages
GBP 39.99
ISBN 978-3-8365-0865-0 (08/2008
German,French,English)

The four parts of Bourgery's treatise cover descriptive anatomy, surgical

anatomy and techniques, general anatomy and embryology, and microscopic
anatomy. Jacob's spectacular hand-colored, life-size lithographs are
remarkable for their clarity, color, and aesthetic appeal, reflecting a
combination of direct laboratory observation and illustrative research; the
images are to this day unsurpassed in anatomical illustration.
About the authors:
Jean-Marie Le Minor qualified as a doctor of medicine (MD) in Paris in 1989,
having already gained a PhD in Paris in 1987. He has been assistant
professor of anatomy at the Louis Pasteur University in Strasbourg since
1990, radiologist at the University Hospitals in Strasbourg, member of the
governing board of the Socit Franaise d'Histoire de la Mdecine, Laureat
of the Acadmie Nationale de Mdecine (Paris, 2003), and officer of the
Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (French Ministry of Culture). He is also the
author of several historical books, including Histoire des sciences
morphologiques mdicales Strasbourg du XVe au XXe sicle (2002) and
numerous articles on science and history.
Henri Sick qualified as a doctor of medicine (MD) in Strasbourg in 1963. He
was professor of anatomy at the Louis Pasteur University in Strasbourg from
1972 to 2003 and director of the Institute of Normal Anatomy from 1994 to
2003. He is an officer of the Ordre des Palmes Acadmiques (French
Ministry of Education) and the author of several books on sectional anatomy,
including Atlas of sectional human anatomy (1982), Imaging anatomy of the
knee region (1988), and Atlas of slices of the temporal bone and adjacent region
(1988), as well as numerous scientific articles.

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