Anatomical models and wax Venuses: Art masterpieces or scientific craft works?

Journal of Anatomy

Volumn 216, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 223-234

  Ballestriero, R ^a,b  

^a OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

WAX;

ANATOMY; ART; ARTIFACT; AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT; BOTANY; CLAY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EUROPE; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; ITALY; OBSTETRICS; PATHOLOGICAL ANATOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE; UNITED KINGDOM; WOOD; ZOOLOGY;

ANATOMY, ARTISTIC; ART; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; FAMOUS PERSONS; FEMALE; HISTORY, 15TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 16TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 17TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 18TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, MEDIEVAL; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, ANATOMIC; PREGNANCY; WAXES;

ANNA;

EID: 74549170862     PISSN: 00218782     EISSN: 14697580     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7580.2009.01169.x     Document Type: Review

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