Complete Record - Heirs of Hippocrates No. 1297

SIR CHARLES BELL (1774-1842) The anatomy of the brain, explained in a series of engravings. T. N. Longman and O. Rees [etc.] 1802 vii, 87 pp., 12 plates (11 col.). 28.6 cm.

For more information on this author or work, see number: 1294

In this work Bell displays both his descriptive and artistic capabilities. The twelve aquatint plates (eleven of them hand-colored) were engraved by Thomas Medland after Bell's own drawings and constitute what is probably Bell's most beautiful work on neuroanatomy and one of the most beautifully illustrated in the entire literature.

See Related Record(s): 1298

Cited references: Cushing B264; Waller 860; Wellcome II, p. 135

Gift of John Martin, M.D.