Complete Record - Heirs of Hippocrates No. 1370

FRIEDRICH TIEDEMANN (1781-1861) Tabulae arteriarum corporis humani. Ex officina Christiani Friderici Müller 1822 [4] pp., 38 part col. plates, each accompanied by a duplicate in outline printed on the verso of the preceding page. 71 cm.

The author of this large and impressive work was professor of anatomy and physiology at Heidelberg. Together with Leopold Gmelin (1788-1853), Tiedemann wrote a classic work on the role of hydrochloric acid in gastric digestion, Die Verdauung nach Versuchen (Heidelberg, 1826-1827), which confirmed work on digestion done by Prout (see No. 1405) in 1824. This is one of the first works to be devoted solely to the arterial system. The plates are remarkable for their beauty, accuracy, and originality of presentation. All of the arteries in the life-size lithographs were hand colored by J. Roux, the artist.

See Related Record(s): 1405

Gift of John Martin, M.D.