Description: A new history of the medieval illustrations that birthed modern anatomy.
This book is the first history of medieval European anatomical images. Richly illustrated, The Art of Anatomy in Medieval Europe explores the many ways in which medieval surgeons, doctors, monks, and artists understood and depicted human anatomy. Taylor McCall refutes the common misconception that Renaissance artists and anatomists such as Leonardo da Vinci and Andreas Vesalius were the fathers of anatomy who performed the first human dissections. On the contrary, she argues that these Renaissance figures drew upon centuries of visual and written tradition in their works.Brief description:
Taylor McCall is the managing editor of Speculum: A Journal of Medieval Studies.
Review Quotes: "There is a myth that medieval Europeans did not understand human anatomy and did not perform human dissections. Taylor McCall's new book definitively disproves that and has the images to back it up."-- "Medievalists.net"