One of our favourite purchases of recent weeks is definitely
Taschen's amazing collection of Jean-Baptiste Marc Bourgery's studies of anatomical drawings, Atlas of Human Anatomy and Surgery. Bourgery's monumental tome contains hundreds of beautifully drawn colour plates starting with in depth studies of the human body and then moving on, for the more grissly minded, to detailed surgical procedures of the 19th century.
Bourgery began his work on this epic volume in 1830, having received his doctorate in medicine three years prior. Working in cooperation with illustrator Nicolas Henri Jacob (1782–1871), Bourgery spent the next twenty years completing this masterpiece until his death in 1849.
The above pictures really don't do this fantastic book justice. We cannot recommend highly enough picking up a copy for yourself. Whether you are interested in human anatomy or simply have a slightly morbid curious side to your personality, this book will entertain you for hours. With the Surgical procedures of the 1830's perhaps leaving you glad you live in the 21st century...not for the faint hearted.
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