Ars medica : art, medicine and the human condition / prints, drawings, and photographs from the Collection of the Philadelphia Museum of Art selected and organised by Diane R. Karp ; Catalogue by Diane R. Karp with contributions by Ben Bassham ... [et al.].

By: Philadelphia Museum of Art .

Contributor(s): Bassham, Ben L | Karp, Diane R, 1948-.

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BookPublisher: Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press : Philadelphia Museum of Art, [1985]Copyright date: ©1985Description: xiv, 231 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 28 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 0812279530; 0876330634 (paperback).Subject(s): Philadelphia Museum of Art -- Exhibitions

| Human figure in art

| Medicine and art

| Anatomy, Artistic

| Scientific illustration

DDC classification: 704.942

Holdings
Item type	Current library	Call number	Copy number	Status	Notes	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
General Lending	MTU Crawford College of Art and Design Library Lending	704.942 (Browse shelf(Opens below))		Available	donation		00230489
General Lending	MTU Crawford College of Art and Design Library Lending	704.942 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available			00059605

Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Prints, drawings, and photographs from the collection of the Philadelphia Museum of Art.

Catalogue of an exhibition to be held at Philadelphia Museum of Art, Sept. - Oct. 1985.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 226-227) and index.

Donated by P., O Hara

Reviews provided by Syndetics

CHOICE Review

This book assembles many of the prints, drawings, and photographs that are part of a collection by the Philadelphia Museum of Art. The reproductions, which are of pieces that have been collected since 1948, all relate to some aspect of medicine or disease. Included are drawings, prints, and photographs from Europe, Asia, and America, ranging from 16th-century woodblock prints to contemporary photographs of medical subjects. The volume is organized into general topic areas: Anatomy, Healers, Disease, Disability and Madness, and The Cycle of Life. A short but useful introduction to each chapter is provided at the beginning of the book and more detailed descriptions of individual plates are available in a separate section following the illustrations. Most plates are black and white, with some making use of a third color. The book is well presented and the reproductions are of high quality. Recommended for lower-division undergraduates and for readers with a special interest in medical or health-related subjects; also of value to students of art.-N.R. Eder, Pacific Northwest College of Art