Anatomica

The Exquisite and Unsettling Art of Human Anatomy

Joanna Ebenstein, Lucille Clerc

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Laurence King Publishing
10 September 2020

Human figures depicted in art; Anatomy

"""There's a fine line between the horrible and the sublime, and Joanna Ebenstein's Anatomica: The Exquisite and Unsettling Art of Human Anatomy walks it."" New York Times Book Review

For centuries, humankind has sought to know itself through an understanding of the body, in sickness and in health, inside and out. This fascination left in its wake a rich body of artworks that demonstrate not only the facts of the human body, but also the ways in which our ideas about the body and its proper representation have changed over time. At times both beautiful and unsettling, illustrated anatomy continues to hold our interest today, and is frequently referenced in popular culture. Anatomica brings together some of the most striking, fascinating and bizarre artworks from the the 14th through 20th century, exploring human anatomy in one beautiful volume, with over 250 images."

By: Joanna Ebenstein, Lucille Clerc
Imprint: Laurence King Publishing
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 263mm, Width: 204mm, Spine: 28mm
Weight: 1.420kg
ISBN: 9781786275714
ISBN 10: 1786275716
Pages: 272
Publication Date: 10 September 2020
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Joanna Ebenstein is an internationally recognised expert in the art of anatomy and creator of the Morbid Anatomy blog, library and event series. Her books include Death: A Graveside Companion and The Anatomical Venus both for Thames and Hudson.

Reviews for Anatomica: The Exquisite and Unsettling Art of Human Anatomy

Joanna Ebenstein is one of our very best spelunkers into the world of the oddball and the offbeat. She is a masterful curator of things beautifully disgusting and morbidly fascinating. A true resurrectionist, she excels at dredging up from our collective unconscious items of uncanny beauty and terrifying wonder. Colin Dickey, author of Ghostland and The Unidentified A lovingly curated and beautifully printed collection that belongs on every morbid enthusiast's bookshelf. Caitlin Doughty, mortician, author, and founder of The Order of the Good Death There's a fine line between the horrible and the sublime, and Joanna Ebenstein's Anatomica: The Exquisite and Unsettling Art of Human Anatomy walks it. New York Times Book Review