"Jealousy p'raps": Henry Gray, Henry Vandyke Carter and Gray's Anatomy

Tags: Anatomists, Anatomy, Dissection, Medical Illustration, Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, Surgeons

"Jealousy p'raps": Henry Gray, Henry Vandyke Carter and Gray's Anatomy

In the 1940s we received a partial set of first edition final page proofs of Gray’s Anatomy bearing the corrections made by its author Henry Gray (1827-61). This set of Wertheimer proofs, complete with ink splodges, are a particular delight not just for historians of medicine or book publishing, but also those interested in the relationship between Henry Gray and medical illustrator Henry Vandyke Carter (1831-97).…

The Beauty of Anatomy

Tags: Anatomy, Anatomists, Beauty of Anatomy

The Beauty of Anatomy

We’ve been greatly enjoying the BBC4 series The Beauty of Anatomy, examining the relationship between anatomical discoveries and works of art that illustrate them, which has prompted us to explore some of our own anatomical atlases collection.…