La Medecine Pittoresque: Colored Medicine Plates by: Bayle, A.L.G.
Hardcover. Barcelona SP, FKG. , reprint, 2010, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Facsimile edition. Folio. Cloth binding, 191 pages. In 1834 the leading scholars of the Faculty of Medicine in Paris, led by Professor A.L.G. Bayle, compiled a remarkable atlas of exquisite anatomical drawings. It immediately became a benchmark work in international medical and scientific communities, praised not only for its scientific value but also for the artistry of the color plates. This large facsimile volume features 94 color plates, 11 x 15 inches, labeled in English, German, French, and Dutch.