{"product_id":"lizars-crural-hernia-c-1823-antique-anatomical-engraving-by-john-lizars","title":"John Lizars  -  19th Century Anatomical Engraving","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"407\" data-end=\"655\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"407\" data-end=\"466\"\u003ePlate XXXVII – Dissections of Inguinal and Crural Hernia\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"407\" data-end=\"655\"\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"466\" data-end=\"469\"\u003eAn original \u003cstrong data-start=\"481\" data-end=\"538\"\u003eearly 19th-century hand-coloured anatomical engraving\u003c\/strong\u003e, produced circa \u003cstrong data-start=\"555\" data-end=\"568\"\u003e1823–1827\u003c\/strong\u003e, from \u003cem data-start=\"575\" data-end=\"624\"\u003eA System of Anatomical Plates of the Human Body\u003c\/em\u003e by \u003cstrong data-start=\"628\" data-end=\"643\"\u003eJohn Lizars\u003c\/strong\u003e, Edinburgh.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"657\" data-end=\"990\"\u003eThis rare medical plate illustrates detailed dissections of inguinal and crural hernia and represents one of the most refined examples of British anatomical engraving of the period. Each image was \u003cstrong data-start=\"854\" data-end=\"911\"\u003eengraved on copper by William Home Lizars (1788–1859)\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong data-start=\"916\" data-end=\"947\"\u003epainstakingly hand-coloured\u003c\/strong\u003e, making every surviving impression unique.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"992\" data-end=\"1270\"\u003eHistory\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"992\" data-end=\"1270\"\u003eJohn Lizars trained under the renowned Edinburgh surgeon \u003cstrong data-start=\"1049\" data-end=\"1062\"\u003eJohn Bell\u003c\/strong\u003e and later taught anatomy and surgery in the city. The atlas is widely regarded as one of the most elegant medical publications of the 19th century, noted for both scientific accuracy and artistic excellence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote data-start=\"1272\" data-end=\"1380\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1274\" data-end=\"1380\"\u003e\u003cem data-start=\"1274\" data-end=\"1365\"\u003e“This superb atlas is certainly one of the most elegant works of the nineteenth century.”\u003c\/em\u003e — Cushing L313\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-start=\"1382\" data-end=\"1393\"\u003e📐 Size\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"1394\" data-end=\"1440\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1394\" data-end=\"1412\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1396\" data-end=\"1412\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1396\" data-end=\"1412\"\u003eFolio format\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1413\" data-end=\"1440\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1415\" data-end=\"1440\"\u003eApprox. \u003cstrong data-start=\"1423\" data-end=\"1440\"\u003e43 cm x 27 cm\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-start=\"1442\" data-end=\"1468\"\u003e📚 Publication Details\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"1469\" data-end=\"1668\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1469\" data-end=\"1503\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1471\" data-end=\"1503\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1471\" data-end=\"1489\"\u003eArtist\/Author:\u003c\/strong\u003e John Lizars\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1504\" data-end=\"1541\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1506\" data-end=\"1541\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1506\" data-end=\"1519\"\u003eEngraver:\u003c\/strong\u003e William Home Lizars\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1542\" data-end=\"1566\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1544\" data-end=\"1566\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1544\" data-end=\"1554\"\u003ePlace:\u003c\/strong\u003e Edinburgh\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1567\" data-end=\"1592\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1569\" data-end=\"1592\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1569\" data-end=\"1578\"\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e c.1823–1827\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1593\" data-end=\"1668\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1595\" data-end=\"1668\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1595\" data-end=\"1610\"\u003eReferences:\u003c\/strong\u003e Heirs of Hippocrates 1436; Waller 5950; Wellcome III: 531\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-start=\"1670\" data-end=\"1686\"\u003e🕰 Condition - Very Good\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1687\" data-end=\"1779\"\u003eThese plates are \u003cstrong data-start=\"1704\" data-end=\"1726\"\u003eover 200 years old\u003c\/strong\u003e. 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