Morbid Anatomy Foundation founder and former Oddities star Joanna Ebenstein has opened preorders for her new book Anatomica: The Exquisite and Unsettling Art of Human Anatomy. The book is scheduled for release September 15, 2020, but there are some special perks for folks who order it directly.
Here’s the synopsis:
This stunning new book, by Morbid Anatomy founder Joanna Ebenstein, with the assistance of medical editor Marie Dauenheimer MA, CMI, FAMI and published by published by Laurence King, explores the intersections of art and anatomy in nearly three hundred incredible images spanning seven centuries of anatomical artworks.
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 repulsive, 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 anatomical artworks from the 15th through to the 20th century, drawn from collections such as The Wellcome Collection and the University of Toronto’s Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library, The New York Academy of Medicine historical collections, and the Duke University History of Medicine Collection, exploring the art of human anatomy in one beautiful volume.
If you’re looking to preorder with perks, check out this link: https://www.morbidanatomy.org/morbid-anatomy-products/preorder-anatomica-the-exquisite-and-unsettling-art-of-human-anatomy-signed-by-its-author-morbid-anatomy-founder-joanna-ebenstein
