A stereoscopic atlas of human anatomy consisting of nine books each with a number of flat disc-shaped cards with tiny pictures of the human anatomy (these are the kind of disks that are commonly used in children's stereoscopic viewers); the books are of various thickness and are bound together with…
A stereoscopic atlas of human anatomy consisting of nine books each with a number of flat disc-shaped cards with tiny pictures of the human anatomy (these are the kind of disks that are commonly used in children's stereoscopic viewers); the books are of various thickness and are bound together with coils; they have burgundy covers; the books and viewers are: the central nervous system 1-8 (a) with 8 discs (b-i), the central nervous system 9-18 (j) with 10 discs (k-t), the central nervous system 19-28 (u) with ten discs (v-ae), the central nervous system 29-34 (af) with six discs (ag-al), head and neck 35-44 (am) with ten discs (an-aw), head and neck 45-54 (ax) with ten slides (ay-bh), head and neck 55-64 (bi) with ten discs (bj-bs), head and neck 65-74 (bt) with eleven (number 69 is repeated) discs (bu-ce), head and neck 75-84 (cf) with ten discs (cg-cp).
Number Of Parts
94
Part Names
a - book - Size: Length 21.7 cm x Width 17.6 cm x Depth 1.2 cm
j - book - Size: Length 21.7 cm x Width 17.6 cm x Depth 1.4 cm
u - book - Size: Length 21.7 cm x Width 17.6 cm x Depth 1.4 cm
af - book - Size: Length 21.7 cm x Width 17.6 cm x Depth 1.0 cm
am - book - Size: Length 21.7 cm x Width 17.6 cm x Depth 1.6 cm
ax - book - Size: Length 21.7 cm x Width 17.6 cm x Depth 1.4 cm
bi - book - Size: Length 21.7 cm x Width 17.6 cm x Depth 1.4 cm
bt - book - Size: Length 21.7 cm x Width 17.6 cm x Depth 1.5 cm
cf - book - Size: Length 21.7 cm x Width 17.6 cm x Depth 1.6 cm
all discs - Size: Diam.: 9.0 cm
Provenance
Owned and used by the University of Western Ontario.
Each book is labelled "A STEREOSCOPIC ATLAS // of // HUMAN ANATOMY // DAVID L. BASSETT, M.D." along with the individual title of the book listed in the description such as "SECTION 1 // THE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM".
Permanent Location
Storage Room 2005
2005-5-3
Condition Remarks
The paper is slightly stained
Reference Types
Internet
Reference Comments
Internet: "Slice of Life."
Research Facts
This is not a complete set; a complete set would contain 23 books and 221 discs.