ANATOMICAL ILLUSTRATIONS.
Two Parts of a series of colossal Illustrations of Anatomy, selected from approved originals by Professor SEEING, have been sent to us for inspection. We do not profess to be critical in this branch of science, and can only therefore speak favourably of the clear and masterly exe- cution of the plates ; which, from their large size, appear to be pecu- liarly well calculated to illustrate the more minute parts of the structure of the body—especially the delicate organization of the eye, the ear, the brain, and the nerves of the face, which form the subjects of the two Parts. The importer, Mr. SCHLOSS, in a note accompanying the work, suggests that it is likely to render less necessary the study of the body itself. But if any course of study can supersede the practical investigation of dissection, it is the possession of those beautiful and minutely accurate models in wax, coloured as in nature, of the various parts of the body, which are imported by the same publisher. To the amateur student ol anatomy, these models are in the highest degree valuable and satisfactory; and to the professional man, they are useful as references, whether they represent the healthy or diseased conditions of our structure.
The first part of a course of anatomical plates, delineating all the various parts of the whole body, in the several stages of dissection from the flesh to the bone, will be shortly put forth by a young surgeon, Mr. R. D. FOSTER. The plates are neatly drawn upon stone, and the impressions coloured. Each part is limited to one limb, and includes six plates, placed accurately one over the other, according to the suc- cessive stages of dissection ; so that not only may reference be made to each separate layer, as it were, of the body, but the plates are cut out in parts in such a manner, that through the upper plates as much of the inner formation is shown as would appear in the subject in that stage of dissection. The delineations are not quite the size of life ; but the various vessels, muscles, &c. are very distinctly indicated, and further exemplified by an outline figure with references to each plate.
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