Anatomy hardcover journal centered on an antique wooden scholar desk surrounded by vintage medical books, a brass lamp, a microscope, inkwell, and handwritten notes.

Cœur et Nerfs: How French Medical Publishing Taught a Nation to See the Human Body

At the turn of the twentieth century, the house of Larousse and physician Galtier-Boissière set out to make the human body visible to everyone. Through chromolithography and the work of artist Leuba, the cardiovascular and nervous systems became art. This is the story of how French medical publishing democratized anatomy.

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