Two hundred years ago, the first of the nine volumes of Paolo Mascagni’s Anatomia universa was publishedposthumously. This work was the fruit of a project that preoccupied Mascagni for most of his life: the Atlas ofanatomy, which was the perfect replica on paper of the dissection, a fundamental part of the teaching of thisdiscipline.Mascagni’s treatises testify to the modernity of his approach to medical education, and his deep convictionthat the main objective was to educate young people and to enable them to acquire the most perfect knowledgeof the structure of the human body.

The Anatomia Universa (1823) of Paolo Mascagni (1755–1815): The memory of a masterpiece in the history of anatomy after two centuries

Orsini D.;
2024-01-01

Abstract

Two hundred years ago, the first of the nine volumes of Paolo Mascagni’s Anatomia universa was publishedposthumously. This work was the fruit of a project that preoccupied Mascagni for most of his life: the Atlas ofanatomy, which was the perfect replica on paper of the dissection, a fundamental part of the teaching of thisdiscipline.Mascagni’s treatises testify to the modernity of his approach to medical education, and his deep convictionthat the main objective was to educate young people and to enable them to acquire the most perfect knowledgeof the structure of the human body.
2024
Anatomia Universa
Paolo Mascagni
History of anatomy
Innovative approach
Medical education
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