Medical Medicine Anatomy Anthopotomie-Naturwissenschaft Circulatory System Antique Print c.1820

Anthropometrics is the study of measuring the size and proportions of the Human Body

Original copper-plate etching, hand coloured.

Published Germany, c.1820

Size of image = 19.5 x 24cm (7.8 X 9.6 inch)

Condition = Printed onflax/hemp wove paper.

Discolouration in bottom right hand corner And faint discolouration in the top Left hand corner consistent with age.

"Wove Paper": The first paper making machine was invented in France in the late 1700’s by Nicholas Louis Robert and later developed by Henry Fourdrinier in the early 1800’s. Instead of using crossing wires, as in the original "Laid Paper", wove paper was made in a mould covered by a very fine woven mesh of thousands of brass wires. This made a much smoother paper sheet. In addition a roller was added to further smooth the surface of the paper sheet. Early wove paper was still made from cotton fibers, and was of high quality.