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English: Outline of a human figure in a squatting position showing skeleton; the entire skeleton is covered with Persian text, as are portions of the arms and legs. Figure is hyperextended so that the mouth is at the top of the page, a posture suggestive of a dissection table. Tashrih al-badan, fol. 17b.
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Source Courtesy of the National Library of Medicine. Images from the History of Medicine (IHM), http://ihm.nlm.nih.gov/images/A109180. Also showcased in the book: Hidden Treasure (New York, NY: Blast Books, 2012), p. 36. HMD call number: MS P 18.
Author Mansūr ibn Muhammad ibn Ahmad ibn Yūsuf ibn Faqīh Ilyās, fl. 1384. Tashrih al-badan. [1488].

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