M0014268: Human figure showing arteries and viscera, Persian manuscrip, 18th century

Previous title, replaced January 2022: Human figure showing arteries and viscera, Persian, 18th C

Anatomical illustration from a manuscript attributed to Shikastah-Nastaliq (calligraphic hand). It was purchased by the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum and accessioned in 1914 (accession number 32427)

October 1955

2 photographs sheet film negative; 12.7 x 10.2 cm photographic print; 12 x 10 cm

Wellcome Collection holds the item depicted in the glass plate negative: Wellcome MS Persian 449

Catalogue data comes from a combination of entries in the original glass plate registers, metadata created when the glass plates were digitised in the early 2000s and enhancements made by the cataloguer in 2022.

Please consult the digitised version as this item is fragile. Email library@wellcomecollection.org to request access to the physical item.