Offering a
concise, highly visual approach to the basic science and clinical pathology of every body system, the nine updated volumes (fourteen books) in
The Netter Collection of Medical Illustrations, 3rd Edition, (the CIBA "Green Books") contain unparalleled didactic illustrations reflecting the latest medical knowledge. Each volume has been revised under expert editorial leadership and
integrates core concepts of anatomy, physiology, and other basic sciences with common clinical correlates across health, medical, and surgical disciplines.
Classic Netter art, updated and new illustrations, and modern imaging continue to bring medical concepts to life and make this timeless work an essential resource for students, clinicians, and educators.
The complete collection includes:Volume 1 – Reproductive System
Volume 2 – Endocrine System
Volume 3 – Respiratory System
Volume 4 – Integumentary System
Volume 5 – Urinary System
Volume 6, Part 1 – Musculoskeletal System: Upper Limb
Volume 6, Part 2 – Musculoskeletal System: Spine and Lower Limb
Volume 6, Part 3 – Musculoskeletal System: Biology and Systemic Diseases
Volume 7, Part 1 – Nervous System: Brain
Volume 7, Part 2 – Nervous System: Spinal Cord and Peripheral Motor and Sensory Systems
Volume 8 – Cardiovascular System
Volume 9, Part 1 – Digestive System: Upper Digestive Tract
Volume 9, Part 2 – Digestive System: Lower Digestive Tract
Volume 9, Part 3 – Digestive System: Liver, Biliary Tract, and Pancreas
- Provides a highly visual guide to each major body system in 14 lavishly illustrated books, including new and updated topics throughout
- Offers a concise overview of complex information by integrating anatomical and physiological concepts with clinical scenarios
- Compiles Dr. Frank H. Netter’s master medical artistry―an aesthetic tribute and source of inspiration for medical professionals for over half a century―along with new art in the Netter tradition for each of the major body systems, making this series a powerful and memorable tool for building foundational knowledge and educating patients or staff
- NEW! An eBook version is included with purchase. The eBook allows you to access all of the text, figures, and references, with the ability to search, make notes and highlights, and have content read aloud
Frank H. Netter was born in New York City in 1906. He studied art at the Art Students League and the National Academy of Design before entering medical school at New York University, where he received his Doctor of Medicine degree in 1931. During his student years, Dr. Netter’s notebook sketches attracted the attention of the medical faculty and other physicians, allowing him to augment his income by illustrating articles and textbooks. He continued illustrating as a sideline after establishing a surgical practice in 1933, but he ultimately opted to give up his practice in favor of a full-time commitment to art. After service in the United States Army during World War II, Dr. Netter began his long collaboration with the CIBA Pharmaceutical Company (now Novartis Pharmaceuticals). This 45-year partnership resulted in the production of the extraordinary collection of medical art so familiar to physicians and other medical professionals worldwide. Icon Learning Systems acquired the Netter Collection in July 2000 and continued to update Dr. Netter’s original paintings and to add newly commissioned paintings by artists trained in the style of Dr. Netter. In 2005, Elsevier Inc. purchased the Netter Collection and all publications from Icon Learning Systems. There are now over 50 publications featuring the art of Dr. Netter available through Elsevier Inc. Dr. Netter’s works are among the finest examples of the use of illustration in the teaching of medical concepts. The 13-book Netter Collection of Medical Illustrations, which includes the greater part of the more than 20,000 paintings created by Dr. Netter, became and remains one of the most famous medical works ever published. The Netter Atlas of Human Anatomy, first published in 1989, presents the anatomic paintings from the Netter Collection. Now translated into 16 languages, it is the anatomy atlas of choice among medical and health professions students the world over. The Netter illustrations are appreciated not only for their aesthetic qualities, but, more importantly, for their intellectual content. As Dr. Netter wrote in 1949 “clarification of a subject is the aim and goal of illustration. No matter how beautifully painted, how delicately and subtly rendered a subject may be, it is of little value as a medical illustration if it does not serve to make clear some medical point.” Dr. Netter’s planning, conception, point of view, and approach are what inform his paintings and what make them so intellectually valuable. Frank H. Netter, MD, physician and artist, died in 1991.
