Vintage French Anatomical School Poster Rossignol Double-Sided 11112621

French Anatomical School Poster

A double-sided French anatomical school poster from the Tableaux de Sciences Rossignol series, published by Cooperation Pedagogique of Montmorillon, Vienne -- one of the most recognizable names in mid-century French classroom education. One face presents Le Systeme Musculaire (the muscular system), showing front and rear views of the human body with deep and superficial muscle groups carefully labeled in French: deltoid, biceps, trapeze, grand dorsal, grand fessier and more. Flip it over and Le Systeme Nerveux maps the nervous system of man alongside a detailed cross-section of the brain and a transverse cut of the spinal cord, all precisely annotated. These Rossignol charts were standard issue in French lycees and colleges from the 1950s through the 1970s, and they have since become a staple of French country and mid-century interior styling on both sides of the Atlantic.

The graphic quality is confident and clear: bold red anatomical illustrations on a cream ground, with clean black typography that holds up beautifully at this scale. Framed, this poster reads as a classic piece of scientific graphic design -- at home in a study, a home library, a physician's office, or grouped with other vintage charts for a collected wall. The Rossignol imprint and the catalog number (N 15 / N 16) are legible on the front face.

Condition and patina consistent with age. Light overall toning to the cream ground and some minor edge wear typical of a poster that once hung in a classroom; the imagery and text remain vivid and fully legible on both sides.

Approx. 35.4 in wide x 29.5 in high (90 x 75 cm).

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