Vintage French Anatomy School Poster Double-Sided Rossignol Chart 11112617

French anatomy school poster

A double-sided French anatomy school poster published by Editions Rossignol of Montmorillon, Vienne -- one of the most beloved names in mid-century French classroom illustration. Numbered No. 13 on one face and No. 14 on the other, the two sides form a matched pair covering skeletal hygiene (Hygiene du Squelette) and the muscular system (Les Muscles). Editions Rossignol produced these pedagogical charts for French primary schools from the 1950s through the 1970s, and they remain among the most collected of all French vintage educational ephemera.

The graphic quality here is notably strong. Side 13 presents kyphosis, scoliosis and lordosis through clear profile and rear-view figures alongside clean spine diagrams, then closes with a Bonnes Attitudes panel showing correct seated posture -- the kind of practical hygiene instruction that was central to the French postwar school curriculum. Flip it over and Side 14 delivers a full study of the muscles: frontal and lateral views of the face with every muscle labeled, a typology of fusiform and annular muscle forms, a cross-section of muscle fiber, and a beautifully rendered diagram of arm flexion and extension with biceps and triceps clearly distinguished. The colors -- ochre yellow for skeletal structures, deep red for muscle tissue, soft pink for skin -- are vivid and graphic, perfectly suited to a study, a library wall, a child's room or a design-forward living space.

Condition and patina consistent with age. Light surface wear and a few minor marks to the paper edges; the printed image on both sides remains bright and fully legible.

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

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