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The making of Mr. Gray's anatomy / Ruth Richardson.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Richardson, Ruth (Historian)
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Gray, Henry, 1827-1861.
- Gray, Henry.
- Carter, H. V. (Henry Vandyke), 1831-1897.
- Carter, H. V.
- Anatomy--history.
- Medical publishing.
- History.
- Human anatomy.
- Anatomists.
- United Kingdom.
- Great Britain.
- Books, Illustrated--history.
- History, 19th Century.
- Gray, Henry, 1827-1861. Anatomy.
- Anatomists--Great Britain--Biography.
- Human anatomy--Great Britain--History--19th century.
- Medical publishing--Great Britain--History.
- Medical Subjects:
- Anatomy--history.
- United Kingdom.
- Anatomists.
- Books, Illustrated--history.
- History, 19th Century.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Physical Description:
- 322 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, [2008]
- Summary:
- Gray's Anatomy is probably one of the most iconic scientific books ever published: an illustrated textbook of anatomy that is still a household name 150 years since its first edition, known for its rigorously scientific text, and masterful illustrations as beautiful as they are detailed. The Making of Mr Gray's Anatomy tells the story of the creation of this remarkable book, and the individuals who made it happen.
- Contents:
- Words: Mr Gray of Belgravia
- Images: Dr Carter of Scarborough
- Enterprise: J W Parker & Son of West Strand
- Idea: person or persons unknown
- Raw material: the friendless poor of London
- Creation: 1856-1857
- Production: 1857-1858
- Publication: 1858 and on
- Calamity: 1860-1861
- Futurity: after 1861.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Richardson, Ruth. Making of Mr. Gray's anatomy.
- ISBN:
- 9780199552993
- 0199552991
- OCLC:
- 223877519
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