Dissection on display : cadavers, anatomists, and public spectacle / Christine Quigley.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Quigley, Christine, 1963-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Human dissection--History.

Human dissection.

History.

Physical Description:

viii, 216 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm

Place of Publication:

Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., 2012.

Summary:

"This volume traces the past and present of public dissection. From Italian anatomy theaters to American dissecting laboratories, it chronicles the attacks on anatomy in the Middle Ages, the influence of Renaissance anatomist Andreas Vesalius, the procurement of bodies through execution and body snatchers, and the withdrawal of dissectors behind medical school doors in the early 20th century"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

1 Anatomists as Procurers of Cadavers 35

Alexander Monro Primus (1697-1767) and His Legacy 58

John Hunter (1728-1793) and His Brother 64

Sir Astley Cooper (1768-1841) and His Boast 70

2 Anatomists as Demonstrators and Educators 75

Mondino de Liuzzi (c. 1270-1326) and His History 90

Andreas Vesalius (1514-1564) and His Modernity 93

John Bell (1763-1820) and His Illustrations 98

Henry Gray (1827-1861) and His Textbook 101

3 Anatomists as Preparators and Collectors 105

Frederik Ruysch (1638-1731) and His Assemblages 109

William Cheselden (1688-1752) and the Skeleton 121

Clemente Susini (1757-1814) and the Anatomical Waxes 125

Honore Fragonard (1732-1799) and His Preparations 138

4 Anatomists as Superlatives and Showmen 144

Nicolaes Tulp (1593-1674) and His Fame 158

Georges Cuvier (1769-1832) and His Venus 160

Thomas Pettigrew (1791-1865) and His Mummies 166

P.T. Barnum (1810-1891) and His Hoax 178

Gunther von Hagens (1945- ) and His Spectacles 180.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780786444298

0786444290

OCLC:

770876252