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Körper-Bilder in der Frühen Neuzeit : kunst-, medizin- und mediengeschichtliche Perspektiven / herausgegeben von Michael Stolberg.
LIBRA D210 .K67 2021
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Schriften des Historischen Kollegs. Kolloquien ; 107.
- Schriften des Historischen Kollegs. Kolloquien ; 107
- Language:
- English
- German
- Subjects (All):
- Human body in popular culture--History--17th century.
- Human body in popular culture.
- Human figure in art.
- Art, Modern--17th century--History.
- Art, Modern.
- History.
- Physical Description:
- viii, 354 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Berlin ; Boston : De Gruyter Oldenbourg, [2021]
- Language Note:
- Includes abstracts in English.
- Summary:
- Numerous images of healthy and sick, well formed and malformed human bodies have been passed down from the early modern period. Connecting perspectives from the history of art, medicine, and culture, this richly illustrated volume provides fascinating insights into the forms and strategies of visualization of the period, from anatomy to the plague and syphillis, from castratos and hunchbacks to "Siamese twins."--provided by publisher.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 3110734796
- 9783110734799
- OCLC:
- 1253353244
- Publisher Number:
- 9783110734799
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