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Frederik Ruysch and his thesaurus anatomicus : a morbid guide / edited by Joanna Ebenstein.

Van Pelt Library QM21 .R982 2022
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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Ruysch, Frederik, 1638-1731, author.
Contributor:
Ebenstein, Joanna, 1971- editor.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Human anatomy--Early works to 1800.
Human anatomy.
Genre:
Early works.
Physical Description:
253 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 27 cm
Place of Publication:
Cambridge, Massachusetts : The MIT Press, [2022]
Summary:
"An illustrated, abridged translation of Dutch anatomist and museologist Frederk Ruysch's Thesaurus Anatomicus"-- Provided by publisher.
Contents:
Machine generated contents note: Artist of Death, Luuc Kooijmans
The Pervasive Spirits of Frederik Ruysch: A Sculptor's Appreciation, Eleanor Crook
The Remainders of a Reconstruction: Visualizing Ruysch's Collection, Bert van de Roemer
The Allegorical Compositions of Frederik Ruysch, Willem J. Mulder
The Macabre Altar: Sole Survivor of the Sue Collection, Philippe Comar
Enchanted Anatomists: From Frederik Ruysch to Louis Bolk, Laurens de Rooy
Frederik Ruysch: Philosopher of Divine Decay, Stephen Asma
"Dialogue between Frederick Ruysch and His Mummies," illustrated by Eleanor Crook, from Essays and Dialogues of Giacomo Leopardi, 1827, translated by Charles Edwardes, 1882
Specimens and Other Ruyschiana
Abridged Translation of Ruysch's Thesaurus Anatomicus, Richard Faulk.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780262046039
0262046032
OCLC:
1201694197

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