The beating heart : the art & science of our most vital organ / Robin Choudhury.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Choudhury, Robin P., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Heart--Physiology.

Heart.

Heart--History--Social aspects.

Heart in art.

Heart--Religious aspects.

Physical Description:

296 pages : illustrations (some colour) ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

London : Head of Zeus, [2024]

Summary:

"In The Beating Heart, Robin Choudhury explores how the heart has been represented over time and across cultures. He investigates the interplay between the heart depictions of successive eras and the prevailing cultural discourse - religious, social, philosophical - of each. In parallel, he considers how the 'scientific' understanding of the function of the heart has unfolded over 2,500 years, from the observations of Aristotle, through detailed anatomical descriptions beginning in the Renaissance, to the emergence of experimental physiology in the seventeenth century, culminating in the twentieth in full understanding of the molecular and cellular processes by which the heart beats autonomously. The Beating Heart is a beautifully illustrated journey of discovery across four millennia of human history, in the company of an author whose medical knowledge of the heart is matched by his fascination with the visual arts."-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

The ancient and pervasive heart

The medieval heart

Opening the gates

William Harvey and the impact of circulation

A profilferation of knowledge

The immaculate heart

The modern heart

The beating heart

The contemporary heart.

Notes:

"An Apollo book" -- Title page.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781837931767

1837931763

OCLC:

1433130928

Publisher Number:

90104333773