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Theaters of anatomy : students, teachers, and traditions of dissection in Renaissance Venice
- Title
- Theaters of anatomy : students, teachers, and traditions of dissection in Renaissance Venice / Cynthia Klestinec.
- Author
- Klestinec, Cynthia
- Publication
- Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2011.
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- Description
- xix, 257 pages; 24 cm
- Summary
- The anatomy theater is where students of the human body learn to isolate structures in decaying remains, scrutinize their parts, and assess their importance. Taking a new look at the history of anatomy, the author places public dissections alongside private ones to show how the anatomical theater was both a space of philosophical learning and a place where students learned to behave in a civil manner towards their teachers, their peers, and the corpse.
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- History.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-247) and index.
- Contents
- Spectacular anatomies : demonstrations, lectures, and lessons -- Fabrici's dominion : the first anatomical theater -- Civic and civil anatomies : the second anatomical theater -- Medical students and their corpses -- Private anatomies and the delights of technical expertise.
- ISBN
- 9781421401423 (hardcover : alk. paper)
- 1421401428 (hardcover : alk. paper)
- LCCN
- 2010049755
- OCLC
- ocn685111257
- 685111257
- SCSB-8971484
- Owning Institutions
- Columbia University Libraries