Crucial Interventions: An Illustrated Treatise on the Principles & Practices of Nineteenth-Century Surgery - Rilegato

Barnett, Richard

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ISBN 10: 0500518106 ISBN 13: 9780500518106

Casa editrice: Thames & Hudson, 2015

Riassunto

The nineteenth century saw major advances in the practice of surgery. In 1750, the anatomist John Hunter described it as “a humiliating spectacle of the futility of science”; yet, over the next 150 years the feared, practical men of medicine benefited from a revolution in scientific progress and the increased availability of instructional textbooks. Anesthesia and antisepsis were introduced. Newly established medical schools improved surgeons’ understanding of the human body. For the first time, surgical techniques were refined, illustrated in color, and disseminated on the printed page.Crucial Interventions follows this evolution, drawing from magnificent examples of rare surgical textbooks from the mid-nineteenth century. Graphic and sometimes unnerving yet beautifully rendered, these fascinating illustrations, acquired from the Wellcome Collection’s extensive archives, include step-by-step surgical techniques paired with depictions of medical instruments and depictions of operations in progress.Arranged for the layman (from head to toe) Crucial Interventions is a captivating look at the early history of one of the world’s most mysterious and macabre professions.

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An extraordinary array of illustrations ... A book that will appeal to all lovers of medical history. --British Journal of Hospital Medicine

Not for the squeamish, this new book contains detailed images from rare surgical textbooks. --Daily Mail

Not exactly for the faint of heart. --Metro

Beautiful but truly gruesome. --BBC Science Focus

Lavishly illustrated. --The Times

Short elegant essays ... evocative. --5-star review, Daily Telegraph

L'autore:

Richard Barnett studied medicine before becoming a historian. His writing has appeared in The Lancet, The London Magazine, and The Natural Death Handbook. He is the author of Medical London: City of Diseases, City of Cures and The Sick Rose.

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• Editore: Thames & Hudson
• Data di pubblicazione: 2015
• ISBN 10: 0500518106
• ISBN 13: 9780500518106
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 255