Isbn: 9780719097393 - model experts: wax anatomies and enlightenment in florence and vienna, 1775-1815 (26 risultati)

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Paperback. Condizione: New. Based on a detailed study of rich archival sources, Model experts explores practices of model production and display, and reveals the often invisible labours of the co-operating artisans, anatomists, and administrators. The book, now available in paperback, shows that the models were central to a remarkable political experiment: 'La Specola' opened in 1775 as the Royal Museum of Physics and Natural History, one of the first public science museums in Europe. As a venue for public enlightenment, the museum displayed model anatomies to create the model citizen. The study also moves beyond the borders of Tuscany, following a set of Florentine waxes to Vienna to explore the diverse reactions of medical professionals and general audiences as the models travelled in enlightened Europe.…

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Paperback. Condizione: New. Based on a detailed study of rich archival sources, Model experts explores practices of model production and display, and reveals the often invisible labours of the co-operating artisans, anatomists, and administrators. The book, now available in paperback, shows that the models were central to a remarkable political experiment: 'La Specola' opened in 1775 as the Royal Museum of Physics and Natural History, one of the first public science museums in Europe. As a venue for public enlightenment, the museum displayed model anatomies to create the model citizen. The study also moves beyond the borders of Tuscany, following a set of Florentine waxes to Vienna to explore the diverse reactions of medical professionals and general audiences as the models travelled in enlightened Europe.…

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Condizione: New. Model Experts is the first book-length history in English of a celebrated collection of anatomical wax models which continues to fascinate audiences and shape our image of the body to the present day. It reveals the human relationships, controversies, and political projects which surrounded the artificial bodies. Num Pages: 264 pages, 16 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFA; 1DST; 3JF; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 156 x 27. Weight in Grams: 430. . 2015. Reprint. Paperback. . . . .…

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Condizione: New. Model Experts is the first book-length history in English of a celebrated collection of anatomical wax models which continues to fascinate audiences and shape our image of the body to the present day. It reveals the human relationships, controversies, and political projects which surrounded the artificial bodies. Num Pages: 264 pages, 16 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFA; 1DST; 3JF; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 156 x 27. Weight in Grams: 430. . 2015. Reprint. Paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.…

Hardcover. Condizione: New. Condizione sovraccoperta: As New. 1st UK Edition. Model Experts is the first book-length history in English of a celebrated collection of anatomical wax models from the Reale Museo di fisica e storia naturale (Florence, Italy) which continues to fascinate audiences and shape our image of the body to the present day. It reveals the human relationships, controversies, and political projects which surrounded the artificial bodies. Includes : List of figures and plates; List of abbreviations; Introduction: Model practices and expertise in state service . Part I: Politics of nature and politics of the body ; The politics of nature and the foundation of the Royal Museum [ 2] . Bodies and the state in eighteenth-century Tuscany. Part II: Articulating expertise in everyday practice [3.] Accuracy and authority in model production [4] . Model reception and the display of expertise Part III: Changing model contexts and interpretations [5.] The rejection of the Florentine anatomical models in Vienna [6] Regime changes in Tuscany and at La Specola, 1790-1814. 252p.lllus bibliograhy.index.…

Paperback. Condizione: Brand New. 1st edition. 264 pages. 8.43x5.85x0.73 inches. In Stock.

Paperback. Condizione: New. Based on a detailed study of rich archival sources, Model experts explores practices of model production and display, and reveals the often invisible labours of the co-operating artisans, anatomists, and administrators. The book, now available in paperback, shows that the models were central to a remarkable political experiment: 'La Specola' opened in 1775 as the Royal Museum of Physics and Natural History, one of the first public science museums in Europe. As a venue for public enlightenment, the museum displayed model anatomies to create the model citizen. The study also moves beyond the borders of Tuscany, following a set of Florentine waxes to Vienna to explore the diverse reactions of medical professionals and general audiences as the models travelled in enlightened Europe.…

Paperback. Condizione: New. Based on a detailed study of rich archival sources, Model experts explores practices of model production and display, and reveals the often invisible labours of the co-operating artisans, anatomists, and administrators. The book, now available in paperback, shows that the models were central to a remarkable political experiment: 'La Specola' opened in 1775 as the Royal Museum of Physics and Natural History, one of the first public science museums in Europe. As a venue for public enlightenment, the museum displayed model anatomies to create the model citizen. The study also moves beyond the borders of Tuscany, following a set of Florentine waxes to Vienna to explore the diverse reactions of medical professionals and general audiences as the models travelled in enlightened Europe.…

Paperback. Condizione: Brand New. 1st edition. 264 pages. 8.43x5.85x0.73 inches. In Stock. This item is printed on demand.

Condizione: New. Dieser Artikel ist ein Print on Demand Artikel und wird nach Ihrer Bestellung fuer Sie gedruckt. Model Experts is the first book-length history in English of a celebrated collection of anatomical wax models which continues to fascinate audiences and shape our image of the body to the present day. It reveals the human relationships, controversies, and p.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Model experts | Wax anatomies and Enlightenment in Florence and Vienna, 1775-1815 | Anna Maerker | Taschenbuch | Kartoniert / Broschiert | Englisch | 2015 | Manchester University Press | EAN 9780719097393 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, 36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr[at]libri[dot]de | Anbieter: preigu Print on Demand. …