Malleable anatomies: models, makers, and material culture in eighteenth-century italy
Auteur :
Dacome, Lucia
Éditeur :
Oxford University Press
ISBN :
9780198736189
Date de publication :
1 juin 2017
Dimensions :
24,0 x 16,1 x 2,7 cm
Poids :
738 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
An account of the practice of anatomical modelling in mid-eighteenth-century Italy, showing how anatomical models became an authoritative source of medical knowledge, but also informed social, cultural, and political developments at the crossroads of medical learning, religious ritual, antiquarian and artistic cultures, and Grand Tour spectacle.