Dissection in Classical Antiquity: A Social and Medical History

ISBN-13: 9781009159470 / Angielski / Twarda / 2022 / 372 str.

CLAIRE BUBB

Opis

Comprehensive study of the social and medical history of dissection in classical antiquity and the parallel development of anatomical texts.

Recenzje

'exquisitely detailed' James Uden, The Times Literary Supplement

Spis treści

1. Introduction; Part I. Practice: 2. Dissection in the Classical and Hellenistic Periods; 3. Dissection in the Roman Period; 4. Practical Considerations of the Dissector; 5. The Broader Social Contexts of Dissection; Part II. Text: 6. Anatomical Texts of the Classical and Hellenistic Periods; 7. Anatomical Texts of the Roman Period; 8. Galenic Anatomy before Anatomical Procedures; 9. Galen's Anatomical Procedures and its Innovations; 10. Epilogue: A Waxing and Waning Art.