Visualizing disease : the art and history of pathological illustrations / Domenico Bertoloni Meli.
Visualizing disease : the art and history of pathological illustrations / Domenico Bertoloni Meli.
Visualizing disease : the art and history of pathological illustrations / Domenico Bertoloni Meli.
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Chicago : The University of Chicago Press, 2017.
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G 2018/1109
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English
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Physical content
xvi, 294 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 27 cm
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Introduction: bodies, diseases, images -- Visualizing disease in the early modern period -- "Sic nata est anatome pathologica picta": the diseases of bones -- Preserved specimens and comprehensive treatises -- Intermezzo: identifying disease in its inception -- The nosology of cutaneous diseases --...
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Chicago : The University of Chicago Press, 2017.
Place of Publication
Illinois
Date Published
2017.
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Summary
Visual anatomy books have been a staple of medical practice and study since the mid-sixteenth century. But the visual representation of diseased states followed a very different pattern from anatomy, one we are only now beginning to investigate and understand. With Visualizing Disease, Domenico Bertoloni Meli explores key questions in this domain,...
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Visualizing disease : the art and history of pathological illustrations / Domenico Bertoloni Meli.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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G 2018/1109
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74VKVNEljwzd
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVNEljwzd
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ISBN
9780226110295 hardcover alkaline paper
022611029X hardcover alkaline paper
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610.222
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991024160990802626
