Reviews
Well-researched, interesting and enlightening. The author does a fantastic job covering the topic.
Cynthia Klestinec's Theaters of Anatomy is a scrupulous, wide-ranging, and thoughtful exploration of the staging of Renaissance anatomy. It is also a meticulous revisionary study that boldly and (for the most part) triumphantly sets out to challenge a good many of the perceived ideas surrounding the study of Renaissance dissection and anatomization.
This text would well serve anyone interested in the history of medicine, science studies, and theories of the body.
Thanks to Klestinec's clear style and focused argument, Theaters of Anatomy will be appreciated by students as well as specialist readers.
In this innovative study, Klestinec recasts the history of early modern anatomy around students, teachers, and pedagogy, rather than authors, illustrators, and publication. In the process, she not only bridges the gap between Andreas Vesalius and William Harvey, but offers a provocative and convincing description of the cultural dynamics that produced the first great anatomy theaters.
Book Details
List of Figures
Preface
Introduction: Redefining the Post-Vesalian Era
1. Spectacular Anatomies: Demonstrations, Lectures, and Lessons
2. Fabrici's Dominion: The First Anatomical Theater
3. Civic and Civil
List of Figures
Preface
Introduction: Redefining the Post-Vesalian Era
1. Spectacular Anatomies: Demonstrations, Lectures, and Lessons
2. Fabrici's Dominion: The First Anatomical Theater
3. Civic and Civil Anatomies: The Second Anatomical Theater
4. Medical Students and Their Corpses
5. Private Anatomies and the Delights of Technical Expertise
Epilogue
Acknowledgments
Notes
Bibliography
Index