Elegant anatomy : : the eighteenth-century Leiden anatomical collections / / Marieke M.A. Hendriksen.
In Elegant Anatomy Marieke Hendriksen offers an account of the material culture of the eighteenth-century Leiden anatomical collections, which have not been studied in detail before. The author introduces the novel analytical concept of aesthesis, as these historical medical collections may seem str...
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| Superior document: | History of Science and Medicine Library, Volume 47 |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Leiden : : Brill,, 2015. ©2015 |
| Year of Publication: | 2015 |
| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | History of science and medicine library ;
47. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (261 pages) |
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Table of Contents:
- Preliminary Material / Marieke M. A. Hendriksen
- 1 Introduction: Understanding Eighteenth-Century Leiden Anatomy / Marieke M. A. Hendriksen
- 2 Elegant Anatomy: Aesthesis / Marieke M. A. Hendriksen
- 3 Quicksilver Anatomy: Exploring the Lymphatic System with Mercury / Marieke M. A. Hendriksen
- 4 Hands, Lace and Plants: Meaningful Embellishments / Marieke M. A. Hendriksen
- 5 Beautiful Monsters: How Deformity Can Be Elegant / Marieke M. A. Hendriksen
- 6 Colonial Bodies: Collecting the Exotic Other / Marieke M. A. Hendriksen
- 7 Back to the Bone: The End of Aesthesis / Marieke M. A. Hendriksen
- 8 Conclusion: Aesthesis and the Future of Historical Anatomical Collections / Marieke M. A. Hendriksen
- Bibliography / Marieke M. A. Hendriksen
- Index / Marieke M. A. Hendriksen
- Abstracts and Keywords / Marieke M. A. Hendriksen.