Claire Bubb

Dissection in Classical Antiquity

A Social and Medical History

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Produktbeschreibung

The first comprehensive history of dissection in classical antiquity. It reveals how the practice evolved from the social and cultural contexts of the fifth century BC to the High Roman period, before exploring in depth its contribution to the development of classical anatomical literature into Late Antiquity.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 412
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. Dezember 2022
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 233mm x 159mm x 32mm
• Gewicht: 684g
• ISBN-13: 9781009159470
• ISBN-10: 100915947X
• Artikelnr.: 64221953

Autorenporträt

Claire Bubb is an Assistant Professor of Classical Literature and Science at the Institute for the Study of the Ancient World, New York University.

Inhaltsangabe

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.