The art of anatomy in medieval Europe / Taylor McCall.
Pubblicazione:
London : Reaktion books, 2023.
Descrizione fisica:
223 p. : ill. ; 23 cm
Serie:
Medieval lives
Contiene:
Indice: Introduction. Pt.1. Anatomy and cosmos: 1. Spiritual anatomy and the monastery 2. Blood and stars: anatomical astrology. Pt. 2. Anatomy and surgery: 3. Cutting cadavers: surgeons, anatomy and the establishment of human dissection 4. Fourteenth-century anatomical images, Latin West and Islamic Middle East. Pt. 3. Anaromy and artists: 5. Decorating the text: professional artists and the anatomical page 6. The anatomy of a scene: dissection in manuscript and print (c. 1400-1540). Conclusion. References. Select bibliography. Acknowledgements. Photo acknowledgements. Index of manuscripts cited. General index
