Author: Richard Barnett
Publisher: Thames & Hudson
ISBN: 0500773009
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
A beautifully illustrated look at the evolution of surgery, as revealed through rare technical illustrations, sketches, and oil paintings The nineteenth century saw major advances in the practice of surgery. In 1750, the anatomist John Hunter described it as “a humiliating spectacle of the futility of science”; yet, over the next 150 years the feared, practical men of medicine benefited from a revolution in scientific progress and the increased availability of instructional textbooks. Anesthesia and antisepsis were introduced. Newly established medical schools improved surgeons’ understanding of the human body. For the first time, surgical techniques were refined, illustrated in color, and disseminated on the printed page. Crucial Interventions follows this evolution, drawing from magnificent examples of rare surgical textbooks from the mid-nineteenth century. Graphic and sometimes unnerving yet beautifully rendered, these fascinating illustrations, acquired from the Wellcome Collection’s extensive archives, include step-by-step surgical techniques paired with depictions of medical instruments and depictions of operations in progress. Arranged for the layman (from head to toe) Crucial Interventions is a captivating look at the early history of one of the world’s most mysterious and macabre professions.
Crucial Interventions: An Illustrated Treatise on the Principles & Practice of Nineteenth-Century Surgery
Author: Richard Barnett
Publisher: Thames & Hudson
ISBN: 0500773009
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
A beautifully illustrated look at the evolution of surgery, as revealed through rare technical illustrations, sketches, and oil paintings The nineteenth century saw major advances in the practice of surgery. In 1750, the anatomist John Hunter described it as “a humiliating spectacle of the futility of science”; yet, over the next 150 years the feared, practical men of medicine benefited from a revolution in scientific progress and the increased availability of instructional textbooks. Anesthesia and antisepsis were introduced. Newly established medical schools improved surgeons’ understanding of the human body. For the first time, surgical techniques were refined, illustrated in color, and disseminated on the printed page. Crucial Interventions follows this evolution, drawing from magnificent examples of rare surgical textbooks from the mid-nineteenth century. Graphic and sometimes unnerving yet beautifully rendered, these fascinating illustrations, acquired from the Wellcome Collection’s extensive archives, include step-by-step surgical techniques paired with depictions of medical instruments and depictions of operations in progress. Arranged for the layman (from head to toe) Crucial Interventions is a captivating look at the early history of one of the world’s most mysterious and macabre professions.
Publisher: Thames & Hudson
ISBN: 0500773009
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
A beautifully illustrated look at the evolution of surgery, as revealed through rare technical illustrations, sketches, and oil paintings The nineteenth century saw major advances in the practice of surgery. In 1750, the anatomist John Hunter described it as “a humiliating spectacle of the futility of science”; yet, over the next 150 years the feared, practical men of medicine benefited from a revolution in scientific progress and the increased availability of instructional textbooks. Anesthesia and antisepsis were introduced. Newly established medical schools improved surgeons’ understanding of the human body. For the first time, surgical techniques were refined, illustrated in color, and disseminated on the printed page. Crucial Interventions follows this evolution, drawing from magnificent examples of rare surgical textbooks from the mid-nineteenth century. Graphic and sometimes unnerving yet beautifully rendered, these fascinating illustrations, acquired from the Wellcome Collection’s extensive archives, include step-by-step surgical techniques paired with depictions of medical instruments and depictions of operations in progress. Arranged for the layman (from head to toe) Crucial Interventions is a captivating look at the early history of one of the world’s most mysterious and macabre professions.
A Practical Treatise on the Medical, Surgical and Hygienic Treatment of Catarrhal Diseases of the Nose, Throat, and Ears ...
Author: Thomas Frazier Rumbold
Publisher:
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Category : Catarrh
Languages : en
Pages : 1072
Book Description
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Category : Catarrh
Languages : en
Pages : 1072
Book Description
A Treatise on the Principles and Practice of Physio-medical Surgery
Author: William Henry Cook
Publisher:
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Category : Medicine
Languages : en
Pages : 740
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : Medicine
Languages : en
Pages : 740
Book Description
A Practical Treatise on the Medical and Surgical Uses
Author: George M. Beard
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 338216194X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 742
Book Description
Reprint of the original, first published in 1871. The publishing house Anatiposi publishes historical books as reprints. Due to their age, these books may have missing pages or inferior quality. Our aim is to preserve these books and make them available to the public so that they do not get lost.
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 338216194X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 742
Book Description
Reprint of the original, first published in 1871. The publishing house Anatiposi publishes historical books as reprints. Due to their age, these books may have missing pages or inferior quality. Our aim is to preserve these books and make them available to the public so that they do not get lost.
A Treatise on the Principles and Practice of Physio-medical Surgery
Author: William Henry Cook
Publisher:
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Category : Surgery
Languages : en
Pages : 714
Book Description
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Category : Surgery
Languages : en
Pages : 714
Book Description
A Treatise on the Medical and Surgical Diseases of Infancy and Childhood
Author: Job Lewis Smith
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Category : Children
Languages : en
Pages : 1042
Book Description
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Category : Children
Languages : en
Pages : 1042
Book Description
Treatise on Gynaecology
Author: Samuel Pozzi
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Category : Gynecology
Languages : en
Pages : 648
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Category : Gynecology
Languages : en
Pages : 648
Book Description
A Treatise on the Principles and Practice of Medicine
Author: Austin Flint
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Category : Diagnosis
Languages : en
Pages : 1076
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Category : Diagnosis
Languages : en
Pages : 1076
Book Description
The Science and Art of Surgery
Author: John Eric Erichsen
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Category : Surgery
Languages : en
Pages : 980
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : Surgery
Languages : en
Pages : 980
Book Description
A Treatise on Surgery
Author: Timothy Holmes
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Surgery
Languages : en
Pages : 1016
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Surgery
Languages : en
Pages : 1016
Book Description