Violence and the genesis of the anatomical image

"Examines the function of violence in the making of the anatomical image during the early modern era, exploring its effects on the production of knowledge and on concepts of the body"--

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Main Author: San Juan, Rose Marie (Author, VerfasserIn)
Document Type: Book
Language:English
Published: University Park, Pennsylvania : The Pennsylvania State University Press , [2023]
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Related Items:Erscheint auch als: Violence and the Genesis of the Anatomical Image
Rezensiert in: [Rezension von: Rose Marie San Juan, Violence and the genesis of the anatomical image]
Author Notes:Rose Marie San Juan
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction : violence and the image in transition
  • Bodily animation : bones, skulls, and skeletons
  • Bodily mutilation : from muscles to flesh and blood
  • Bones in transit, flesh in shreds : anatomy and the New World cannibal
  • Between face and brain : recalibrating the head
  • The rib within : the wax model and the violence of embodiment.