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Author:

Bubb, Claire, author. aut

Title:

Dissection in classical antiquity : a social and medical history / Claire Bubb.

Publisher:

Cambridge University Press,

Copyright Date:

2022

Description:

x, 402 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm

Subject:

To 400
Dissection--Greece--History--To 400.
Dissection--Rome--History--To 400.
Human anatomy--Greece--History--To 400.
Human anatomy--Rome--History--To 400.
Medicine, Greek and Roman.
History.
Dissection.
Human anatomy.
Medicine, Greek and Roman.
Greece.
Rome (Empire)
History.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 364-396) and index.

Summary:

"This book focuses on 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"-- Provided by publisher.

ISBN:

100915947X
9781009159470

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1335113334

LCCN:

2022022845

Locations:

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)