Title: Dissection on display : cadavers, anatomists and public spectacle /
Authors: Quigley, Christine, 1963-
Publisher: McFarland & Co.,
Year: 2012
Subjects: Recreation; Cadaver; Dissection; Anatomy; Human dissection History.; Anatomy United States History.; Dissection United States History.; Recreation United States History.; United States; Europe; Europe; United States
Abstract: "This volume traces the past and present of public dissection. From Italian anatomy theaters to American dissecting laboratories, it chronicles the attacks on anatomy in the Middle Ages, the influence of Renaissance anatomist Andreas Vesalius, the procurement of bodies through execution and body snatchers, and the withdrawal of dissectors behind medical school doors in the early 20th century"--
Contents: Definitions of dissection and autopsy -- Dissection chronology -- Introduction -- Anatomists as procurers of cadavers -- Anatomists as demonstrators and educators -- Anatomists as preparators and collectors -- Anatomists as superlatives and showmen -- Conclusion.