Crucial interventions
Subtitle: an illustrated treatise on the principles & practice of nineteenth-century surgery
By: by Richard Barnett ; with a foreword by Professor Roger L. Kneebone PhD, FRCS, FRCSED, FRCGP
Contributors: Kneebone, Roger, writer of foreword; Wellcome Collection
Publisher: Thames & Hudson Ltd.
Published: 2015
Language: eng
Number of pages: 255
ISBN-13: 9780500518106
Subjects: Surgery; Surgery in art; History
Description: The nineteenth century saw a complete transformation of the practice and reputation of surgery. 'Crucial interventions' follows its increasingly optimistic evolution, drawing from the very best examples of rare surgical textbooks with a focus on the extraordinary visual materials of the mid-nineteenth century. Unnerving and graphic, yet beautifully rendered, these fascinating illustrations include step-by-step surgical techniques paired with medical instruments and painted depictions of operations in progress. Arranged for the layman from head to toe, and accompanied by an authoritative, eloquent and inspiring narrative from medical historian Richard Barnett, author of 2014 bestseller 'The sick rose, 'Crucial interventions' is a unique and captivating book on one of the world's most mysterious and macabre professions, and promises to be another success.
Notes: 'This book is published in partnership with Wellcome Collection and Wellcome Library, part of Wellcome Trust, 215 Euston Road, London NW1 2BE'--publishing information

Includes bibliographical references and index.