The Finger of God: Anatomical Practice in 17th Century Leiden - Couverture rigide

Huisman, Tim

 
9789059970618: The Finger of God: Anatomical Practice in 17th Century Leiden
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ISBN 10 : 9059970616 ISBN 13 : 9789059970618
Editeur : Primavera Pers, 2009

Synopsis

In seventeenth-century Leiden the Theatrum Anatomicum was a venue not to be missed: many travelogues sing the praises of the anatomical theatre and its collection of rarities. But what was the thinking behind this theatre, established in 1594, and its collection of anatomical preparations, ethnographica, art and archeological objects? Who were the scholars who worked there and what were their objectives? This study, that straddles the fields of science and cultural history, goes in search of the motivations of the Leiden anatomists of the Dutch Golden Age, their quest for evidence of ‘the finger of God’. Huisman investigates both anatomical practice and the individuals involved (not only professors, but also servants, surgeons and the deceased who were the subject of their research), with the ultimate aim to give insight into the philosophical and metaphysical reflections to which the study of the human body gave rise.

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À propos de la quatrième de couverture

In seventeenth-century Leiden the Theatrum Anatomicum was a venue not to be missed: many travelogues sing the praises of the anatomical theatre and its collection of rarities. But what was the thinking behind this theatre, established in 1594, and its collection of anatomical preparations, ethnographica, art and archeological objects? Who were the scholars who worked there and what were their objectives? This study, that straddles the fields of science and cultural history, goes in search of the motivations of the Leiden anatomists of the Dutch Golden Age, their quest for evidence of ‘the finger of God’. Huisman investigates both anatomical practice and the individuals involved (not only professors, but also servants, surgeons and the deceased who were the subject of their research), with the ultimate aim to give insight into the philosophical and metaphysical reflections to which the study of the human body gave rise.

À propos de la deuxième de couverture

In seventeenth-century Leiden the Theatrum Anatomicum was a venue not to be missed: many travelogues sing the praises of the anatomical theatre and its collection of rarities. But what was the thinking behind this theatre, established in 1594, and its collection of anatomical preparations, ethnographica, art and archeological objects? Who were the scholars who worked there and what were their objectives? This study, that straddles the fields of science and cultural history, goes in search of the motivations of the Leiden anatomists of the Dutch Golden Age, their quest for evidence of `the finger of God¿. Huisman investigates both anatomical practice and the individuals involved (not only professors, but also servants, surgeons and the deceased who were the subject of their research), with the ultimate aim to give insight into the philosophical and metaphysical reflections to which the study of the human body gave rise.

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Éditeur
Primavera Pers
Date d'édition
2009
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
9059970616
ISBN 13 
9789059970618
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
260
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