Book ID: CBB011626906

Wombs with a View: Illustrations of the Gravid Uterus from the Renaissance through the Nineteenth Century (2016)

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Longo, Lawrence D. (Author)
Lawrence P. Reynolds (Author)


Springer


Publication Date: 2016
Physical Details: 380 pages
Language: English

The volume provides an archive of some of the most beautiful illustrations ever made of the gravid uterus with fetus and placenta, which will serve future generations of investigators, educators, and students of reproduction. The approximately two hundred figures from over one hundred volumes included are from the late fifteenth through the nineteenth century. For each author whose work is depicted in this volume, we have used the first edition or first illustrated edition. In the commentary, each volume and illustration is placed in its historical perspective, noting both the significance of that image, but also some background on the life and work of the author. For most of the works cited, there are additional references for the reader who may wish to explore these in greater depth. This volume is a unique collection not only of these historical images, but also their place in the development of scientific study.

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Review Rory du Plessis (2018) Review of "Wombs with a View: Illustrations of the Gravid Uterus from the Renaissance through the Nineteenth Century". Isis: International Review Devoted to the History of Science and Its Cultural Influences (pp. 153-154). unapi

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Authors & Contributors
Olmi, Giuseppe
López Piñero, José María
Jerez Moliner, Felipe
Mares, Donatella
Stronks, Els
Chimusso, Maddalena
Concepts
Medicine
Scientific illustration
Science and art
Illustrations
Visual representation; visual communication
Botany
Time Periods
16th century
17th century
18th century
15th century
19th century
Renaissance
Places
Italy
Valencia (Spain)
Netherlands
Spain
England
United States
Institutions
Universidade de Coimbra
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