The Resource Medieval bodies : life, death and art in the Middle Ages, Jack Hartnell
Medieval bodies : life, death and art in the Middle Ages, Jack Hartnell
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- Summary
- "With wit, wisdom, and a sharp scalpel, Jack Hartnell dissects the medieval body and offers a remedy to our preconceptions. Medieval beliefs about the body were drastically different from ours today: Hair was thought to be a condensation of fumes emitted from the pores, ideas were supposedly committed to memory by being directly imprinted on the brain, and the womb of a goat was believed to function as a contraceptive. But while this medieval medicine now seems archaic, it also made a critical contribution to modern science. Medieval Bodies guides us on a head-to-heel journey through this era's revolutionary advancements and disturbing convictions. We learn about the surgeons who dissected a living man's stomach, then sewed him up again; about the geographers who delineated racial groups by skin color; and about the practice of fasting to gain spiritual renown. Encompassing medicine and mysticism, politics and art-and complete with vivid, full-color illustrations-Medieval Bodies shows us how it felt to live and die a thousand years ago"--
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- First American edition.
- Extent
- 346 pages
- Note
- First published by Profile Books in partnership with Wellcome Collection in the UK in 2018 under the title MEDIEVAL BODIES: Life, Death and Art in the Middle Ages
- Contents
-
- Medieval bodies
- Head
- Senses
- Skin
- Bone
- Heart
- Blood
- Hands
- Stomach
- Genitals
- Feet
- Future bodies
- Isbn
- 9781324002161
- Label
- Medieval bodies : life, death and art in the Middle Ages
- Title
- Medieval bodies
- Title remainder
- life, death and art in the Middle Ages
- Statement of responsibility
- Jack Hartnell
- Title variation
- Medieval bodies
- Title variation remainder
- life and death in the Middle Ages
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "With wit, wisdom, and a sharp scalpel, Jack Hartnell dissects the medieval body and offers a remedy to our preconceptions. Medieval beliefs about the body were drastically different from ours today: Hair was thought to be a condensation of fumes emitted from the pores, ideas were supposedly committed to memory by being directly imprinted on the brain, and the womb of a goat was believed to function as a contraceptive. But while this medieval medicine now seems archaic, it also made a critical contribution to modern science. Medieval Bodies guides us on a head-to-heel journey through this era's revolutionary advancements and disturbing convictions. We learn about the surgeons who dissected a living man's stomach, then sewed him up again; about the geographers who delineated racial groups by skin color; and about the practice of fasting to gain spiritual renown. Encompassing medicine and mysticism, politics and art-and complete with vivid, full-color illustrations-Medieval Bodies shows us how it felt to live and die a thousand years ago"--
- Assigning source
- Provided by publisher
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Hartnell, Jack
- Dewey number
-
- 909.07
- 610.9/02
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- CB351
- LC item number
- .H25 2018
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Civilization, Medieval
- Medicine, Medieval
- Human body
- 15.70 history of Europe
- ART / History / Medieval
- HISTORY / Europe / Medieval
- MEDICAL / History
- Civilization, Medieval
- Human body
- Medicine, Medieval
- Label
- Medieval bodies : life, death and art in the Middle Ages, Jack Hartnell
- Note
- First published by Profile Books in partnership with Wellcome Collection in the UK in 2018 under the title MEDIEVAL BODIES: Life, Death and Art in the Middle Ages
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 299-324) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
-
- text
- still image
- Content type code
-
- txt
- sti
- Content type MARC source
-
- rdacontent
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Medieval bodies -- Head -- Senses -- Skin -- Bone -- Heart -- Blood -- Hands -- Stomach -- Genitals -- Feet -- Future bodies
- Control code
- 1084327620
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Edition
- First American edition.
- Extent
- 346 pages
- Isbn
- 9781324002161
- Lccn
- 2019026005
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations (chiefly color)
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1084327620
- Label
- Medieval bodies : life, death and art in the Middle Ages, Jack Hartnell
- Note
- First published by Profile Books in partnership with Wellcome Collection in the UK in 2018 under the title MEDIEVAL BODIES: Life, Death and Art in the Middle Ages
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 299-324) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
-
- text
- still image
- Content type code
-
- txt
- sti
- Content type MARC source
-
- rdacontent
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Medieval bodies -- Head -- Senses -- Skin -- Bone -- Heart -- Blood -- Hands -- Stomach -- Genitals -- Feet -- Future bodies
- Control code
- 1084327620
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Edition
- First American edition.
- Extent
- 346 pages
- Isbn
- 9781324002161
- Lccn
- 2019026005
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations (chiefly color)
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1084327620
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