TY - BOOK ID - 11332009 TI - Dissection on display : cadavers, anatomists and public spectacle PY - 2012 SN - 9780786444298 PB - Jefferson McFarland DB - UniCat KW - Human dissection KW - Dissection KW - Anatomy KW - Cadaver. KW - Recreation KW - Human dissection. KW - Leiche KW - Dissektion KW - History. KW - history. KW - Europe. KW - United States. KW - Europa KW - USA KW - Leiche. KW - Dissektion. KW - Europa. KW - USA. KW - Anatomy, Practical KW - Practical anatomy KW - History UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:11332009 AB - "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"-- ER -