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- Condition
- Like New
- Seller Notes
- “Straight, clean and tight. No ownership, no writing, no marks, no folded corners. No cover wear.”
- Country/Region of Manufacture
- United Kingdom
- Type
- Academic History
- Subjects
- Art & Culture
- Age Level
- Adults
- ISBN
- 9780719097393
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Manchester University Press
ISBN-10
0719097398
ISBN-13
9780719097393
eBay Product ID (ePID)
219373898
Product Key Features
Book Title
Model Experts : Wax Anatomies and Enlightenment in Florence and Vienna, 1775-1815
Number of Pages
264 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2015
Topic
Military / World War II, Museums, Tours, Points of Interest, General, Life Sciences / Human Anatomy & Physiology, Models
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Travel, Science, Crafts & Hobbies, History
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.6 in
Item Weight
14.9 Oz
Item Length
9.2 in
Item Width
6.1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
23
Dewey Decimal
612.078094551
Table Of Content
List of figures and plates Acknowledgments List of abbreviations Introduction: Model practices and expertise in state service Part I: Politics of nature and politics of the body 1. The politics of nature and the foundation of the Royal Museum 2. Bodies and the state in eighteenth-century Tuscany Part II: Articulating expertise in everyday practice 3. Accuracy and authority in model production 4. Model reception and the display of expertise Part III: Changing model contexts and interpretations 5. The rejection of the Florentine anatomical models in Vienna 6 Regime changes in Tuscany and at La Specola, 1790-1814 Conclusion Bibliography
Synopsis
Based on a detailed study of rich archival sources, Model experts explores practices of model production and display, and reveals the often invisible labours of the co-operating artisans, anatomists, and administrators. The book shows that the models were central to a remarkable political experiment: 'La Specola' opened in 1775 as the Royal Museum of Physics and Natural History, one of the first public science museums in Europe. As a venue for public enlightenment, the museum displayed model anatomies to create the model citizen. The study also moves beyond the borders of Tuscany, following a set of Florentine waxes to Vienna to explore the diverse reactions of medical professionals and general audiences as the models travelled in enlightened Europe. The book will be of interest to historians of medicine, science, art, and enlightenment, to scholars in museum studies and in science & technology studies interested in the historical emergence of expertise, public engagement with science, and the relationship between science and the state., Based on a detailed study of rich archival sources, Model experts explores practices of model production and display, and reveals the often invisible labours of the co-operating artisans, anatomists, and administrators.The book, now available in paperback, shows that the models were central to a remarkable political experiment: 'La Specola' opened in 1775 as the Royal Museum of Physics and Natural History, one of the first public science museums in Europe. As a venue for public enlightenment, the museum displayed model anatomies to create the model citizen. The study also moves beyond the borders of Tuscany, following a set of Florentine waxes to Vienna to explore the diverse reactions of medical professionals and general audiences as the models travelled in enlightened Europe. -- ., Model Experts is the first book-length history in English of a celebrated collection of anatomical wax models which continues to fascinate audiences and shape our image of the body to the present day. It reveals the human relationships, controversies, and political projects which surrounded the artificial bodies. -- ., Based on a detailed study of rich archival sources, Model experts explores practices of model production and display, and reveals the often invisible labours of the co-operating artisans, anatomists, and administrators. The book, now available in paperback, shows that the models were central to a remarkable political experiment: 'La Specola' opened in 1775 as the Royal Museum of Physics and Natural History, one of the first public science museums in Europe. As a venue for public enlightenment, the museum displayed model anatomies to create the model citizen. The study also moves beyond the borders of Tuscany, following a set of Florentine waxes to Vienna to explore the diverse reactions of medical professionals and general audiences as the models travelled in enlightened Europe.
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