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THE MAKING OF GRAY'S ANATOMY, 2008 BOOK (HENRY GRAY, 1858
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller Notes
- “A few pages rippled, o/w like new”
- Subject
- Medicine; Anatomy
- Subjects
- Mathematics & Sciences
- Features
- Dust Jacket, Illustrated
- ISBN
- 9780199552993
- EAN
- 9780199552993
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Oxford University Press, Incorporated
ISBN-10
0199552991
ISBN-13
9780199552993
eBay Product ID (ePID)
66095360
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
338 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
Making of Mr. Gray's Anatomy
Subject
Life Sciences / Anatomy & Physiology (See Also Life Sciences / Human Anatomy & Physiology), Life Sciences / Human Anatomy & Physiology, General
Publication Year
2008
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Science, Medical
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
0.9 in
Item Weight
25.2 Oz
Item Length
9.5 in
Item Width
6.4 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
LCCN
2009-275908
TitleLeading
The
Reviews
Richardson brings just enough fact to bear on her subject to make the book one of those rarities 'e" history that reads like a novel., 'Richardson uses Gray's Anatomy as a springboard to present an interesting slice of scientific history.'Publisher's Weekly, "...elegant and detailed."-- The Economist "This is one of the best books on medical history that I have seen. The author lovingly assembles her material, each page's typography, art, and arrangement emulating the care with which Gray's Anatomy was created. This is a superb contribution to medical history and belongs in every university library."--Philip W. Leon, PhD, in Doody's "The best possible companion to Gray's Anatomy."--The Lancet "...thoroughly engaging....[Ruth Richardson] brings...meticulous research, eye for telling detail, and evocative writing to The Making of Gray's Anatomy."--New England Journal of Medicine "...the author brings just enough fact to bear on her subject to make the book one of those rarities -- history that reads like a novel."-- The Wall Street Journal "Ruth Richardson, a medical historian at Cambridge University, has produced this work for our pleasure and our delight."-- Care Management Journals, Richardson brings just enough fact to bear on her subject to make the book one of those rarities ' history that reads like a novel., "...elegant and detailed."--The Economist"This is one of the best books on medical history that I have seen. The author lovingly assembles her material, each page's typography, art, and arrangement emulating the care with which Gray's Anatomy was created. This is a superb contribution to medical history and belongs in every university library."--Philip W. Leon, PhD, in Doody's"The best possible companion to Gray's Anatomy."--The Lancet"...thoroughly engaging....[Ruth Richardson] brings...meticulous research, eye for telling detail, and evocative writing to The Making of Gray's Anatomy."--New England Journal of Medicine"...the author brings just enough fact to bear on her subject to make the book one of those rarities -- history that reads like a novel."--The Wall Street Journal "Ruth Richardson, a medical historian at Cambridge University, has produced this work for our pleasure and our delight."--Care Management Journals
Illustrated
Yes
Table Of Content
Introduction1. The Words: Mr. Gray of Belgravia2. The Pictures: Dr. Carter of Scarborough3. The Enterprise: J.W.Parker and Son of West Strand4. The Process of Creation: Person or Persons Unknown5. The Raw Material: The Friendless Poor of London6. The Process of Creation7. The Process of Production8. 1858: The Book Appears9. Calamity10. FuturityAcknowledgementsReferencesBibliographyIndex
Synopsis
The Making of Mr Gray's Anatomy tells the story of one of the most iconic scientific books ever published: a textbook of anatomy that is still a household name 150 years since its first edition. It is the story of the remarkable and dedicated characters who created it, of poverty, class, and science and society in Victorian London., When Gray's Anatomy appeared in 1858, contemporaries immediately recognized that it was a departure from anything that had come before. Sales were brisk, and the book rapidly became not just a bestseller, but the standard work. Created by two young men in only two years in the mid-nineteenth century, Gray's Anatomy is the only textbook of human anatomy continuously in print for the last 150 years. Commemorating this remarkable anniversary, The Making of Mr. Gray's Anatomy tells the fascinating story of the origin of this groundbreaking book. Providing a wealth of historical context, Dr. Ruth Richardson examines both the mid-Victorian medical world in which Henry Gray and the brilliant illustrator Henry Vandyke Carter operated and the vigorous publishing industry in London at that time. Along the way, Richardson explores the scientific and cultural life of the medical school dissecting room and dead house, as well as the lives of those whose corpses ended up on the slab. The very different personalities and life-stories of Gray and Carter emerge in the telling, as do those of their publishers, and the many other individuals who were involved in the making of the book itself. Indeed, The Making of Mr. Gray's Anatomy investigates the entire production process--from the book's conception in 1855 to its reception by the medical press in 1858--via typesetters, wood-engravers, steam printers, paper and printing-ink suppliers, paper-folders, stitchers and bookbinders. Here we encounter individuals motivated by money, vanity, altruism, scientific discovery, professional pride, and the quest for faith and fame. Vividly written and painstakingly researched, The Making of Mr. Gray's Anatomy illuminates a vibrant human document, one that has guided medical students for a century and a half., Gray's Anatomy is probably one of the most iconic scientific books ever published: an illustrated textbook of anatomy that is still a household name 150 years since its first edition, known for its rigorously scientific text, and masterful illustrations as beautiful as they are detailed.The Making of Mr Gray's Anatomy tells the story of the creation of this remarkable book, and the individuals who made it happen: Henry Gray, the bright and ambitious physiologist, poised for medical fame and fortune, who was the book's author; Carter, the brilliant young illustrator, lacking Gray's social advantages, shy and inclined to religious introspection; and the publishers - Parkers, father and son, the father eager to employ new technology, the son part of a lively circle of intellectuals. It is the story of changing attitudes in the mid-19th century; of the social impact of science, the changing status of medicine; of poverty and class; of craftsmanship and technology. And it all unfolds in the atmospheric milieu of Victorian London - taking the reader from the smart townhouses of Belgravia, to the dissection room of St George's Hospital, and to the workhouses and mortuaries where we meet the friendless poor who would ultimately be immortalised in Carter's engravings. Alongside the story of the making of the book itself, Ruth Richardson reflects on what made Gray's Anatomy such a unique intellectual, artistic, and cultural achievement - how it represented a summation of a long half century's blossoming of anatomical knowledge and exploration, and how it appeared just at the right time to become the 'Doctor's Bible' for generations of medics to follow., This is the story of how the young and ambitious Mr Henry Gray and the talented, diffident Mr Henry Vandyke Carter, created the 'Doctor's Bible.' In Ruth Richardson's vivid account of the making of Gray's Anatomy, we encounter too the publishers, the wood engravers whose craft would soon vanish, the printer, and even the women who folded and stitched together the book's pages. The book was rooted in the heart of Empire: ranging across the elegant terraces and cluttered backstreets of London from Belgravia to the City. Here we read about microscopy, medical fame, commerce, destitution, disease-and, not least, spirited from the workhouses and mortuaries of London, the unnamed dead, whose corpses provided the material for Carter's drawings, which were to make Gray's book famous throughout the world. Book jacket., Gray's Anatomy is probably one of the most iconic scientific books ever published: an illustrated textbook of anatomy that is still a household name 150 years since its first edition, known for its rigorously scientific text, and masterful illustrations as beautiful as they are detailed.The Making of Mr Gray's Anatomy tells the story of the creation of this remarkable book, and the individuals who made it happen: Henry Gray, the bright and ambitious physiologist, poised for medical fame and fortune, who was the book's author; Carter, the brilliant young illustrator, lacking Gray's social advantages, shy and inclined to religious introspection; and the publishers - Parkers, father and son, the father eager to employ new technology, the son part of a lively circle of intellectuals. It is the story of changing attitudes in the mid-19th century; of the social impact of science, the changing status of medicine; of poverty and class; of craftsmanship and technology. And it all unfolds in the atmospheric milieu of Victorian London - taking the reader from the smart townhouses of Belgravia, to the dissection room of St George's Hospital, and to the workhouses and mortuaries where we meet the friendless poor who would ultimately be immortalised in Carter's engravings. Alongside the story of the making of the book itself, Ruth Richardson reflects on what made iGray's Anatomy/i such a unique intellectual, artistic, and cultural achievement - how it represented a summation of a long half century's blossoming of anatomical knowledge and exploration, and how it appeared just at the right time to become the 'Doctor's Bible' for generations of medics to follow.
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