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Crucial Interventions : an Illustrated Treatise on the Principles and Practice of Nineteenth Century Surgery.

The nineteenth century saw a complete transformation of the practice and reputation of surgery. Crucial Interventions follows its increasingly optimistic evolution, drawing from the very best examples of rare surgical textbooks with a focus on the extraordinary visual materials of the mid-nineteenth...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Barnett, Richard
Otros Autores: Collection, The Wellcome
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Thames & Hudson, Ltd., 2015.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:The nineteenth century saw a complete transformation of the practice and reputation of surgery. Crucial Interventions follows its increasingly optimistic evolution, drawing from the very best examples of rare surgical textbooks with a focus on the extraordinary visual materials of the mid-nineteenth century. Unnerving and graphic, yet beautifully rendered, these fascinating illustrations include step-by-step surgical techniques paired with medical instruments and painted depictions of operations in progress. Arranged for the layman from head to toe, and accompanied by an authoritative, eloq.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (1 volume)