02784nam 2200601 450 991079408020332120200401091251.00-500-77299-1(CKB)4100000010349743(MiAaPQ)EBC5878097(EXLCZ)99410000001034974320200401d2015 uy 0engurcnu||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierCrucial interventions an illustrated treatise on the principles & practice of nineteenth-century surgery /by Richard Barnett ; with a foreword by Professor Roger L. KneeboneLondon :Thames & Hudson, Limited,[2015]©20151 online resource (768 pages) illustrations (some color)0-500-51810-6 Includes bibliographical references and index.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, eloquent and inspiring narrative from medical historian Richard Barnett, author of 2014 bestseller 'The sick rose, 'Crucial interventions' is a unique and captivating book on one of the world's most mysterious and macabre professions, and promises to be another success.Surgeryfast(OCoLC)fst01139351Surgery in artfast(OCoLC)fst01139396SurgeryHistory19th centurySurgery in artChirurgiegnd(DE-588)4009987-8Chirurgiegnd(DE-588)4363823-5Fachliteraturgnd(DE-588)4153493-1Illustrationgnd(DE-588)4123412-1Medizingnd(DE-588)4038243-6Surgery.Surgery in art.SurgeryHistorySurgery in art.Chirurgie.Chirurgie.Fachliteratur.Illustration.Medizin.617Barnett Richard1980-1482277Kneebone RogerWellcome Collection,MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910794080203321Crucial interventions3699797UNINA