Great Ideas in the History of Surgery - Hardcover

Zimmerman, Leo M., M.D.; Veith, Ilza

9780930405533: Great Ideas in the History of Surgery

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0930405536 ISBN 13: 9780930405533

Publisher: Jeremy Norman Co, 1993

A history of surgical concepts and techniques from ancient Egypt to the early twentieth century, as expressed through carefully chosen selections from the original writings of the greatest surgeons in history. Each excerpt is prefaced by a detailed biographical and interpretive essay placing the work of each surgeon within its historical context. The selections are arranged both chronologically and thematically. The work also contains 115 portraits of surgeons and original illustrations from their writings.

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An apparently seamless collaboration between a surgically minded historian and a historically minded surgeona satisfying and readable history. -- Perspectives in Biology and Medicine Winter 1995

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