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Published by Rutgers University Press, 1990
ISBN 10: 0813516056ISBN 13: 9780813516059
Seller: Ergodebooks, Houston, TX, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. This work examines the imagery and symbolism which surrounded the body in the Middle Ages. The author focuses on the King's surgeon in 14th century France, Henri de Mondeville, one of the first doctors to defy openly the authority of the Church by performing dissection on the human body. At a time when surgery was still associated both with manual labour and the mysteries of ritual, Mondeville sought to liberate the body from its metaphysical associations and place its study firmly in the realm of science. Through a close and scholarly examination of Mondeville's language, Pouchelle traces the complex imagery which depicted the body and its functions, including digestions, pregnancy and illness. Pouchelle describes the ambivalent attitudes towards surgeons, as men who were both mystical and holy but also unclean because of their contact with blood. The author focuses on dissection, a process which had to be veiled in ritual in order to circumvent the taboo of opening a corpse. She shows how the 14th century world view, which saw the body as a microcosm of its surroundings, still has resonances in the language of the 20th century. This is a study of the workings of language and the imagination in relation to the history of the body. It will be of interest to medievalists and historians of medicine, to anthropologists and social historians and also to anyone interested in the history of symbolism and the human body.
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Published by Folio, 2000
ISBN 10: 2070411869ISBN 13: 9782070411863
Seller: Ammareal, Morangis, France
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Softcover. Condition: Bon. Salissures sur la tranche. Traces d'humidité sur les pages. Traces d'humidité sur les premières et dernières pages. Ammareal reverse jusqu'à 15% du prix net de cet article à des organisations caritatives. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION Book Condition: Used, Good. Stains on the edge. Traces of humidity on the pages. Traces of humidity on the first and last pages. Ammareal gives back up to 15% of this item's net price to charity organizations.
ISBN 10: 2912248221ISBN 13: 9782912248220
Seller: medimops, Berlin, Germany
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Befriedigend/Good: Durchschnittlich erhaltenes Buch bzw. Schutzumschlag mit Gebrauchsspuren, aber vollständigen Seiten. / Describes the average WORN book or dust jacket that has all the pages present.
Published by Assistance publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, 1999
ISBN 10: 291224806XISBN 13: 9782912248060
Seller: Tamery, Paris, France
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Couverture souple. Condition: Très bon. #Broché : 61 pages #Parution : janvier 1999.
Published by Flammarion, 1983,, 1983
Seller: LE BOUQUINISTE, LA MOTTE SAINT MARTIN, France
Broché, in-8, 389 pages, très bon état, (poids : 0,480 kg, épaisseur : 2,7 cm).
Published by Rutgers University, New Brunswick NJ 1990., 1990
Seller: Hay Cinema Bookshop Limited, Hay on Wye, United Kingdom
First Edition
1st edition. 8vo. [vii] + 276pp. Diagrams. Original boards. Pictorial blue d/w. lettered in white, minor wear to edges. ISBN 0813516065 US$14.
Published by Polity Press, Cambridge, 1990
ISBN 10: 074560594XISBN 13: 9780745605944
Seller: Salsus Books (P.B.F.A.), Kidderminster, United Kingdom
Association Member: PBFA
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. 276pp hardback, black boards silver-lettered in wrapper.
Published by Il melangolo, 1990
ISBN 10: 8870180883ISBN 13: 9788870180886
Seller: Librodifaccia, Alessandria, AL, Italy
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Condition: Buone. italiano Condizioni dell'esterno: Discrete con difetti, macchie Condizioni dell'interno: Discrete con Difetti, macchie timbro.
Published by New Brunswick: Rutgers University Press, (1990)., 1990
Seller: Robert Campbell Bookseller ABAC/ILAB, Montreal, QC, Canada
First Edition
First edition in English. Hardcover. Fine in fine dust jacket. As new. 276pp. Illustrated.
Published by Seli Arslan, 2003
ISBN 10: 2842760905ISBN 13: 9782842760908
Seller: Revaluation Books, Exeter, United Kingdom
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Paperback. Condition: Brand New. French language. 8.58x5.83x0.55 inches. In Stock.
Collana Opera. Cartonato rigido editoriale, con sovracopertina, pp 321.
Copertina rigida. Condition: buone. Traduzione di Maria Palazzesi. Cm.21x14,7. Pg.332. Coperta cartonata con sovracoperta. 650 gr.
2. Cambridge, Polity Press, 1990, in-8°, 276 pp, index, bibliography, Hardback with original dust jacket. (Translated from the French).
Published by Polity Press in association with B. Blackwell, Oxford, 1990
ISBN 10: 074560594XISBN 13: 9780745605944
Seller: GF Books, Inc., Hawthorne, CA, U.S.A.
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Condition: Very Good. Book is in Used-VeryGood condition. Pages and cover are clean and intact. Used items may not include supplementary materials such as CDs or access codes. May show signs of minor shelf wear and contain very limited notes and highlighting. 1.27.
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