The Sacred Heart An Atlas of the Body Seen Through Invasive Surgery
Language: English
Published by Bufinch Press, Bston, 1997
- First Edition
- Hardcover
- Used

Seller: Nilbog Books, Portland, ME, U.S.A.Nilbog Books
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Condition: Used - As new
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This is an As New (Appears Unread) copy of the first edition (1st printing). In an As New dust jacket. There is a small purple line (remainder) drawn n the top. Surgical photography.
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- Title
- The Sacred Heart An Atlas of the Body Seen Through Invasive Surgery
- Author
- Aguilera-Hellweg, Max
- Publisher
- Bufinch Press, Bston
- Publication year
- 1997
- Condition
- As New
- Dust jacket
- As New
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0821223771
- ISBN 13
- 9780821223772
- Illustrator
- Aguilera-Hellweg, max
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Printing
- 1st Printing
- Dimensions
- 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall
"Synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.
Review
There is nothing like this collection either in the annals of medical photography or the arts. Almost 50 surgical procedures--a liver transplant, a mastectomy, the harvesting of organs after death, a cesarean birth, and others--cause us to look away and immediately look back. Surgeons' hands hover gracefully over gaping wounds, and lighting on gloves, instruments, and bare flesh is both theatrical and holy.
Aguilera-Hellweg's essay integrates the photographs and historic information about early surgical procedures with his own philosophic musings. The Sacred Heart inspires terror, pity, and awe as our gaze lingers on these horrific images.
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