Overview
Unparalleled collection of historical medical illustrations
Catalogs pivotal moments in the development and understanding of maternal-fetal physiology and medicine
Written by two leading experts in reproductive medicine
Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
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About this book
The volume provides an archive of some of the most beautiful illustrations ever made of the gravid uterus with fetus and placenta, which will serve future generations of investigators, educators, and students of reproduction. The approximately two hundred figures from over one hundred volumes included are from the late fifteenth through the nineteenth century.
For each author whose work is depicted in this volume, we have used the first edition or first illustrated edition. In the commentary, each volume and illustration is placed in its historical perspective, noting both the significance of that image, but also some background on the life and work of the author. For most of the works cited, there are additional references for the reader who may wish to explore these in greater depth. This volume is a unique collection not only of these historical images, but also their place in the development of scientific study.
Reviews
“This title will serve as a helpful resource to students, faculty, and researchers. As one expects in a book from Springer, the illustrations, which serve as the heart of this book, are beautifully printed, and the larger format allows for adequate scale. This is certainly a volume that should be available in any medical library. Summing Up: Recommended. Lower-division undergraduates through faculty and researchers; professionals.” (I. Richman, Choice, Vol. 54 (4), December, 2016)
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Wombs with a View
Book Subtitle: Illustrations of the Gravid Uterus from the Renaissance through the Nineteenth Century
Authors: Lawrence D. Longo, Lawrence P. Reynolds
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-23567-7
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-23566-0Published: 23 May 2016
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-79500-3Published: 26 May 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-23567-7Published: 12 May 2016
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVI, 380
Number of Illustrations: 166 b/w illustrations, 64 illustrations in colour
Topics: Popular Science in Medicine and Health, Human Physiology, History of Science, Reproductive Medicine