Violence and the genesis of the anatomical image

Abstract

"Examines the function of violence in the making of the anatomical image during the early modern era, exploring its effects on the production of knowledge and on concepts of the body"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents

Introduction : violence and the image in transition -- Bodily animation : bones, skulls, and skeletons -- Bodily mutilation : from muscles to flesh and blood -- Bones in transit, flesh in shreds : anatomy and the New World cannibal -- Between face and brain : recalibrating the head -- The rib within : the wax model and the violence of embodiment.