Model experts: Wax anatomies and Enlightenment in Florence and Vienna, 1775-1815 - Softcover

Maerker, Anna

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0719097398 ISBN 13: 9780719097393

Publisher: Manchester University Press, 2015

Synopsis

Based on a detailed study of rich archival sources, Model experts explores practices of model production and display, and reveals the often invisible labours of the co-operating artisans, anatomists, and administrators. The book, now available in paperback, shows that the models were central to a remarkable political experiment: 'La Specola' opened in 1775 as the Royal Museum of Physics and Natural History, one of the first public science museums in Europe. As a venue for public enlightenment, the museum displayed model anatomies to create the model citizen. The study also moves beyond the borders of Tuscany, following a set of Florentine waxes to Vienna to explore the diverse reactions of medical professionals and general audiences as the models travelled in enlightened Europe. -- .

About this title

About the Author:

Anna Maerker is Senior Lecturer in History of Medicine at King's College London -- .

About this edition

• Publisher: Manchester University Press
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 0719097398
• ISBN 13: 9780719097393
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 270