Grave-robbers & Bodysnatchers in Devon - Softcover

Gray, Patricia

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1841148555 ISBN 13: 9781841148557

Publisher: Halsgrove, 2009

Synopsis

As the importance of anatomy was established, medical schools in the 19th century had a growing need for human specimens to dissect. The general religious belief that the body should remain intact after death meant that they were scarce and the illegal trade of grave-robbing emerged. This history examines the activities of one of the leading exponents, Thomas Vaughan, in Plymouth during the 1830s.

About this edition

• Publisher: Halsgrove
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 1841148555
• ISBN 13: 9781841148557
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 128