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This achingly jawdropping book follows the evolution of dentistry
throughout the world from the Bronze Age to the present day,
presenting captivating and grim illustrations of the tools and
techniques of dentistry through the ages. Organized
chronologically, The Smile Stealers interleaves beautiful and
gruesome technical illustrations and paintings from the Wellcome
Collection's unique archive of material from Europe, America and
the Far East with seven authoritative and eloquent themed articles
from medical historian Richard Barnett. A comprehensive review of
the development of the trade and discipline of dentistry, it covers
topics as diverse as the very first dentures (produced by the
Etruscans in the seventh century bce); the smile revolution in
18th-century portraiture; and the role of dentistry in forensic
science - all in one beautifully illustrated volume. Extending the
cult of the medically macabre begun by its predecessors The Sick
Rose and Crucial Interventions, The Smile Stealers is guaranteed to
appeal to lovers of the horrific and the beautiful alike as it
probes the growth of dentistry - from pulling out bad teeth to
reconstructing jaws, and from painful action to pain-free
interventions and the pursuit of the perfect smile.
The Sick Rose is a beautifully gruesome and strangely fascinating
visual tour through disease in an age before colour photography.
This stunning volume, combining detailed illustrations of afflicted
patients from some of the world's rarest medical books, forms an
unforgettable and profoundly human reminder of mankind's struggle
with disease. Incorporating historic maps, pioneering charts and
contemporary case notes, Richard Barnett's evocative overview
reveals the fears and obsessions of an era gripped by epidemics.
Over 40 photocpoiable sheets for use with 7-11 year olds working
mainly at levels 3-5. The activities will help students to acquire
the experimental and investigative skills required to conduct
successful science investigations. The contexts for the activities
are derived from the science programmes of study and each activity
links directly to a particular unit in the QCA scheme of work for
Key stage 3 Science
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Seahouses (Paperback)
Richard Barnett
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R232
R211
Discovery Miles 2 110
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The nineteenth century saw a complete transformation of the
practice and reputation of surgery. Crucial Interventions follows
its increasingly optimistic evolution, drawing from the very best
examples of rare surgical textbooks with a focus on the
extraordinary visual materials of the mid-nineteenth century.
Unnerving and graphic, yet beautifully rendered, these fascinating
illustrations include step-by-step surgical techniques paired with
medical instruments and painted depictions of operations in
progress. Arranged for the layman from head to toe, and accompanied
by an authoritative, eloquent and inspiring narrative from medical
historian Richard Barnett, author of 2014 bestseller The Sick Rose,
Crucial Interventions is a unique and captivating book on one of
the world's most mysterious and macabre professions, and promises
to be another success.
"The Sick Rose" is a visual tour through the golden age of medical
illustration. The nineteenth century experienced an explosion of
epidemics such as cholera and diphtheria, driven by
industrialization, urbanization and poor hygiene. In this
pre-color-photography era, accurate images were relied upon to
teach students and aid diagnosis. The best examples, featured here,
are remarkable pieces of art that attempted to elucidate the
mysteries of the body, and the successive onset of each affliction.
Bizarre and captivating images, including close-up details and
revealing cross-sections, make all too clear the fascinations of
both doctors and artists of the time. Barnett illuminates the fears
and obsessions of a society gripped by disease, yet slowly coming
to understand and combat it. The age also saw the acceptance of
vaccination and the germ theory, and notable diagrams that
transformed public health, such as John Snow's cholera map and
Florence Nightingale's pioneering histograms, are included and
explained. Organized by disease, "The Sick Rose" ranges from
little-known ailments now all but forgotten to the epidemics that
shaped the modern age. It is a fascinating "Wunderkammer" of a book
that will enthrall artists, students, designers, scientists and the
incurably curious everywhere.
Beginning in 17-century Holland, with the creation of medicinal
'genievre', this book follows the global adventures of gin over
four dark, decadent centuries of consumption and excess."
Richard Barnett offers three contemporary tales of south Georgia
and north Florida. An alcoholic pastor struggles with failure and
loss and with the racial complexities of his family and flock in
the aftermath of "The Storm of the Century." A young graduate
student's recovery from a sexual assault is complicated by her
desire for revenge, a secret, and a family member's fight to keep
intact the last remnants of their land amid suburban encroachment.
In an apocalyptic contemporary time, a band of child soldiers
hiding out in the north Florida woods, carrying out sprees of
vengeful attacks on New Order military and civilian targets,
capture a priest on the run from the new government and his past.
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger
Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain
imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed
pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger
Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and
hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone
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