An edition of Gunther von Hagens' Body worlds
(2006)
Gunther von Hagens' Body worlds
the anatomical exhibition of real human bodies
by Gunther von Hagens
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Catalog of Gunther von Hagen's exhibition of human bodies preserved by "plastination"and presented as "natural art" (p. 13). Work also includes a short history of anatomy and essays on ethical perspectives.
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Cadaver in art, Catalogs, Exhibitions, Medicine in art, Human anatomy, Preservation of organs, tissues, Tissues, Plastic embedment, Biological specimens, Human body, Human figure in art, Exhibits as Topic, Anatomy, Human Body, Medicine in the Arts, Artistic Anatomy, Cadaver, Anatomic ModelsPeople
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Gunther von Hagens' Body worlds: the anatomical exhibition of real human bodies
2006, Institute fur Plastination
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3937256040 9783937256047
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Anatomy and plastination. History of anatomy ; Plastinated specimens and plastination / Gunther von Hagens
The human body, anatomy and function. The locomotive system ; The nervous system ; The respiratory system ; The cardiovascular system ; The digestive system ; The kidneys and urinary tract ; The reproductive organs ; Prenatal development ; Whole-body specimens, Configurations of blood vessels / Angelina Whalley
Gunther von Hagens and Body worlds. The anatomists as prosektor and proplatiker ; The anatomist as priest and prophet / Charleen M. Moore, C. Mackenzie Brown
Plastinated specimens and their presentation in museums, a theoretical and bioethical retrospective on a media event / Axel W. Bauer
When death goes on display Ulrich Fischer
The dignity of the individual / Franz Josef Wetz
On gruesome corpses, gestalt plastinates and mandatory interment / Gunther von Hagens
The educating power of the sciences / Bazon Brock
Modern anatmical theatre
the first public autopsy in 200 years / Franz Josef Wetz
Body worlds through the eyes of its visitors / Angelina Whalley
Korperwelten as seen by visitors. Visitor survey report from the first exhibition in Europe / Ernst D. Lantermann.
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