Medieval Bodies: Life, Death And Art In The Middle Ages

Name: Medieval Bodies: Life, Death And Art In The Middle Ages
SKU: 9781781256800
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By (author) Jack Hartnell,

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A major new talent unveils a glittering and gruesome history of the body in the Middle Ages, from saints’ relics to lovesick troubadours.

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body cathedrals doctors europe heads heart Jack Hartnell Literature medical medieval Medieval Bodies middle ages natural philosophers paintings physical selves physiology gruesome Politics reliquaries saints suffering Wellcome Collection

ISBN: 9781781256800

Book Format: Paperback / softback

Pages: 352

Dimensions: 12.8 × 2.4 × 19.6 cm

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Format Paperback / softback | 352 pages
Dimensions 12.8 × 2.4 × 19.6 cm | 391
Publication Date 07 February 2019
Publisher Profile Books Ltd
Publication City/Country United Kingdom
Edition Main

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Jack Hartnell

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Jack Hartnell is Lecturer in Art History at University of East Anglia. He has previously held positions at Columbia University, the Courtauld Institute, the Max-Planck-Institut and the Victoria and Albert Museum in London. Wellcome Collection is a free museum and library that aims to challenge how we think and feel about health. Inspired by the medical objects and curiosities collected by Henry W ellcome, it connects science, medicine, life and art. Wellcome Collection exhibitions, events and books explore a diverse range of subjects, including consciousness, forensic medicine, emotions, sexology, identity and death. wellcomecollection.org

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