Death defied : the anatomy lessons of Frederik Ruysch

Author(s)

• Kooijmans, L.
• Webb, Diane L.

Bibliographic Information

Death defied : the anatomy lessons of Frederik Ruysch

by Luuc Kooijmans ; translated by Diane Webb

（History of science and medicine library, v. 18）

Brill, 2011

• : hardback

Other Title

Doodskunstenaar

Note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

From around 1650 until well into the nineteenth century, Frederik Ruysch enjoyed international fame as an anatomist. He owed his renown to a preparation method that greatly aided early-modern scientists in their exploration of the human body and transformed dissection from a messy business into a widely admired art. Ruysch's anatomical collection was one of Amsterdam's tourist attractions, for his embalmed bodies were astonishingly lifelike in appearance. The visitors who gazed with amazement at his preparations included the Russian tsar Peter the Great, who was so moved by the sight of an embalmed boy that he kneeled down to kiss him. The tsar later bought Ruysch's entire collection and had all the specimens shipped to St Petersburg, where they still attract visitors from all over the world.

Table of Contents

List of Figures Prologue in St Petersburg 1 The Anatomy Lesson Apothecary's Apprentice Anatomical Knowledge Heroes Examination Family Louis de Bils Discoveries Idle Boasting Vivisection Descartes Research Preservation Secret Formulas Doctorate Confrontation with De Bils 2 Established and Envied Appointment in Amsterdam Medical Bastions An Established Anatomist Hardened Wax Research Professorship Anatomy Lesson Intellectuals in Power Midwifery Opposition Gluttonous Tipplers 3 Under Fire Accusations Intimidation Opposing Ruysch A Nobody New Knowledge, Old Certainties The Insolvent Estate Radical Supporters 4 Ruysch at Work The Surgeons' Guild The Battle for Bodies The Amsterdam Hortus Botanicus The House on the Bloemgracht A Private Museum Idle Inventions Surgery The Workplace 5 Rivals Perfection Rivalry King Stupidity Discrediting Rivals Malice Aforethought Peter the Great in Amsterdam From Brain to Scrotum Stone-cutting Ruysch, Rau and Bidloo 6 The Collection Capriccio Anatomico Specimens Animals Wonders The Republic of Letters Lessons Deceit Visitors Physico-theology 7 The Return of Peter the Great Collection for Sale A Return Visit Secret The Collection Moves East 8 Reproduction Rachel A Dutiful Father Hendrik Ruysch's Lessons in Obstetrics The Placenta The Shaft The Development of the Embryo The Mystery of Reproduction 9 Latter Days Approaching Death Late Work Discussion with Boerhaave Plant Anatomy Final Work Father and Son 10 Ruysch's Legacy Possible Successors Broken Hip The Estate Tradition versus Enlightenment: Titsingh and Ulhoorn Biography The Secret The Preparations in the Kunstkamera Bibliography Index

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Details

• NCID: BB04511024
• ISBN:
  • 9789004187849
• LCCN: 2010036399
• Country Code: ne
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Original Language Code: dut
• Place of Publication: Leiden
• Pages/Volumes: xvi, 470 p.
• Size: 25 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : QM16.R89
  • NLM : WZ 100
  • DC22 : 611.0092
  • DC22 : B
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Ruysch, Frederik, 1638-1731
  • LCSH : Anatomists -- Netherlands -- Biography
  • MESH : Ruysch, Frederik, 1638-1731
  • MESH : Anatomists -- Netherlands -- Biography
  • MESH : Anatomy -- history -- Netherlands
  • MESH : History, 17th Century -- Netherlands
  • MESH : History, 18th Century -- Netherlands
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA80747292