The Heart, 1st Edition by James Peto - ISBN: 9780300125108
Hardcover
A journey through the heart: symbol, science, surgery, and soul.

The Heart, 1st Edition

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  • Hardcover

    272 pages

  • Release Date

    21 June 2007

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Summary

A vivid picture of the human heart and its place in culture and medicine

Published upon the opening of the Wellcome Collection, the Wellcome Trust’s new public venue in London, this book examines the history of our understanding of the human heart. Encompassing material from Henry Wellcome’s own collections in the Wellcome Library and images and artifacts from private and public archives across the world, the book provides a richly illustrated account of changes in our perception of…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780300125108
ISBN-10:0300125100
Author:James Peto
Publisher:Yale University Press
Imprint:Yale University Press
Format:Hardcover
Number of Pages:272
Edition:1st
Release Date:21 June 2007
Weight:1.18kg
Dimensions:4801mm x 5944mm
Series:Wellcome Trust (YUP)
About The Author

James Peto

James Peto has worked at the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, and at the Design Museum, Science Museum, and Whitechapel Art Gallery, London. He is curator of the Wellcome Collection’s 2007 exhibition, The Heart.

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