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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Julia van Rosmalen , Merel van Gulik , Belle van Rosmalen , Thomas van GulikPublisher: Amsterdam University Press Imprint: Amsterdam University Press ISBN: 9789463723091ISBN 10: 9463723099 Pages: 208 Publication Date: 02 May 2022 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsIntroduction The Prometheus myth The depiction of Prometheus in classical antiquity The liver according to the ancient Greeks and the etruscans The haruspex and Hepatoscopy Prometheus in the Middle Ages The liver in the in the Middle Ages, according to Galenus Prometheus in the Renaissance The liver in the renaissance as described by Reisch, Vesalius and Da Vinci Prometheus in the Baroque The wounds of christ and prometheus – two of a kind? The liver in the Baroque, according to van der Spiegel, Glisson and Bidloo Prometheus and modernity Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein: or the modern Prometheus The liver in the enlightenment The 20th century Prometheus Liver surgery and liver regeneration Regeneration of the Hydra polyp Acknowledgements On the Authors Image descriptions BibliographyReviewsAuthor InformationJulia van Rosmalen specialized in the iconography of medieval art at the Courtauld Institute of Art. She worked as a Voluntary Research Fellow at the Catholic University Leuven. She has conducted this work as part of the Prometheus Project under Professor Thomas van Gulik at the Amsterdam University Medical Centers. Merel van Gulik studied classics and Italian language and culture at the University of Amsterdam. Belle van Rosmalen is a PhD candidate at the Department of Surgery at the Amsterdam University Medical Centers, University of Amsterdam. Thomas van Gulik is emeritus Professor of Surgery at the Amsterdam University Medical Centers, University of Amsterdam. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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