The Body Emblazoned: Dissection and the Human Body in Renaissance Culture

Argues that the emergence of a new image of the interior of the human body during the 16th century, along with new techniques for studying it, left its mark on all forms of cultural endeavor in the period, radically transforming people's understanding of themselves and their identity, of the relationship between their minds and their bodies, and of their location in human society and the natural world. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.