EAN: 9783937256368

BODY WORLDS - GUNTHER VON HAGENS ANGELINA WHALL...

Never before has an exhibition moved the public as profoundly and changed the view of personal
corporeality as strongly as has Gunther von Hagens BODY WORLDS. Through the aesthetic
presentation of real  anatomically prepared human bodies  the exhibition uses death to convey
descriptive knowledge about life and lets it become a deeply impressive encounter with ones
bodily interior. About 52 million people worldwide have experienced this encounter. This
catalog shows the extraordinary: anatomical specimens that have been prepared and preserved
with a special technique invented by Gunther von Hagens. In addition to the medical-anatomical
description of the human body  the catalog contains contributions to the topics of anatomy and
plastination  posed specimens  and mandatory interment  as well as articles written by renowned
scientists from the fields of anatomy and medical history  philosophy  aesthetics and art
history  biology  and religious studies. The chapter about the anatomy and function of the
human body is divided into the following sub-chapters: 1. The Locomotive System 2. The Nervous
System 3. The Respiratory System 4. The Cardiovascular System 5. The Digestive System 6. The
Urinary Tract 7. Reproductive Organs 8. Prenatal Development 9. Whole-Body Plastinates. New 
revised edition with attractive design and color illustrations. A bestseller and standard work!

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