Defining features : scientific and medical portraits, 1660-2000 / Ludmilla Jordanova.

Author
Jordanova, L. J. [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
London : Reaktion, 2000.
Description
192 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm

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    "Portraiture as a genre is receiving increased attention at the same time as public curiosity about science is reaching unprecedented levels. Published to coincide with a major exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery, London, and the Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts, University of East Anglia, Defining Features ... reflects on the nature of the relationships between art, science, medicine and technology by focusing on a selection of portraits that spans more than three centuries."--Page 4 of cover.
    Bibliographic references
    Includes bibliographical references (p. 167-181) and index.
    Contents
    • Foreword (starting p. 7) / Charles Saumarez Smith
    • Preface and Acknowledgements (starting p. 9)
    • I Introducing Portraiture (starting p. 11)
    • II Boundaries (starting p. 49)
    • III Gender and Scientific Heroism (starting p. 85)
    • IV Portraiture in Practice (starting p. 129)
    • References (starting p. 167)
    • Select Bibliography (starting p. 179)
    • List of Illustrations (starting p. 183)
    • Index (starting p. 189)
    ISBN
    • 9781861890597 ((paperback))
    • 1861890591 ((paperback))
    OCLC
    46907506
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