Description
About the Author
Ruth Richardson is Senior Visiting Research Fellow in History at the University of Hertfordshire at Hatfield; Affiliated Scholar in the History of Science at the University of Cambridge; and Society of Apothecaries Examiner and Lecturer in the History of Medicine. She is an interdisciplinary historian with particular interests in literature, history, the visual arts and medicine. She wrote the historical introduction for the new 40th edition of Gray's Anatomy, and her previous publications include Death, Dissection and the Destitute; An Introduction to Medical Humanities and The Healing Environment, both co-edited with Deborah Kirklin; H.B. Carter & Sons: Victorian Watercolour Drawing and the Art of Illustration, co-authored with Gordon Bell and Arthur Credland; as well as numerous articles for journals including Nature, The British Medical Journal, and a regular monthly medical history column for The Lancet.
Reviews
Engaging and beautifully illustrated. * Stephanie J. Snow, History Today *
Richardson brings just enough fact to bear on her subject to make the book one of those rarities -- history that reads like a novel. * Wall Street Journal *
An absorbing study. * The Scotsman, *
Belongs in every library, private and public. * Gregory McNamee, Encyclopaedia Britannica Top Ten Reference Books of the Year *
Thoroughly engaging. * New England Journal of Medicine *
Well-researched book...it's one of the highlights worth reading over the festive season. * Paul O'Doherty, Irish Times *
Ruth Richardson's history is suitably elegant and detailed. * The Economist *
Awards
Winner of Co-winner of the Medical Journalists Association 'Open Book' award 2009.
Book Information
ISBN 9780199552993
Author Ruth Richardson
Format Hardback
Page Count 336
Imprint Oxford University Press
Publisher Oxford University Press
Weight(grams) 1g
Dimensions(mm) 241mm * 162mm * 24mm