The making of Mr. Gray's anatomy /

The making of Mr. Gray's anatomy /

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Author / Creator:	Richardson, Ruth (Historian)
Imprint:	Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, ©2008.
Description:	1 online resource (322 pages) : illustrations
Language:	English
Subject:	Gray, Henry, -- 1825-1861. Gray, Henry, -- 1825-1861. -- Anatomy. Carter, H. V -- (Henry Vandyke), -- 1831-1897 Gray, Henry, -- 1825-1861 Gray, Henry, -- 1825-1861. Anatomy (Gray, Henry) Anatomists -- Great Britain -- Biography. Human anatomy -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century. Medical publishing -- Great Britain -- History. Anatomists. Books, Illustrated -- history. History, 19th Century. Anatomy -- history. Anatomists. Human anatomy. Medical publishing. United Kingdom. Great Britain. Electronic books. Biography. Biographies. History. Biographies.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11190010

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ISBN:	9780191564642 0191564648 9780199552993 0199552991 1281998788 9781281998781 9786611998783 6611998780
Digital file characteristics:	data file
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index. Restrictions unspecified Electronic reproduction. [Place of publication not identified] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010. Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 English. digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve Print version record.
Summary:	The Making of Mr Gray's Anatomy tells the story of one of the most iconic scientific books ever published: a textbook of anatomy that is still a household name 150 years since its first edition. It is the story of the remarkable and dedicated characters who created it, of poverty, class, and science and society in Victorian London. - ;Gray's Anatomy is probably one of the most iconic scientific books ever published: an illustrated textbook of anatomy that is still a household name 150 years since its first edition, known for its rigorously scientific text, and masterful illustrations as beauti.
Other form:	Print version: Richardson, Ruth. Making of Mr. Gray's anatomy. Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, ©2008 9780199552993 0199552991
Standard no.:	9786611998783

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Words: Mr Gray of Belgravia
Images Dr Carter of Scarborough
Enterprise: JW Parker & Sons of West Strand
Idea: person or persons unknown
Raw material: the friendless poor of London
Creation: 1856-1857
Production: 1857-1858
Publication: 1858 and on ...
Calamity: 1860-1861
Futurity: after 1861.