Synopses & Reviews
Synopsis
Well-written, loaded with information, and with a rich assortment of illustrations, each Discoveries "RM" volume is a look at one facet of art, archaeology, music, history, philosophy, popular culture, science, or nature. These innovatively designed, affordably priced, compact paperbacks bring ideas to life and amplify our understanding of civilization in a new way.
Synopsis
From prehistoric statues to magnetic resonance imaging, the human body has always been the favorite subject of human creative attention. It has been sculpted, painted, drawn, photographed, tattooed, x-rayed, exposed, and censored; it has been depicted as naked and clothed, beautiful and distorted, and it remains ever fascinating. What is a scientific image of the body, and what artistic? When is a representation of the human body clinical, and when erotic?
Description
Includes bibliographical references (p. 154) and index.