{"product_id":"the-lady-anatomist-rebecca-messbarger-9780226520810","title":"The Lady Anatomist: The Life and Work of Ana Morandi Manzolini","description":"\u003cp\u003eAnna Morandi Manzolini (1714-74), a woman artist and scientist, surmounted meager origins and limited formal education to become one of the most acclaimed anatomical sculptors of the Enlightenment. \u003ci\u003eThe Lady Anatomist\u003c\/i\u003e tells the story of her arresting life and times, in light of the intertwined histories of science, gender, and art that complicated her rise to fame in the eighteenth century. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eExamining the details of Morandi's remarkable life, Rebecca Messbarger traces her intellectual trajectory from provincial artist to internationally renowned anatomical wax modeler for the University of Bologna's famous medical school. Placing Morandi's work within its cultural and historical context, as well as in line with the Italian tradition of anatomical studies and design, Messbarger uncovers the messages contained within Morandi's wax inscriptions, part complex theories of the body and part poetry. Widely appealing to those with an interest in the tangled histories of art and the body, and including lavish, full-color reproductions of Morandi's work, \u003ci\u003eThe Lady Anatomist \u003c\/i\u003eis a sophisticated biography of a true visionary.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Rebecca Messbarger\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0226520811\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780226520810\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Chicago Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/15\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 248\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.05lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.20h x 7.30w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChronicle of Higher Education\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/07\/2011 pg. 19","brand":"Rebecca Messbarger","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43988097695999,"sku":"9780226520810","price":53.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_68a7fcc2-99b6-495e-b644-eff4b155fd16.jpg?v=1683292606","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-lady-anatomist-rebecca-messbarger-9780226520810","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}