Theaters of anatomy : students, teachers, and traditions of dissection in Renaissance Venice / Cynthia Klestinec.

Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2011.

xix, 257 pages ; 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-247) and index.

Spectacular anatomies : demonstrations, lectures, and lessons -- Fabrici's dominion : the first anatomical theater -- Civic and civil anatomies : the second anatomical theater -- Medical students and their corpses -- Private anatomies and the delights of technical expertise.