Stories
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The meanings of hurt
In the early modern period, gruesome incidents of self-castration and other types of self-injury garnished the literature of the time. Alanna Skuse explores the messages these wounds conveyed.
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The problem of the punctured heart
During World War II a young American surgeon working in England perfected shrapnel-removal techniques that saved dozens of lives. Discover how one case sealed his reputation as the founder of cardiac surgery.
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Mary Bishop and the surveillant gaze
Writer and artist Rose Ruane explores the paintings of Mary Bishop, created during a 30-year stay in a psychiatric hospital, which speak of constant medical surveillance and censorious self-examination.
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Double-taille périnéo-hypogastrique : extraction d'un couteau guérison / Rafael Lavista.
Lavista, Rafael.Date: [1890]- Books
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De thoracis vulneribus ense inflictis : dissertatio anatomico-chirurgica.
Sassard, Ambroise Tranquille.Date: 1783- Books
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De thoracis vulneribus ense inflictis : dissertatio anatomico-chirurgica.
Sassard, Ambroise Tranquille.Date: 1783- Books
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Double-taille périnéo-hypogastrique : extraction d'un couteau : guérison / Rafael Lavista.
Lavista, Rafael.Date: [1890]- Pictures
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The Sultan stabs Zara in the chest: the finale of the play Zaire (Zara) by Voltaire. Etching.
Date: 1700-1799Reference: 42804i