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PublisherThames & Hudson

ISBN-100500519110

ISBN-139780500519110

eBay Product ID (ePID)228735574

Product Key Features

Number of Pages256 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameSmile Stealers : the Fine and Foul Art of Dentistry

Publication Year2017

SubjectDentistry / General, Subjects & Themes / General

TypeTextbook

AuthorRichard Barnett

Subject AreaArt, Medical

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height1.1 in

Item Weight32.9 Oz

Item Length9.7 in

Item Width7 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2016-941841

ReviewsIn The Smile Stealers, Barnett presents a stunning visual history of dentistry... Though Barnett includes a broadly written history of dentistry through the ages, the strength of the book is the design and presentation of the art and imagery... This book will appeal to all readers with an interest in history, medicine, and art and design.

TitleLeadingThe

Dewey Edition23

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal617.6

SynopsisThis achingly fascinating book follows the evolution of dentistry throughout the world from the Bronze Age to the present day, featuring captivating, grim illustrations of the tools and techniques of dentistry through the ages. It charts the changing social attitudes toward the purpose and practice of dentistry from the crude and painful endeavors of early civilizations to the fluoridated water, cosmetic surgery, and heightened expectations of today. Organized chronologically, The Smile Stealers interleaves beautiful and gruesome 3D objects, technical illustrations, and paintings from the Wellcome Collection's unique medical archive of material from Europe, America, and the Far East with seven authoritative and eloquent themed articles from medical historian Richard Barnett. Including previously unseen illustrations, this comprehensive review of the development of the trade and discipline of dentistry covers topics as diverse as the very first dentures, the smile revolution in eighteenth-century portraiture, and the role of dentistry in forensic science. The Smile Stealers is guaranteed to appeal to those who see the beauty in medicine and biology as it probes the growth of dentistry., An incisive and startling international review of the evolution of dentistry from the Bronze Age to the present day, presented in a gorgeous package, This achingly jawdropping book follows the evolution of dentistry throughout the world from the Bronze Age to the present day, presenting captivating and grim illustrations of the tools and techniques of dentistry through the ages. Organized chronologically, The Smile Stealers interleaves beautiful and gruesome technical illustrations and paintings from the Wellcome Collection's unique archive of material from Europe, America and the Far East with seven authoritative and eloquent themed articles from medical historian Richard Barnett. A comprehensive review of the development of the trade and discipline of dentistry, it covers topics as diverse as the very first dentures (produced by the Etruscans in the seventh century bce); the smile revolution in 18th-century portraiture; and the role of dentistry in forensic science - all in one beautifully illustrated volume. Extending the cult of the medically macabre begun by its predecessors The Sick Rose and Crucial Interventions , The Smile Stealers is guaranteed to appeal to lovers of the horrific and the beautiful alike as it probes the growth of dentistry - from pulling out bad teeth to reconstructing jaws, and from painful action to pain-free interventions and the pursuit of the perfect smile.

LC Classification NumberRK29