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The Smile Stealers: The Fine and Foul Art of Dentistry
Richard Barnett
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Description for The Smile Stealers: The Fine and Foul Art of Dentistry
Hardcover. An incisive and startling international review of the evolution of dentistry from the Bronze Age to the present day, presented in a gorgeous package Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB; HPN; MBX; MMD; WJH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 170. .
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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Thames & Hudson
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780500519110
SKU
V9780500519110
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-5
About Richard Barnett
Richard Barnett studied medicine before becoming a historian. His writing has appeared in The Lancet, The London Magazine and The Natural Death Handbook. His first book, Medical London: City of Diseases, City of Cures, was published in 2008 and was a Book of the Week on BBC Radio 4. His second book, The Sick Rose, published by Thames & Hudson, ... Read more
Reviews for The Smile Stealers: The Fine and Foul Art of Dentistry
'Magnificent … All human life is here – the pain, the suffering and the happiness summed up in the ecstasy of a toothsome smile' - Tatler 'I love the thought of The Smile Stealers being casually left in dentists’ waiting rooms … It is gory, beautiful, probing' - The Times 'Excellent' - Will Self, Guardian 'Thoroughly compelling' - Times Literary ... Read more