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The Mutter Museum: Of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia |  | Author: Gretchen Worden
Publisher: Blast Books
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Rating:  15 reviews
Sales Rank: 485750
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 1
Pages: 192
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.8
Dimensions (in): 11.2 x 9.3 x 0.8
ISBN: 0922233241
Dewey Decimal Number: 770
EAN: 9780922233243
ASIN: 0922233241
Publication Date: October 7, 2002
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Product Description
Home to over 20,000 mind-boggling anatomic specimens, plaster casts, wax models, and paintings, the Mutter Museum, founded in 1858, is part of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia. This book features over 100 photographs by a select group of renowned photographers whose work appears in the award-winning Mutter Museum calendars. Highlights include a bust of an early-19th-century Parisian widow with a six-inch horn protruding from the forehead; the connected livers of Chang and Eng, the world-famous Siamese twins; the skeleton of a 76" giant from Kentucky; and a collection of 139 skulls showing anatomic variation among ethnic groups in central and eastern Europe. Historical photographs from the museums archives, brief background texts about the collection, stunning photographs by acclaimed photographers including William Wegman and Joel-Peter Witkinand, and an introductory essay on the museum are also included.
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 I LOVE Mutter October 26, 2009
Megan (Chicago, IL United States)
I think the photographs in this were nice,from a photography stand point.
I was hoping for more plain photographs of the items that you could really
dissect and look at and placed more in a museum stance instead of at strange
"artsy" angles with other odd "artsy" attachments. You also get very little
information about the articles in the photographs other then the tiny caption.
The book itself is filled with great information but without much elaboration on
the photos themselves it lacks a bit.
Leaves A Lot to be Desired .... February 26, 2008
Meghan C. Portillo (California - again)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Some photographs are very interesting, but space was wasted on several exhibits being shown more than once - sometimes more than twice; most of these repetitions aren't really worthy of more than one photograph.
In order to fully appreciate the scanty captions (every picture has a caption but not much of one), more than cursory knowledge of medical terminology is required; otherwise, a medical dictionary would be helpful.
At the risk of showing my ignorance, I thought that the Mutter Museum was almost strictly abnormal medical exhibits. I didn't realize that there were so many graphic examples of human anatomy - hence, the three stars instead of two; this book gives a nicely rounded "tour" of the museum.
If possible, I would strongly suggest checking this book out from a library before buying it without flipping through it.
interesting but August 23, 2007
south dakota (Rapid City, SD United States)
I was a bit disapointed in the book. The pictures were beautifully done, but there was little information on the subjects. My interest was more in the people or bodies photographed, and I guess I felt cheated by not knowing more about them.
A Great Coffee Table Filler December 3, 2006
The Comtesse DeSpair (http://asylumeclectica.com)
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
If you don't have the calendars, this is an excellent way to get some of the delightfully artistic photographs of the creepy exhibits at the Mütter Museum. My primary complaint is that the text is often a bit short on detail, but it could very well be that not that much is known about some of the specimens. Also, the lack of photographs of some of the most interesting exhibits - such as the Soap Lady and the Giant Colon - is annoying, especially since they don't let you take pictures yourself at the museum. But there are more than enough fascinating photographs to make this a worthwhile addition to morbid coffee tables everywhere!
 Amazing book November 3, 2006
Kimberly L. Johnson
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
I bought this book as a gift for a chiropractic student and they were thrilled. Other chiro students in the class loved it as well and they all used it for some references.
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