The Notebooks of Leonardo da Vinci

Abstract

There is a large amount of illustrative material relating to the history of dentistry, and this remarkable book makes extensive use of it.It traces the history of odontology and stomatology from the earliest civilizations up to the present day, covering the East as well as the West, and the text, which is extensively documented, is supported by a superb sequence of prints, drawings, and pictures, many in colour.These mainly depict extraction, instruments, anatomical structures, and operations and operative techniques.Many are cartoons, some well known, others rare.There are also photo- graphs, title-pages, hand-bills, anatomical charts, manuscript pages, etc.An especially useful section deals with the teaching and evolution of dentistry in various countries of Western and Eastern Europe, the Middle East, and of America, and the names of outstanding practitioners in each area are listed.The authors and the publishers have produced a most attractive book, which will have wide appeal.It is that rare mixture of a scholarly presentation which combines with an aesthetically pleasing format to create an outstanding contribution to the history of dentistry.

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