Body Worlds (German title: Körperwelten)

Institute for plasticization in Heidelberg . fourth edition 2003 copyright i. Good. Dr. Gunther von Hagens is the worlds leading anatomist, the inventor of Plastination (the method of specimen preservation that makes anatomical display possible), and the originator of BODY WORLDS or KOERPERWELTEN (its German title), the first of its kind anatomical exhibition. Dr. von Hagens invented Plastination at the University of Heidelberg in 1977, developed the use of plastinated specimens for medical education and preservation, and established the International Society for Plastination. More than 400 universities in 40 countries utilize Dr. Gunther von Hagens preservation technique in their curriculum.What is Plastination? Plastination is a unique process invented by Dr. Gunther vonHagens in 1977 to preserve specimens for medical education. The process replaces bodily fluids and fat in specimens with fluid plastics that harden after so-called vacuum-forced impregnation. After the bodies are shaped into lifelike poses, they are hardened with gas, heat, or light. The plastinates show how our bodies move in everyday life, as well as during athletic activitiesThe book is very heavy pages are preached on extremely heavy chrome gloss paper with fabulous f colorful photography it was very expensive to print because of the color separation techniques s this had to be used the cover is black background and does show some wearing the spine is intact the edges of the pages are pretty clean there are a few dings along the edges of the cover Not perfect condition not autograph there is no dust cover. It is an oversize paperback with heavy cover and pages. From Wikipedia Body Worlds (German title: Körperwelten) is a traveling exhibition of preserved human bodies and body parts that are prepared using a technique called plastination to reveal inner anatomical structures. The exhibition's developer and promoter is German anatomist Gunther von Hagens, who invented the plastination technique in the late 1970s at the University of Heidelberg. produce specimens for Body Worlds, von Hagens employs 340 people at five laboratories in three countries, China, Germany and Kyrgyzstan This comes from the Los Angeles area, very close to the natural science Museum located near the University of Southern California. The cover is a black background with a red image of a face white writing there is no ISBN number on it I believe that this is the catalog of the exhibit itself which was here about that time Scott of interesting in a grotesque odd way might be the coffee book for someone's living room table this describes the .. plasticization process.... 279 pages Publisher: UNSPECIFIED VENDOR .. Because the weight of book I have to charge more because it will be more expensive to ship. no ISBN number on page 279 it shows it is the fourth edition 2003 copyright is held by Institute for plasticization in Heidelberg Germany and was printed and designed by the Institute.- The catalogue displays anatomical specimens, produced and preserved according to a new process developed by Gunther von Hagens. 279 pages4th edition (2003) current isbn 9783937256092 10.7 x 8 x 0.9 inches Weight: Heavy