Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog Project Gutenberg 2015-01-25 Public domain in the USA. 132 Gannal, J.-N. (Jean-Nicolas) 1791 1852 Gannal, Jean-Nicolas Harlan, Richard 1796 1843 Harlan, R. (Richard) 08008272 Histoire des embaumements. English History of Embalming and of Preparations in Anatomy, Pathology, and Natural History; Including an Account of a New Process for Embalming Translation of: Histoire des embaumements Produced by deaurider, Thiers Halliwell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "History of Embalming" by J.-N. Gannal is a scientific publication written in the early 19th century. This work explores the complex practices and historical evolution of embalming throughout various cultures, particularly focusing on the Egyptian and Guanche methods. Additionally, it shares insights into a new embalming process developed by the author, highlighting its significance to the fields of anatomy and natural history. The opening of the book sets the stage for an in-depth exploration of embalming practices beginning with the author's preface and introduction. It introduces the motivations behind embalming, from the preservation of the dead due to religious beliefs to the respect for loved ones. Gannal discusses historical perspectives on the origin of these practices, citing various authors and philosophers—including Herodotus and Diodorus Sicculus—who have contributed to the understanding of the art of embalming. The author outlines his goals for the work, which include providing a comprehensive history of embalming methods while introducing his innovative processes to improve preservation techniques, thus catering to both the professional and general reader's interests. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Embalming -- History Anatomical specimens -- Collection and preservation Mummies RA Text Browsing: Health & Medicine Browsing: History - General 543546 541987 2024-09-20T06:54:08.174667 2023-09-21T03:50:35.599476 text/html text/html 544206 2015-01-28T14:56:26 text/html; charset=utf-8 276396 2015-01-28T14:59:16 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 293425 2024-09-20T06:54:16.774653 application/epub+zip 298707 2024-09-20T06:54:09.914674 application/epub+zip 249727 2024-09-20T06:54:08.932679 application/epub+zip 464466 2024-09-20T06:54:21.884605 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 413101 2024-09-20T06:54:15.945668 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 364333 2022-09-21T19:07:54.847362 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 462111 461907 2024-09-20T06:54:06.950685 2023-09-21T03:50:34.317476 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 462429 2015-01-28T14:56:06 text/plain; charset=utf-8 161734 2015-01-28T14:59:16 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 19748 2024-09-20T06:54:22.039608 application/rdf+xml 18939 2024-09-20T06:54:09.044671 image/jpeg 2878 2024-09-20T06:54:08.988659 image/jpeg 275927 2024-09-20T06:54:08.216685 application/octet-stream application/zip fr.wikipedia en.wikipedia