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Cranioklepty: Grave Robbing and the Search for Genius
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- ISBN
- 9781932961867
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Unbridled Books
ISBN-10
1932961860
ISBN-13
9781932961867
eBay Product ID (ePID)
73446406
Product Key Features
Book Title
Cranioklepty
Number of Pages
320 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Rich & Famous, Historiography, Life Sciences / Anatomy & Physiology (See Also Life Sciences / Human Anatomy & Physiology), Modern / 20th Century, General, Modern / 19th Century, Criminology
Publication Year
2009
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Social Science, Science, Biography & Autobiography, Psychology, History
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1 in
Item Weight
20.5 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2009-018527
Reviews
Dickey spins these stories with a storyteller's grace and a historian's exactitude. Cranioklepty will join those books for popular audiences that delve into the origins of eccentric intellectual lore, whether madness and lexicography (see: The Professor and the Madman) or inventions and visions by depressives, maniacs, and malcontents. Human endeavor is forever inclined to oddity, and with this book, Colin Dickey provides a delightful illumination of one intriguing example of our quixotic pursuits." — The Brooklyn Rail If only we could skip the textbooks and share something that's all kinds of real world creepy and awesome like Colin Dickey's Cranioklepty….It's a very strange story, the kind of science history that all too often gets left off the cultural map. Teens will eat this stuff up, however, and if they happen to be fans of author Paul Collins, then they're really going to feel lucky." — Bookslut [An] entertaining and illuminating book….[Dickey] explores this macabre episode of history armed with formidable research skills and the ability to tell his story with the gusto it deserves." — Minneapolis Star Tribune Dickey's well-vetted account…illuminates the mystery and controversy of a bizarre tradition throughout the ages." — Publishers Weekly "Colin Dickey... has served up a fascinating book. Well-researched, clear and concise, this book is full of interesting historical anecdotes." — ForeWord Magazine It was larceny most ghoulish" — Boston Globe "Weaving the story's details among other equally bizarre episodes of renowned craniums gone missing, Dickey fairly considers what motivated graveyard pilferers....Those with a taste for the macabre who may have read Brian Burrell's Postcards from the Brain Museum (2005) and Russell Shorto's Descartes' Bones (2008) will enjoy Dickey's eccentric tales."— Booklist Dickey's book turns out to be a highly unusual, fascinating and cautionary Halloween choice."— Cleveland Plain Dealer With an engaging writing style, fascinating historical tidbits, and some very cool…pictures, Dickey manages to give the reader a sense of the politics and intrigue behind a very unusual hobby."— Internet Review of Books …like a work by Hieronymus Bosch or Bruegel the Elder -- a giant world made of many little pieces, all gathered together inside the same, solid frame.—KQED.org Cranioklepty is a revelatory book for those who think of head-hunting as an activity pursued only by non-European cultures. This story of European head-hunting and its relationship to modern science is a fascinating read with an all-star cast that includes Mozart, Beethoven, and Haydn. The admonition to "Keep your head on" has never sounded so bittersweet!"— Dr. Robert Hicks, Director of the Mütter Museum, "Dickey spins these stories with a storyteller's grace and a historian's exactitude. Cranioklepty will join those books for popular audiences that delve into the origins of eccentric intellectual lore, whether madness and lexicography (see: The Professor and the Madman) or inventions and visions by depressives, maniacs, and malcontents. Human endeavor is forever inclined to oddity, and with this book, Colin Dickey provides a delightful illumination of one intriguing example of our quixotic pursuits." -- The Brooklyn Rail "If only we could skip the textbooks and share something that's all kinds of real world creepy and awesome like Colin Dickey's Cranioklepty....It's a very strange story, the kind of science history that all too often gets left off the cultural map. Teens will eat this stuff up, however, and if they happen to be fans of author Paul Collins, then they're really going to feel lucky." -- Bookslut "[An] entertaining and illuminating book....[Dickey] explores this macabre episode of history armed with formidable research skills and the ability to tell his story with the gusto it deserves." -- Minneapolis Star Tribune "Dickey's well-vetted account...illuminates the mystery and controversy of a bizarre tradition throughout the ages." -- Publishers Weekly "Colin Dickey... has served up a fascinating book. Well-researched, clear and concise, this book is full of interesting historical anecdotes." -- ForeWord Magazine "It was larceny most ghoulish" -- Boston Globe "Weaving the story's details among other equally bizarre episodes of renowned craniums gone missing, Dickey fairly considers what motivated graveyard pilferers....Those with a taste for the macabre who may have read Brian Burrell's Postcards from the Brain Museum (2005) and Russell Shorto's Descartes' Bones (2008) will enjoy Dickey's eccentric tales."-- Booklist "Dickey's book turns out to be a highly unusual, fascinating and cautionary Halloween choice."-- Cleveland Plain Dealer "With an engaging writing style, fascinating historical tidbits, and some very cool...pictures, Dickey manages to give the reader a sense of the politics and intrigue behind a very unusual hobby."-- Internet Review of Books "...like a work by Hieronymus Bosch or Bruegel the Elder -- a giant world made of many little pieces, all gathered together inside the same, solid frame.--KQED.org "Cranioklepty is a revelatory book for those who think of head-hunting as an activity pursued only by non-European cultures. This story of European head-hunting and its relationship to modern science is a fascinating read with an all-star cast that includes Mozart, Beethoven, and Haydn. The admonition to "Keep your head on" has never sounded so bittersweet!"-- Dr. Robert Hicks, Director of the Mtter Museum, Cranioklepty by Colin Dickey is a gruesome yet sexy work of historical non-fiction. What makes it sexy? The book follows the mysterious after-death journeys of the skulls of some very famous celebrities, in particular, the skulls of Mozart, Haydn, and Beethovan. Odd details on the post-death mystery surrounding the skull of Spanish artist, Goya, add dark appeal to this tale. , Cranioklepty by Colin Dickey is a gruesome yet sexy work of historical non-fiction. What makes it sexy? The book follows the mysterious after-death journeys of the skulls of some very famous celebrities, in particular, the skulls of Mozart, Haydn, and Beethovan. Odd details on the post-death mystery surrounding the skull of Spanish artist, Goya, add dark appeal to this tale., Craniokleptyby Colin Dickey is a gruesome yet sexy work of historical non-fiction. What makes it sexy? The book follows the mysterious after-death journeys of the skulls of some very famous celebrities, in particular, the skulls of Mozart, Haydn, and Beethovan. Odd details on the post-death mystery surrounding the skull of Spanish artist, Goya, add dark appeal to this tale.”, "Dickey spins these stories with a storyteller's grace and a historian's exactitude. Cranioklepty will join those books for popular audiences that delve into the origins of eccentric intellectual lore, whether madness and lexicography (see: The Professor and the Madman) or inventions and visions by depressives, maniacs, and malcontents. Human endeavor is forever inclined to oddity, and with this book, Colin Dickey provides a delightful illumination of one intriguing example of our quixotic pursuits." -- The Brooklyn Rail "If only we could skip the textbooks and share something that's all kinds of real world creepy and awesome like Colin Dickey's Cranioklepty....It's a very strange story, the kind of science history that all too often gets left off the cultural map. Teens will eat this stuff up, however, and if they happen to be fans of author Paul Collins, then they're really going to feel lucky." -- Bookslut "[An] entertaining and illuminating book....[Dickey] explores this macabre episode of history armed with formidable research skills and the ability to tell his story with the gusto it deserves." -- Minneapolis Star Tribune "Dickey's well-vetted account...illuminates the mystery and controversy of a bizarre tradition throughout the ages." -- Publishers Weekly "Colin Dickey... has served up a fascinating book. Well-researched, clear and concise, this book is full of interesting historical anecdotes." -- ForeWord Magazine "It was larceny most ghoulish" -- Boston Globe "Weaving the story's details among other equally bizarre episodes of renowned craniums gone missing, Dickey fairly considers what motivated graveyard pilferers....Those with a taste for the macabre who may have read Brian Burrell's Postcards from the Brain Museum (2005) and Russell Shorto's Descartes' Bones (2008) will enjoy Dickey's eccentric tales."-- Booklist "Dickey's book turns out to be a highly unusual, fascinating and cautionary Halloween choice."-- Cleveland Plain Dealer "With an engaging writing style, fascinating historical tidbits, and some very cool...pictures, Dickey manages to give the reader a sense of the politics and intrigue behind a very unusual hobby."-- Internet Review of Books "...like a work by Hieronymus Bosch or Bruegel the Elder -- a giant world made of many little pieces, all gathered together inside the same, solid frame.--KQED.org "Cranioklepty is a revelatory book for those who think of head-hunting as an activity pursued only by non-European cultures. This story of European head-hunting and its relationship to modern science is a fascinating read with an all-star cast that includes Mozart, Beethoven, and Haydn. The admonition to "Keep your head on" has never sounded so bittersweet!"-- Dr. Robert Hicks, Director of the Mütter Museum
Synopsis
The after-death stories of Franz Joseph Haydn, Ludwig Beethoven, Swedenborg, Sir Thomas Browne and many others have never before been told in such detail and vividness. Fully illustrated with some surprising images, this is a fascinating and authoritative history of ideas carried along on the guilty pleasures of an anthology of real-after-life gothic tales. Beginning dramatically with the opening of Haydn's grave in October 1820, cranioklepty takes us on an extraordinary history of a peculiar kind of obsession. The desire to own the skulls of the famous, for study, for sale, for public (and private) display, seems to be instinctual and irresistible in some people. The rise of phrenology at the beginning of the 19th century only fed that fascination with the belief that genius leaves its mark on the very shape of the head.
LC Classification Number
QM105.D53 2009
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