Model experts

<p>Based on a detailed study of rich archival sources Model experts explores practices of model production and display and reveals the often invisible labours of the co-operating artisans anatomists and administrators. <br><br>The book now available in paperback shows that the models were central to a remarkable political experiment: 'La Specola' opened in 1775 as the Royal Museum of Physics and Natural History one of the first public science museums in Europe. As a venue for public enlightenment the museum displayed model anatomies to create the model citizen. The study also moves beyond the borders of Tuscany following a set of Florentine waxes to Vienna to explore the diverse reactions of medical professionals and general audiences as the models travelled in enlightened Europe.</p>