“Before leaving the room, I clutched the doorframe and took a last look around. Even with the harsh lights, the well-scrubbed linoleum, and the funk of formaldehyde, it seemed less like a lab than like a library—a place where not only human anatomy but the spirit of anatomical discovery is preserved. And there, in the far back corner, I could easily imagine a small man in a black coat, Henry Gray. He had been here all this time silently working.”The Anatomist: A True Story of Gray’s Anatomy
by Bill Hayes
p. 61
Oh, I think I just figured out something I will be getting my husband for his birthday. He has a ratty copy of Gray's on his bookshelf. I think he'll like the Hayes book.
ReplyDeleteGood, Stefanie! He will like it. Tell him the first Gray's weren't in color. Amaze him with your knowledge! ;D
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