List of figures, Preface and acknowledgements, A note on spelling and citation, 1 THE AUTOPTIC VISION, 2 THE RENAISSANCE BODY: FROM COLONIZATION TO INVENTION, 3 THE BODY IN THE THEATRE OF DESIRE, 4 EXECUTION, ANATOMY, AND INFAMY: INSIDE THE RENAISSANCE ANATOMY THEATRE, 5 SACRED ANATOMY AND THE ORDER OF REPRESENTATION, 6 THE UNCANNY BODY, 7 THE REALM OF AN ATOM I A: DISSECTING PEOPLE, 8 'ROYAL SCIENCE', Notes, Index