Velvet Angel by Jude Deveraux
This book commemorates the five-hundredth anniversary of The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh. Founded in 1505 it has survived, with difficulty at times, to become one of the leading surgical corporations in Britain.The original Charter, or Seal of Cause, set out guidelines for the operation of the Incorporation of Barbers and Surgeons, in particular the requirement to study anatomy and the need for examination at the end of apprenticeship in order to ensure that master surgeons were as well trained as they could be at that time. These same guidelines still influence the aims and objectives of the Royal College of Surgeons, though manifest in very different ways in an age of technology and government regulation of surgical training.The book charts the progress of the institution through five hundred years of change, both in the College itself and in the external local, national and international contexts. The Incorporation began with very local horizons; it now has a global outlook, with some
Deveraux, Jude: -
Jude Deveraux is the author of historical and contemporary women's fiction featuring women of strong character and gorgeous, exciting men. Jude has had more than thirty books on the New York Times bestsellers list, 60 million copies in print, and has been translated into 18 languages. When she's not writing, she enjoys reading murder mysteries, working in her garden, and in boxing class she likes to show much younger males that she can throw a mean right cross.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780786291182 |
| ISBN 10 | 0786291184 |
| Title | Velvet Angel |
| Author | Jude Deveraux |
| Series | Thorndike Famous Authors |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Publisher | Thorndike Press |
| Year published | 2006-08-22 |
| Number of pages | 389 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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