Post-Mortem Examinations
Published in 1900 by John Caven, this is a rather large textbook describing the care and procedure a physician should use when preparing and examining the recently deceased. Particularly close attention is paid to the presentation of the body to hide as many surgical interventions as possible as the surgeon is concentrated on respecting the corpse. Like Simonet's painting, the dead is to be respected for their sacrifice, their addition to the the collective knowledge of the state.