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The Sick Rose: or; Disease and the Art of Medical Illustration
Richard Barnett
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Description for The Sick Rose: or; Disease and the Art of Medical Illustration
Hardback. Presents a visual tour through disease in an age before colour photography. This volume combines detailed illustrations of afflicted patients from some of the worlds rarest medical books, that forms a profoundly human reminder of mankinds struggle with disease. It features historic maps, pioneering charts and contemporary case notes. Num Pages: 256 pages, 354 illustrations, 345 in colour. BIC Classification: AKLB; MBX; VFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 249 x 172 x 29. Weight in Grams: 972.
The Sick Rose is a beautifully gruesome and strangely fascinating visual tour through disease in an age before colour photography. This stunning volume, combining detailed illustrations of afflicted patients from some of the world’s rarest medical books, forms an unforgettable and profoundly human reminder of mankind’s struggle with disease. Incorporating historic maps, pioneering charts and contemporary case notes, Richard Barnett’s evocative overview reveals the fears and obsessions of an era gripped by epidemics.
The Sick Rose is a beautifully gruesome and strangely fascinating visual tour through disease in an age before colour photography. This stunning volume, combining detailed illustrations of afflicted patients from some of the world’s rarest medical books, forms an unforgettable and profoundly human reminder of mankind’s struggle with disease. Incorporating historic maps, pioneering charts and contemporary case notes, Richard Barnett’s evocative overview reveals the fears and obsessions of an era gripped by epidemics.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publisher
Thames & Hudson Ltd
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780500517345
SKU
V9780500517345
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Ref
99-10
About Richard Barnett
Richard Barnett studied medicine before becoming a historian. His writing has appeared in The Lancet, The London Magazine and The Natural Death Handbook. His first book, Medical London: City of Diseases, City of Cures, was published in 2008 and was a Book of the Week on BBC Radio 4. His second book, The Sick Rose, published by Thames & Hudson, ... Read more
Reviews for The Sick Rose: or; Disease and the Art of Medical Illustration
'It’s a transfixing, sublime collection of portraits of the highest art' - The Times 'Astonishing images of the dissected and diseased … superbly erudite and lucid accompanying text … Here we see unpacked the mortal elements of many anonymous individuals - and by extension our own' - Will Self, The Guardian 'Appalling, if brilliantly rendered …. A fascinating ... Read more