The Sick Rose: Or; Disease and the Art of Medical Illustration

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.

• | By (Author): Richard Barnett (Author)
• | Publisher: Thames & Hudson Ltd
• | Publication Date: Jun 02, 2014
• | Country of Publication: United Kingdom
• | Number of Pages: 256 pages
• | Language: NULL
• | Binding: Hardback
• | ISBN-10: 0500517347
• | ISBN-13: 9780500517345