Bibliograph

The sick rose, or, Disease and the art of medical illustration, Richard Barnett

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The sick rose, or, Disease and the art of medical illustration, Richard Barnett

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographic references (pages 244-245) and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The sick rose, or, Disease and the art of medical illustration

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

861673497

Responsibility statement

Richard Barnett

Summary

"The Sick Rose is a visual tour through the golden age of medical illustration. The nineteenth century experienced an explosion of epidemics such as cholera and diphtheria, driven by industrialization, urbanization and poor hygiene. In this pre-color-photography era, accurate images were relied upon to teach students and aid diagnosis. The best examples, featured here, are remarkable pieces of art that attempted to elucidate the mysteries of the body, and the successive onset of each affliction... Organized by disease, The Sick Rose ranges from little-known ailments now all but forgotten to the epidemics that shaped the modern age"--Publisher description

Table Of Contents

Introduction : disenchanted flesh -- Skin diseases : the boundary of the body -- Leprosy : more than skin deep -- Smallpox : blistered by Act of Parliament -- Tuberculosis : the white death -- Cholera : a free trade in disease -- Cancer : the claws of the crab -- Heart disease : crowns and murmurs -- Venereal diseases : a lifetime with mercury -- Parasites : colonizers colonized -- Gout : fashionable agony

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