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

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: London : Thames & Hudson, 2014.Description: 253 pages : 354 illustrations (chiefly colour), maps ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 9780500517345
  • 0500517347
Other title:
  • Disease and the art of medical illustration
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 610.9 BAR
Contents:
Machine generated contents note: I. Skin Diseases The Boundary of the Body -- II. Leprosy More than Skin Deep -- III. Smallpox Blistered by Act of Parliament -- IV. Tuberculosis The White Death -- V. Cholera A Free Trade in Disease -- VI. Cancer The Claws of the Crab -- VII. Heart Disease Crowns and Murmurs -- VIII. Venereal Diseases A Lifetime with Mercury -- IX. Parasites Colonizers Colonized -- X. Gout Fashionable Agony.
Summary: 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.
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Standard Loan LSAD Library Main Collection 610.9 BAR (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Checked out 24/01/2023 39002100468629

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

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.

This book is published in partnership with Wellcome Collection and the Wellcome Library, part of the Wellcome Trust.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 244-245) and index.

Machine generated contents note: I. Skin Diseases The Boundary of the Body -- II. Leprosy More than Skin Deep -- III. Smallpox Blistered by Act of Parliament -- IV. Tuberculosis The White Death -- V. Cholera A Free Trade in Disease -- VI. Cancer The Claws of the Crab -- VII. Heart Disease Crowns and Murmurs -- VIII. Venereal Diseases A Lifetime with Mercury -- IX. Parasites Colonizers Colonized -- X. Gout Fashionable Agony.

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.

Author notes provided by Syndetics

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, was the winner of The British Book Design and Production Awards. Richard has also appeared on BBC4's 'The Beauty of Anatomy'. He is currently Director of studies in History, Pembroke-King's Programme, University of Cambridge and Honorary Research Fellow, UCL.

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