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The Sick Rose: Disease and the Art of Medical Illustration

Hardcover • 2014 • English

The Sick Rose: Disease and the Art of Medical Illustration

By Richard Barnett

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About the book

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....Show more

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ISBN

9781938922404

Publisher

Distributed Art Publishers (DAP)

Published year

2014

Language

English

Original title

The Sick Rose: Disease and the Art of Medical Illustration

Format

Hardcover

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