THE SICK ROSE by Richard Barnett ( 9780500517345 ) - Books & Audio Books at Pickabook.co.uk

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Title:

THE SICK ROSE
OR; DISEASE AND THE ART OF MEDICAL ILLUSTRATION

By:

Richard Barnett

Format:

Hardback

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£25.00

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£18.25

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£6.75

ISBN 10:

0500517347

ISBN 13:

9780500517345

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Publisher:

THAMES & HUDSON LTD

Pub. date:

1 April, 2014

Pages:

256

Description:

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.

Synopsis:

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 worlds rarest medical books, forms an unforgettable and profoundly human reminder of mankinds struggle with disease. Incorporating historic maps, pioneering charts and contemporary case notes, Richard Barnetts evocative overview reveals the fears and obsessions of an era gripped by epidemics.

Illustrations:

354 illustrations, 345 in colour

Publication:

Imprint:

Thames & Hudson Ltd

Returns:

Returnable

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