The Sick Rose: Disease and the Art of Medical Illustration by Richard Barnett Shells Included are collections of skulls

Included are collections of skulls

From Bolivia’s “festival of the little pug-nosed ones

a shrub that causes paralysis

Joanna Roche

hosted at Thanatos

The Sick Rose: Disease and the Art of Medical Illustration by Richard Barnett Shells Included are collections of skullsThe 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,