Visualizing disease : the art and history of pathological illustrations / Domenico Bertoloni Meli.
Pubblicazione:
Chicago : The university of Chicago press, 2017.
Descrizione fisica:
XVI, 294 p. : ill. ; 27 cm
Contiene:
Indice: Preface. Introduction: Bodies, diseases, images. 1. Visualizing disease in the early modern period 2. Sic nata est anatome pathologica picta: the diseases of bones 3. Preserved specimens and comprehensive treatises 4. Intermezzo: identifying disease in its inception 5. The nosology of cutaneous diseases 6. Morbid anatomy in color 7. Comprehensive treatises in color. Concluding reflections. Acknowledgments. Illustration credits. List of abbreviations. Notes. Bibliography. Index
