Doctor, is it serious?

Before photography, doctors treating everything from leprosy to syphilis turned to an astonishing array of illustrations for guidance. Will Self finds a grotesque beauty in "The Sick Rose: Disease and the Art of Medicine", a new book sourced from the Wellcome Trust's collection that c...

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Published in:The Guardian (London) 2014-06, p.16-18
Main Author: Self, Will
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:Before photography, doctors treating everything from leprosy to syphilis turned to an astonishing array of illustrations for guidance. Will Self finds a grotesque beauty in "The Sick Rose: Disease and the Art of Medicine", a new book sourced from the Wellcome Trust's collection that chronicles people and their poxes. (Quotes from original text)
ISSN:0261-3077