Author: CARMICHAEL, ANN G. , AND RATZAN, RICHARD M. (EDITED BY)
Title: Medicine. A Treasury of Art and Literature
Description: Beaux Arts Editions, 1991. Hardcover. ISBN: 0883639742. B&W and Color; 10 x 13 1/4 x 1 1/4"; 376 pages; Hard cover is in DJ, sealed in shrink wrap. NEW. Illustrated with b/w and color pictures. 'The dramatic story of medicine through the ages is the subject of this magnificent volume of selections from great writings and art--essays, fiction, poetry, paintings, woodcuts, and much more, Medicine: A Treasury of Art and Literature celebrates the art and science of sustaining life through knowledge.' Contents: Traditional medicine; Nobility and medicine in the ancient world; Medieval medicine: authority and order; The Renaissance quest: boundaries of humanity; Enlightenment: Ritual and the world we have lost; Modern medicine. From the patient's illness to the doctor's disease; Non-western visions of caring and curing; Patient visions: the literature of illness; Scientific medicine: the literature of cure; Medicine and modern war; The art of medicine in a scientific age; The continuing quest for knowledge and control. VERY OVERWEIGHT/7#.. New in New dust jacket .

Keywords: 0883639742 History of Medicine; Medicine in Art; Medicine in Literature; Cultural History; Social History; History of Science; Reference; World History; Artists;


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