Numerous images of healthy and sick, well formed and malformed human bodies have been passed down from the early modern period. Connecting perspectives from the history of art, medicine, and culture, this richly illustrated volume provides fascinating insights into the forms and strategies of visualization of the period, from anatomy to the plague and syphillis, from castratos and hunchbacks to "Siamese twins."

Autorentext

Michael Stolberg, University of Würzburg, Germany.