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WOUND MAN
THE MANY LIVES OF A SURGICAL IMAGE
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The Wound Mana medical diagram depicting a figure fantastically pierced by weapons and ravaged by injuries and diseaseswas reproduced widely across the medieval and early modern globe. In this panoramic book, Jack Hartnell charts the emergence and endurance of this striking image, used as a visual guide to the treatment of many ailments. Taking readers on a remarkable journey from medieval Europe to eighteenth-century Japan, Hartnell explains the historic popularity of this gruesome image and why the Wound Man continues to intrigue us...Status: With stock
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DetailsPRINCETON UNIVERSITY PRESS
2025
0Format: Otros
ISBN: 9780691243481
Language: INGLÉSCategory: Illustration
