'The Sick Rose' is a beautifully gruesome and strangely fascinating visual tour through disease in an age before colour photography. It combines detailed illustrations of afflicted patients from some of the world's rarest medical books to form an unforgettable and profoundly human reminder of mankind's struggle with disease.
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The Sick Rose Or; Disease and the Art of Medical Illustration
'The Sick Rose' is a beautifully gruesome and strangely fascinating visual tour through disease in an age before colour photography. It combines detailed illustrations of afflicted patients from some of the world's rarest medical books to form an unforgettable and profoundly human reminder of mankind's struggle with disease.
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