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Visual arts and medicine in early modern Europe and beyond

By Fabian Jonietz

Visual arts and medicine in early modern Europe and beyond Medicine

Visual arts and medicine in early modern Europe and beyond

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This book opens up new perspectives on the relationship between art, medicine, and science in late-medieval and early modern Europe. Looking beyond the traditional nexus of art, anatomy, and optics, the volume sheds light on a broader array of connections between artists and physicians: collaborations between painters and doctors on colour charts, handwork skills common to sculptors and surgeons, the transmission of art theory through medical texts long before the emergence of art writing itself as an independent genre, and the kinship of medical diagnosis with early modes of connoisseurship. Reconfiguring the histories of art, medicine, and science, the book also traverses conventional boundaries between physical and mental health, religious and medical modes of healing, menial and exalted forms of knowledge and labour, as well as vernacular and scientific understandings of human difference, including gender, race, and neurodiversity.
Product details
Number of Pages:
316
Release Date:
2026-02-10
Publication Date:
2026-02-10
Publisher:
Manchester University Press
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
1526182874
ISBN13:
9781526182876
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
990 g
Height:
175 cm
Width:
250 cm
Thickness:
25 cm
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