Medicine: Perspectives in History and Art

ISBN-10: 0972448608
ISBN-13: 9780972448604
Series: Medicine
Pages: 596
Language: English
Published: 2006
Publisher: Ponteverde Press
Author: Robert E. Greenspan

Description

The history of medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, and quack medicine is told by physicians, patients, nurses, writers, poets, artists, and many others through their quotes, letters, and art in order to give readers a chance to understand what medicine was like from the beginning of recorded history. The great discoveries and controversies, as well as the blunders, deceptions, and tragedies are best appreciated in the words and illustrations of those who were there at the time.