Wound Man: The Many Lives of a Surgical Image

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A spectacularly illustrated history of an enigmatic surgical diagram. The Wound Man - a medical diagram depicting a figure fantastically pierced by weapons and ravaged by injuries and diseases - was reproduced widely across the medieval and early modern world. 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 today.