Lyons, Albert S. and R. Joseph Petrucelli — Histoire Illustree de la Medecine

Paris, Presses de la Renaissance, 1979. French Edition. Hardcover. Black cloth, gilt letters on spine & front cover, white & color illus. dust jacket, 616 pp. 754 BW illus. 266 color plates; weighs 9 lbs. Text is in French. The French edition of "Medicine: An Illustrated History," published by Abrams in 1978. A lavishly-illustrated and detailed consideration of the ways that sickness and medicine have been depicted in art: from the crafts of ancient civilizations, and up through the centuries. An amazing volume, with much to interest art lovers and medical folk alike. VG .