So much intimacy with no romance.

February 16, 2005 8:11 PM

Cabinet of Art and Medicine is a really neat collection of historical medical photography and related poetry. Compiler Mark Rowley has published an extensive bibliography of historical medical photography and in an easily missed section of his site offers his own poetic commentary on a few pictures. I found the whole thing rather moving. (medical nudity)
posted by thirteenkiller (6 comments total)

Quite a fascinating although disturbing site, thirteenkiller. There are some scary looking medical conditions portrayed - puts my relatively annoying day in perspective.

/ makes note to call doctor for annual appointment tomorrow.
posted by madamjujujive at 9:45 PM on February 16, 2005

Some of the images are quite striking in their own right - this one and plate 12 spring to mind, they almost look out of place amongst some of the other images.

Thanks for the link.
posted by squeak at 9:51 PM on February 16, 2005

This is creepy but beautifully creepy. They look like a series of movie stills.
posted by vacapinta at 10:03 PM on February 16, 2005

Fascinating and often quite unsettling. Great find -- thanks!
posted by scody at 12:02 AM on February 17, 2005

Wow. This is incredible stuff... I think what strikes me more than the photographs themselves in the hisotirical conext in which they were taken. One of the photos shows four of thirteen siblings in a family.

The photos are pretty amazing in their own right as well.
posted by grapefruitmoon at 8:15 AM on February 17, 2005

Very nice post — thanks!
posted by taz at 1:55 AM on February 18, 2005