A wonderfully evocative image illustrating--quite graphically--the dangers of syphilis in the form of seductive women, circa 1851. I came across this image, which serves as the frontspiece of A. M. Barthélémy's Syphilis: Poeme en Quatre Chants, in Ludmilla Jordanova's fascinating Sexual Visions: Images of Gender in Science and Medicine Between the Eighteenth and Twentieth Centuries.
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Have you seen the Street Anatomy blog? It has a unique gallery of anatomy-related street art.
http://streetanatomy.com/blog/
I have indeed--in fact, I posted about it not long ago here. Thanks!
Oh, I'm ordering that book right now. Thanks for the link!
I came across that second image in a book on Hannah Cullwick a few days ago!
That book looks AMAZING. I am officially putting it on my wish list. Thanks!
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