Jack Hartnell

Dripping with blood and gold, fetishised and tortured, a gateway to earthly delights and a point of contact with the divine, forcibly divided and powerful even beyond death, there was no territory more contested than the body in the medieval world. In Medieval Bodies, art historian Jack Hartnell uncovers the complex and fascinating ways in which the people of the...

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 globe. 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...