A review by ronanmcd
Medieval Bodies: Life, Death and Art in the Middle Ages by Jack Hartnell

5.0

This is a really interesting idea for a book and just as strongly pulled off. Medieval ideas about bodies, or more particularly body parts, are surveyed through the arts. But scientific and medical theories and ideas from the time are also examined. In the absence of firm knowledge these turn out to be lyrical also.
The book's production is exemplary. Stunning.