'It's a transfixing, sublime collection of portraits of the highest art' - The Times 'Astonishing images of the dissected and diseased ... superbly erudite and lucid accompanying text ... Here we see unpacked the mortal elements of many anonymous individuals - and by extension our own' - Will Self, The Guardian 'Appalling, if brilliantly rendered .... A fascinating book, albeit only for those with strong stomachs' - Nature 'A fascinating, gruesome look at how the medical profession depicted afflictions before colour photography' - The Big Issue