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One hundred years of science fiction illustration, 1840-1940

Anthony Frewin 1947-(Compiler)

Science Illustration can be divided into Medical and Nature Illustration. The books listed on this guide are by no means exhaustive. If you have a suggestion, please get in touch. This list originated from a display at the Edward Murphy Library.

The Artist in the service of Science. 

The sick rose, or, Disease and the art of medical illustration.  704.942 BAR

The Sick Rose is a beautifully gruesome and strangely fascinating visual tour through disease in an age before colour photography. This stunning volume, combining detailed illustrations of afflicted patients from some of the world's rarest medical books, forms an unforgettable and profoundly human reminder of mankind's struggle with disease. Incorporating historic maps, pioneering charts and contemporary case notes, Richard Barnett's evocative overview reveals the fears and obsessions of an era gripped by epidemics.

The smile stealers : the fine + foul art of dentistry

This achingly jaw dropping book follows the evolution of dentistry throughout the world from the Bronze Age to the present day, presenting captivating and grim illustrations of the tools and techniques of dentistry through the ages. Organized chronologically, The Smile Stealers interleaves beautiful and gruesome technical illustrations and paintings from the Wellcome Collection's unique archive of material from Europe. 

The illustrations from the works of Andreas Vesalius of Brussels 741.9493 VES

Nature and Medical Illustration:

Walter Linsenmaier 

The art of natural history: 

botanical illustrations, 

ornithological drawings,

and other masterpieces 

from the age of exploration  741.9 A

Contemporary botanical artists : the Shirley Sherwood collection 741.9/ SHE

Maria Sibylla Merian: 

Artist, scientist, adventurer  741.943 MER

In 1660, at the age of thirteen, Maria Sibylla Merian (1647-1717) began her study of butterfly metamorphosis years before any other scientist published an accurate description of the process. Later, Merian and her daughter ventured thousands of miles from their home in the Netherlands into the rainforests of South America seeking new and amazing insects to observe and illustrate. 

Golden age of botanical art  741.96/RIX