An edition of Seeing the insane (1982)

Seeing the insane

a cultural history of madness and art in the Western world, showing how the portrayal of stereotypes has both reflected and shaped the perception and treatment of the mentally disturbed : as depicted in manuscripts, woodcuts, engravings, drawings, paintings, sculptures, lithographs and photographs, from the Middle Ages to the end ofthe nineteenth century.

By Sander L. Gilman