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"Exploring the Unconventional: A Journey through Historical Methods of Treating" Step back in time and discover the intriguing world of unconventional treatments

Background imageTreating Collection: EyeUbiquitous_20105481

EyeUbiquitous_20105481
China, Jiangsu, Qidong, Female farmer with a backpack sprayer applying pesticide on vegetables being grown on the bank of a polluted canal

Background imageTreating Collection: Boer and Briton Nursed Together, 1900, (1933). Creator: Horace Walter Nicholls

Boer and Briton Nursed Together, 1900, (1933). Creator: Horace Walter Nicholls
Boer and Briton Nursed Together, 1900, (1933). Red Cross nurses treating wounded of both sides during the Boer War in South Africa

Background imageTreating Collection: Wounded soldier being treated in the trenches, Battle of the Somme, First World War, 1916, (1935)

Wounded soldier being treated in the trenches, Battle of the Somme, First World War, 1916, (1935)
Wounded British soldier being treated in the trenches during the Battle of the Somme, First World War, 1916, (1935). One of the attacking soldiers being given " First Aid"

Background imageTreating Collection: Druid and Highlander, 1812-1817. Creator: Unknown

Druid and Highlander, 1812-1817. Creator: Unknown
Druid and Highlander, 1812-1817. A barber-surgeon seated in a cut-away barrel treats the leg of his patient, a Scottish highlander in a kilt. [W. Davison, Alnwick, Scotland]

Background imageTreating Collection: On the Tripoli road, c1942 (1944)

On the Tripoli road, c1942 (1944)
On the Tripoli Road. The gun is firing at an enemy strongpoint delaying the advance. In the foreground a wounded gunner is tended by one of his comrades, c1942 (1944)

Background imageTreating Collection: Ambulance men with a wounded anti-tank gunner, c1942 (1944)

Ambulance men with a wounded anti-tank gunner, c1942 (1944). A wounded soldier of the British Eighth Army in the North African desert. From The Eighth Army

Background imageTreating Collection: Soldier who fell at the front, Wynberg Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa, Boer War, 1899-1902

Soldier who fell at the front, Wynberg Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa, Boer War, 1899-1902. Stereoscopic card detail

Background imageTreating Collection: First aid to a wounded fusilier, Honey Nest Kloof Battle, Boer War, South Africa, February 1900

First aid to a wounded fusilier, Honey Nest Kloof Battle, Boer War, South Africa, February 1900
First aid to a wounded fusilier, Honey Nest Kloof Battle, Boer War, South Africa, 13th February 1900. Stereoscopic card

Background imageTreating Collection: The Physician, 1877. Artist: Moritz Klinkicht

The Physician, 1877. Artist: Moritz Klinkicht
The Physician, 1877. A print from a supplement of the Illustrated London News, (19 May 1877)

Background imageTreating Collection: A French soldiers wounds are treated, World War I, France, 1916

A French soldiers wounds are treated, World War I, France, 1916

Background imageTreating Collection: A wounded German soldier at a dressing station, World War I, 1915

A wounded German soldier at a dressing station, World War I, 1915. A photograph from Der Grosse Krieg in Bildern

Background imageTreating Collection: Achilles bandaging the wound of Patroclus, c1900

Achilles bandaging the wound of Patroclus, c1900. Scene after decoration on an antique vase, from the epic poem Iliad by Homer (8th century BC)

Background imageTreating Collection: Treatment of Tuberculosis using electricity, 1901

Treatment of Tuberculosis using electricity, 1901. Francisque Crotte demonstrating his cure for tuberculosis using electricity produced by an electrostatic machine

Background imageTreating Collection: Mesmer conducting a baquet in Paris

Mesmer conducting a baquet in Paris
Franz Anton Mesmer (1734 - 1815), German physician and hypnotist, treating patients in a group, in a session which he called a baquet (named after the large vessel in the middle of the room)

Background imageTreating Collection: Baron Guillaume Dupuytren, 1777 - 1835. French surgeon and anatomist

Baron Guillaume Dupuytren, 1777 - 1835. French surgeon and anatomist. He was the first to describe what is known as Dupuytrens contracture

Background imageTreating Collection: Early American settlers discussing the purchase of land with native Americans in the late 17th

Early American settlers discussing the purchase of land with native Americans in the late 17th century

Background imageTreating Collection: Bloodletting In The 18th Century. From Illustrierte Sittengeschichte Vom Mittelalter Bis Zur

Bloodletting In The 18th Century. From Illustrierte Sittengeschichte Vom Mittelalter Bis Zur Gegenwart By Eduard Fuchs, Published 1909

Background imageTreating Collection: Temporary Treatment Of Fractures. From The Household Physician, Published Circa 1890

Temporary Treatment Of Fractures. From The Household Physician, Published Circa 1890

Background imageTreating Collection: Methods Of Carrying Injured Persons. Rifles And Blanket Used As Stretcher

Methods Of Carrying Injured Persons. Rifles And Blanket Used As Stretcher. Garden Seat Used As Stretcher. Two-Handed Seat. Three-Handed Seat, Four-Handed Seat

Background imageTreating Collection: Royal Victoria Hospital Farm Colony, Polton, Scotland

Royal Victoria Hospital Farm Colony, Polton, Scotland
Patients plough the land and plant seed potatoes at the Farm Colony (founded in 1910) at The Royal Victoria Hospital, founded in 1894

Background imageTreating Collection: Pinned boken ankle, X-ray C017 / 7186

Pinned boken ankle, X-ray C017 / 7186
Pinned broken ankle. X-ray of the lower leg of an 85 year old female with fractures at the ends of the tibia (shin bone, right) and fibula (calf bone, left)

Background imageTreating Collection: Balloon angioplasty, X-ray

Balloon angioplasty, X-ray
Balloon angioplasty. Coloured X-ray of the abdomen of a 45-year-old patient with a history of thrombosis (blood clots) in the inferior vena cava (vein), which have narrowed (stenosed)

Background imageTreating Collection: Dental filling polymerisation, artwork C014 / 2025

Dental filling polymerisation, artwork C014 / 2025
Dental filling polymerisation. Artwork of a cross-section of a human tooth, with a filling (white) being set using an ultraviolet light lamp tool

Background imageTreating Collection: Sheep shearing, satirical artwork

Sheep shearing, satirical artwork. The title for this work refers to rich and poor and the shearing of sheep, saying that the sheep will be sheared according to its wool

Background imageTreating Collection: Asylum Pregnant Woman

Asylum Pregnant Woman
" I ve noticed you re treating this poor creature more kindly?" " Yes, the chief nurse has got her pregnant." Date: 1904

Background imageTreating Collection: Notice published by London Licensed Victuallers, WW1

Notice published by London Licensed Victuallers, WW1
Prohibition of Treating (ie buying a drink for another person). Notice published by London Licensed Victuallers, 11 October 1915

Background imageTreating Collection: Dutch East Indiaman 1647 Etching first state

Dutch East Indiaman 1647 Etching first state
Artokoloro

Background imageTreating Collection: access, android, ar, augmented reality, clipboard, color image, concept, connection

access, android, ar, augmented reality, clipboard, color image, concept, connection
Female cyborg examining older woman on table

Background imageTreating Collection: Cross section of eye ball, laser ray entering through pupil, directed at eye nerves

Cross section of eye ball, laser ray entering through pupil, directed at eye nerves

Background imageTreating Collection: Doctor and Patient, 1651 (etching)

Doctor and Patient, 1651 (etching)
XJF872703 Doctor and Patient, 1651 (etching) by Renesse, Constantin Daniel van (1626-80); Private Collection; Dutch, out of copyright

Background imageTreating Collection: Care of women after the battle at the reconquest of the San Salvador Bay, Brazil

Care of women after the battle at the reconquest of the San Salvador Bay, Brazil
XIR488897 Care of women after the battle at the reconquest of the San Salvador Bay, Brazil (oil on canvas) by Maino or Mayno, Fray Juan Batista (1569-1649); Prado, Madrid

Background imageTreating Collection: Of folysshe Fesycyans and unlerned that onely folowe paractyke knowynge nought of

Of folysshe Fesycyans and unlerned that onely folowe paractyke knowynge nought of
XJF486447 Of folysshe Fesycyans and unlerned that onely folowe paractyke knowynge nought of the speculacyon of theyr faculte

Background imageTreating Collection: Of them that be diseasyd and seke and ar impacient and inobedyent to the Phesycyan

Of them that be diseasyd and seke and ar impacient and inobedyent to the Phesycyan
XJF486429 Of them that be diseasyd and seke and ar impacient and inobedyent to the Phesycyan, illustration from Alexander Barclays English translation of The Ship of Fools

Background imageTreating Collection: St Sebastian, martyred (oil on canvas)

St Sebastian, martyred (oil on canvas)
XIR386438 St Sebastian, martyred (oil on canvas) by Ribot, Auguste Theodule (1823-91); 97x130 cm; Musee d Orsay, Paris, France; (add.info.: Saint Sebastien, martyr; died c.288 AD; ); French

Background imageTreating Collection: A physician in the 16th century, from Science and Literature in the Middle Ages

A physician in the 16th century, from Science and Literature in the Middle Ages
KW342839 A physician in the 16th century, from Science and Literature in the Middle Ages by Paul Lacroix (1806-84) published London 1878 (litho) by French School

Background imageTreating Collection: The stork its own Doctor, as testified to by Papias, from Science and Literature

The stork its own Doctor, as testified to by Papias, from Science and Literature
KW342837 The stork its own Doctor, as testified to by Papias, from Science and Literature in the Middle Ages by Paul Lacroix (1806-84) published London 1878 (litho) by French School

Background imageTreating Collection: The Colonies, treating of their value generally-of the Ionian Islands in particular

The Colonies, treating of their value generally-of the Ionian Islands in particular, Kranea or Cutaro Marsh, 19th century engraving

Background imageTreating Collection: The treatment of tuberculosis at St. Louis hospital, Paris, 1890 (pencil on paper)

The treatment of tuberculosis at St. Louis hospital, Paris, 1890 (pencil on paper)
XIR287025 The treatment of tuberculosis at St. Louis hospital, Paris, 1890 (pencil on paper) (b/w photo) by Loevy, Edward (1857-1911); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris

Background imageTreating Collection: The Doctor for the Poor (oil on canvas)

The Doctor for the Poor (oil on canvas)
XIR28160 The Doctor for the Poor (oil on canvas) by Leonard, J. (1827-97); Musee des Beaux-Arts, Valenciennes, France; Belgian, out of copyright

Background imageTreating Collection: The Corn Doctor, 1793 (engraving)

The Corn Doctor, 1793 (engraving)
XJF272275 The Corn Doctor, 1793 (engraving) by English School, (18th century); Private Collection; English, out of copyright

Background imageTreating Collection: A patient with a Doctor and a Pharmacist from Le Livre des proprietes des choses

A patient with a Doctor and a Pharmacist from Le Livre des proprietes des choses
XJF270075 A patient with a Doctor and a Pharmacist from Le Livre des proprietes des choses by Barthelemy l Anglaise, 1482 (woodcut) (b/w photo) by French School

Background imageTreating Collection: Field Hospital at The Bloody Ford of San Juan Creek, 1898 (w / c on paper)

Field Hospital at The Bloody Ford of San Juan Creek, 1898 (w / c on paper)
XJF268005 Field Hospital at The Bloody Ford of San Juan Creek, 1898 (w/c on paper) (b/w photo) by Remington, Frederic (1861-1909); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageTreating Collection: Hammering the Spleen (pencil & wash on paper)

Hammering the Spleen (pencil & wash on paper)
XIR224952 Hammering the Spleen (pencil & wash on paper) by Vuillier, Gaston (1847-1915); Musee du Cloitre, Tulle, France; (add.info.: Chazal, wizard blacksmith of Limousin; ); French, out of copyright

Background imageTreating Collection: St. Luke Operating on a Mans Head, c. 1400-30 (oil on panel)

St. Luke Operating on a Mans Head, c. 1400-30 (oil on panel)
XIR223848 St. Luke Operating on a Mans Head, c.1400-30 (oil on panel) by Spanish School, (15th century); Prado, Madrid, Spain; (add.info.: Operation de la tete par Saint Luc; ); Spanish

Background imageTreating Collection: The Consultation, c. 1655 (oil on canvas)

The Consultation, c. 1655 (oil on canvas)
XIR223846 The Consultation, c.1655 (oil on canvas) by Brekelenkam, Quiringh Gerritsz. van (c.1620-68); 57x52 cm; Louvre, Paris, France; Dutch, out of copyright

Background imageTreating Collection: Ragotin Treated with a Cupping Glass, from Roman Comique by Paul Scarron

Ragotin Treated with a Cupping Glass, from Roman Comique by Paul Scarron
XIR223841 Ragotin Treated with a Cupping Glass, from Roman Comique by Paul Scarron (1610-60) 1712-16 (oil on canvas) by Coulom, Jean de (fl.1695-1735); Musee de Tesse, Le Mans

Background imageTreating Collection: How the Indians Treat Their Sick, from Brevis Narratio engraved by Theodore de Bry

How the Indians Treat Their Sick, from Brevis Narratio engraved by Theodore de Bry
XIR223405 How the Indians Treat Their Sick, from Brevis Narratio.. engraved by Theodore de Bry (1528-98) published in Frankfurt, 1591 (coloured engraving) by Le Moyne

Background imageTreating Collection: The Bloodletting (oil on canvas)

The Bloodletting (oil on canvas)
XIR221185 The Bloodletting (oil on canvas) by Dandre-Bardon, Michel Francois (1700-83); Musee Antoine Lecuyer, Saint-Quentin, France; French, out of copyright



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"Exploring the Unconventional: A Journey through Historical Methods of Treating" Step back in time and discover the intriguing world of unconventional treatments. From trepanation, a 14th-century practice believed to release evil spirits, to German massage parlors offering relaxation and rejuvenation, history has witnessed it all. Calots spinal surgery in the 19th century aimed at relieving pain and improving mobility, showcasing early attempts at medical advancements. Rust treatment may sound peculiar today but was once used to combat corrosion on metal objects - a testament to human ingenuity. The ancient tale of Achilles binding Patroclus' wound reminds us of heroic acts performed for healing purposes. Cupping therapy, dating back centuries, involved creating suction on the skin to promote blood flow and relieve ailments. Enema treatment gained popularity in the 18th century as an attempt to cleanse the body from within. Satirical artwork depicting barber-surgeons humorously highlights their dual role as hairdressers and surgeons during medieval times. Medical prescriptions have come a long way since satirical artworks showcased humorous concoctions that were believed to cure various ailments. Foot corns were not spared from satire either; these humorous illustrations reveal creative methods employed for their treatment. Lastly, animal magnetism intrigued many during its heyday as practitioners claimed they could heal using unseen forces. These satirical artworks shed light on society's fascination with this controversial concept. Join us on this captivating journey through time where we explore bizarre yet fascinating treatments that shaped our understanding of medicine today.