Books by Patrick Allegaert

A showcase for the extraordinary passion scientists and artists hold for the often ungraspable twilight zones of the human mind, featuring drawings by JJ Grandville, photographs by psychiatrist Baron Albert von Schrenck-Notzing, instruments from experimental psychologist Gererd Heymans, and works by artist Gustav Mesmer.

How were injured soldiers taken care of at the front during World War I? What happened to the soldiers with shell shock? This book contains a wealth of exclusive images and short, accessible essays on this gripping subject.