Montiel Luis
Universidad Complutense, Madrid.
Hist Psychiatry. 2005 Jun;16(62 Pt 2):203-16. doi: 10.1177/0957154X05046075.
The year 1843 saw the publication in Dresden of a comprehensive account of the magnetic treatment of a somnambulist. This date came relatively late in the history of animal magnetism in Germany, and coincided with the decline of the theory in medical circles. Perhaps it was for this reason that the authors commissioned Ludwig Richter, one of the most accomplished engravers of the day, to produce a plate of illustrations which were intended to act as a symbolic defence of the theory. They are examined in this article.
1843年，一篇关于对一名梦游者进行磁疗的全面报告在德累斯顿发表。这个时间在德国动物磁力学的历史中相对较晚，并且恰逢该理论在医学界的衰落。也许正是出于这个原因，作者委托当时最有成就的雕刻家之一路德维希·里希特制作一组插图，旨在为该理论提供象征性的辩护。本文将对这些插图进行研究。
