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Medical Marvels: Treasures from the Health Sciences Library. Online exhibition
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Special Collections, University of Otago, Dunedin; Christy Ballard, Richard German, Terence Doyle, et al.
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11th December, 2018
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In 1929, the historical collection of the University of Otago’s Health Sciences (formerly Medical) Library was established with the donation of the famed Monro Collection. The over 450 volumes were owned by Alexander Monro, father (<em>primus</em>), son (<em>secundus</em>), and grandson (<em>tertius</em>), who were successively Professors of Anatomy at the University of Edinburgh, 1720-1846. <br /><br />Wonderful though the Monro Collection is, it comprises but a fraction of the total Health Sciences Library’s Historical Collections, some 100,000 plus volumes. These include 18th, 19th, and 20th century books and manuscripts, as well as the unique Preventive Medicine Dissertations. This exhibition,<em> Medical Marvels</em>, highlights treasures from this Historical Collection, from pharmacy and phrenology, to dentistry and disease. Of particular note is the anatomical flap book by Johann Remmelin, printed in Holland in 1667; a second edition of Andreas Vesalius’s <em>The Fabric of the Body</em>, printed in 1555; and Bernhard Albinus’s <em>Tables of the Skeleton and Muscles of the Human Body</em>, printed in 1746. <br /><br />Other noteworthy items include works by medicos Edward Jenner, John Hunter, Francis Glisson, Thomas Willis, and William Smellie. For those interested in the history of medicine, the exhibition is a feast. This exhibition reflects scholarly engagement. Many of the books have been chosen by University of Otago academic staff, students, and librarians, who have used the books for their own research. We are particularly indebted to Professor Terence Doyle, Department of Medicine, and Professor Barbara Brookes, History Department. The first is an avid user of the historical collection; the second highlighted the importance of the Preventive Medicine dissertations.
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Historical Collections, Health Sciences Library, University of Otago
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An Inquiry into the Causes and Effects of the Variolae Vaccinae (facsimile)
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Edward Jenner
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1923
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Hist. Coll. WC588 J54 1923
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Milan: R. Lier and Co.
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In this volume, Edward Jenner (1749-1823) gives his pioneering description of ‘vaccination.’ It was well known that milk-maids commonly developed sores of cowpox on their hands; a mild variant of smallpox. As a result, they never contracted smallpox with its usual disfiguring facial scarring. Jenner reasoned that the women had developed cross-immunity. He therefore took pus from the hand of Sarah Nelmes (in this image) and injected it into James Phipps, an eight-year old boy. To prove his theory, Jenner later infected Phipps with smallpox pus. He remained well. Interestingly, ‘vacca’ means ‘cow’ in Latin.
Medicine
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Medical Marvels: Treasures from the Health Sciences Library. Online exhibition
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Special Collections, University of Otago, Dunedin; Christy Ballard, Richard German, Terence Doyle, et al.
Date
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11th December, 2018
Abstract
A summary of the resource.
In 1929, the historical collection of the University of Otago’s Health Sciences (formerly Medical) Library was established with the donation of the famed Monro Collection. The over 450 volumes were owned by Alexander Monro, father (<em>primus</em>), son (<em>secundus</em>), and grandson (<em>tertius</em>), who were successively Professors of Anatomy at the University of Edinburgh, 1720-1846. <br /><br />Wonderful though the Monro Collection is, it comprises but a fraction of the total Health Sciences Library’s Historical Collections, some 100,000 plus volumes. These include 18th, 19th, and 20th century books and manuscripts, as well as the unique Preventive Medicine Dissertations. This exhibition,<em> Medical Marvels</em>, highlights treasures from this Historical Collection, from pharmacy and phrenology, to dentistry and disease. Of particular note is the anatomical flap book by Johann Remmelin, printed in Holland in 1667; a second edition of Andreas Vesalius’s <em>The Fabric of the Body</em>, printed in 1555; and Bernhard Albinus’s <em>Tables of the Skeleton and Muscles of the Human Body</em>, printed in 1746. <br /><br />Other noteworthy items include works by medicos Edward Jenner, John Hunter, Francis Glisson, Thomas Willis, and William Smellie. For those interested in the history of medicine, the exhibition is a feast. This exhibition reflects scholarly engagement. Many of the books have been chosen by University of Otago academic staff, students, and librarians, who have used the books for their own research. We are particularly indebted to Professor Terence Doyle, Department of Medicine, and Professor Barbara Brookes, History Department. The first is an avid user of the historical collection; the second highlighted the importance of the Preventive Medicine dissertations.
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Historical Collections, Health Sciences Library, University of Otago
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Anatomia Hepatis
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Francis Glisson
Date
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1681
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Health Sciences Historical Collection WZ250 G561 1681
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Books
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Hagae-Comitum: Arnoldum Leers
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The English title of this volume reads ‘Anatomy of the Liver’, where Glisson attempts to relate anatomy to the Aristotelian theory of the elements, which was based on the elements earth, water, air, and fire. Aristotle added a fifth, aether. Published in 1654, Glisson’s book was the first devoted to the structure and function of the liver. His anatomy is very accurate, describing how the portal vein, bile duct, and hepatic artery branches all stay together forming the ‘portal triad’ as they divide. He also demonstrated what is now known as ‘Glisson’s capsule’ – the surface covering of the liver that surrounds the portal triad as it passes to the interior.
Medicine
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Medical Marvels: Treasures from the Health Sciences Library. Online exhibition
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Special Collections, University of Otago, Dunedin; Christy Ballard, Richard German, Terence Doyle, et al.
Date
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11th December, 2018
Abstract
A summary of the resource.
In 1929, the historical collection of the University of Otago’s Health Sciences (formerly Medical) Library was established with the donation of the famed Monro Collection. The over 450 volumes were owned by Alexander Monro, father (<em>primus</em>), son (<em>secundus</em>), and grandson (<em>tertius</em>), who were successively Professors of Anatomy at the University of Edinburgh, 1720-1846. <br /><br />Wonderful though the Monro Collection is, it comprises but a fraction of the total Health Sciences Library’s Historical Collections, some 100,000 plus volumes. These include 18th, 19th, and 20th century books and manuscripts, as well as the unique Preventive Medicine Dissertations. This exhibition,<em> Medical Marvels</em>, highlights treasures from this Historical Collection, from pharmacy and phrenology, to dentistry and disease. Of particular note is the anatomical flap book by Johann Remmelin, printed in Holland in 1667; a second edition of Andreas Vesalius’s <em>The Fabric of the Body</em>, printed in 1555; and Bernhard Albinus’s <em>Tables of the Skeleton and Muscles of the Human Body</em>, printed in 1746. <br /><br />Other noteworthy items include works by medicos Edward Jenner, John Hunter, Francis Glisson, Thomas Willis, and William Smellie. For those interested in the history of medicine, the exhibition is a feast. This exhibition reflects scholarly engagement. Many of the books have been chosen by University of Otago academic staff, students, and librarians, who have used the books for their own research. We are particularly indebted to Professor Terence Doyle, Department of Medicine, and Professor Barbara Brookes, History Department. The first is an avid user of the historical collection; the second highlighted the importance of the Preventive Medicine dissertations.
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Historical Collections, Health Sciences Library, University of Otago
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Tractatus de Rachitide sive Morbo Puerili
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Francis Glisson
Date
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1682
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Health Sciences Historical Collection WZ448 R539
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Books
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Hagae-Comitis: Arnoldum Leers
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Francis Glisson (1597-1677) was Professor of Physic at Cambridge and practiced mostly in London. In 1650, he published <em>Tractatus de Rachitide sive Morbo Puerili</em> (<em>A Work on Rickets or the Disease of Children</em>). In it, he describes what he thought was a completely new disease, but in reality rickets as a disease was already known to the medical fraternity as a result of increased urbanisation and changing infant feeding practices of the 17th century. However, Glisson’s work was important because it revealed that rickets first develops in children aged 4 to 6 months, is not hereditary or contagious, and is caused by the lack of good nutrition.
Medicine
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Medical Marvels: Treasures from the Health Sciences Library. Online exhibition
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Special Collections, University of Otago, Dunedin; Christy Ballard, Richard German, Terence Doyle, et al.
Date
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11th December, 2018
Abstract
A summary of the resource.
In 1929, the historical collection of the University of Otago’s Health Sciences (formerly Medical) Library was established with the donation of the famed Monro Collection. The over 450 volumes were owned by Alexander Monro, father (<em>primus</em>), son (<em>secundus</em>), and grandson (<em>tertius</em>), who were successively Professors of Anatomy at the University of Edinburgh, 1720-1846. <br /><br />Wonderful though the Monro Collection is, it comprises but a fraction of the total Health Sciences Library’s Historical Collections, some 100,000 plus volumes. These include 18th, 19th, and 20th century books and manuscripts, as well as the unique Preventive Medicine Dissertations. This exhibition,<em> Medical Marvels</em>, highlights treasures from this Historical Collection, from pharmacy and phrenology, to dentistry and disease. Of particular note is the anatomical flap book by Johann Remmelin, printed in Holland in 1667; a second edition of Andreas Vesalius’s <em>The Fabric of the Body</em>, printed in 1555; and Bernhard Albinus’s <em>Tables of the Skeleton and Muscles of the Human Body</em>, printed in 1746. <br /><br />Other noteworthy items include works by medicos Edward Jenner, John Hunter, Francis Glisson, Thomas Willis, and William Smellie. For those interested in the history of medicine, the exhibition is a feast. This exhibition reflects scholarly engagement. Many of the books have been chosen by University of Otago academic staff, students, and librarians, who have used the books for their own research. We are particularly indebted to Professor Terence Doyle, Department of Medicine, and Professor Barbara Brookes, History Department. The first is an avid user of the historical collection; the second highlighted the importance of the Preventive Medicine dissertations.
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Historical Collections, Health Sciences Library, University of Otago
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Tractatus de Ventriculo et Intestinis
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Francis Glisson
Date
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1677
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Health Sciences Historical Collection WZ250 G561 1677
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Books
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[London]: Typis E.F. Prostat Venalis Apud Henricum Brome
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<em>Tractatus de Ventriculo et Intestinis</em> is a work that deals with the stomach and intestine, the peritoneum, omentum, abdominal muscles, skin, hair, and fat. In addition to giving a theory of digestion and fermentation, Glisson also discusses embryogenesis; a process that he studied when he was an assistant to Dr William Harvey. Importantly, <em>Tractatus</em> expands on Glisson’s theory of ‘irritability’ or response to stimuli of all tissues – a topic later made famous by Albrecht von Haller (1708-1777), the Swiss anatomist. Much of Glisson’s physiology was philosophical, and toward the end of the book he refers to ‘the sweetness of speculation’.
Medicine
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Medical Marvels: Treasures from the Health Sciences Library. Online exhibition
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Special Collections, University of Otago, Dunedin; Christy Ballard, Richard German, Terence Doyle, et al.
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
11th December, 2018
Abstract
A summary of the resource.
In 1929, the historical collection of the University of Otago’s Health Sciences (formerly Medical) Library was established with the donation of the famed Monro Collection. The over 450 volumes were owned by Alexander Monro, father (<em>primus</em>), son (<em>secundus</em>), and grandson (<em>tertius</em>), who were successively Professors of Anatomy at the University of Edinburgh, 1720-1846. <br /><br />Wonderful though the Monro Collection is, it comprises but a fraction of the total Health Sciences Library’s Historical Collections, some 100,000 plus volumes. These include 18th, 19th, and 20th century books and manuscripts, as well as the unique Preventive Medicine Dissertations. This exhibition,<em> Medical Marvels</em>, highlights treasures from this Historical Collection, from pharmacy and phrenology, to dentistry and disease. Of particular note is the anatomical flap book by Johann Remmelin, printed in Holland in 1667; a second edition of Andreas Vesalius’s <em>The Fabric of the Body</em>, printed in 1555; and Bernhard Albinus’s <em>Tables of the Skeleton and Muscles of the Human Body</em>, printed in 1746. <br /><br />Other noteworthy items include works by medicos Edward Jenner, John Hunter, Francis Glisson, Thomas Willis, and William Smellie. For those interested in the history of medicine, the exhibition is a feast. This exhibition reflects scholarly engagement. Many of the books have been chosen by University of Otago academic staff, students, and librarians, who have used the books for their own research. We are particularly indebted to Professor Terence Doyle, Department of Medicine, and Professor Barbara Brookes, History Department. The first is an avid user of the historical collection; the second highlighted the importance of the Preventive Medicine dissertations.
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Historical Collections, Health Sciences Library, University of Otago
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Title
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‘The Hall Poisoning Cases’, in The New Zealand Medical Journal, Vol. 1
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Frank Ogston
Date
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[1888]
Identifier
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Med: NZ Coll: Per
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Periodicals
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Dunedin: J. Wilkie
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‘<em>The New Zealand Medical Journal</em> was first printed in Dunedin as a means of communication for "Medical Men in the Colony". It acknowledged New Zealand’s own idiosyncratic advantages and disadvantages that influenced disease, especially in comparison with Australia. Frank Ogston’s article on page 46 details the forensic analysis in the notorious Hall Poisoning Case. Thomas Hall allegedly fatally poisoned his father-in-law and attempted to poison his wife; he was convicted of the latter but escaped the noose in the former, on appeal. The University of Otago Health Sciences Library has perhaps the only complete run of this journal from this, its first volume in September 1887.' Item chosen by Richard German, Health Science Librarian, University of Otago.
Medicine
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Title
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Medical Marvels: Treasures from the Health Sciences Library. Online exhibition
Creator
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Special Collections, University of Otago, Dunedin; Christy Ballard, Richard German, Terence Doyle, et al.
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
11th December, 2018
Abstract
A summary of the resource.
In 1929, the historical collection of the University of Otago’s Health Sciences (formerly Medical) Library was established with the donation of the famed Monro Collection. The over 450 volumes were owned by Alexander Monro, father (<em>primus</em>), son (<em>secundus</em>), and grandson (<em>tertius</em>), who were successively Professors of Anatomy at the University of Edinburgh, 1720-1846. <br /><br />Wonderful though the Monro Collection is, it comprises but a fraction of the total Health Sciences Library’s Historical Collections, some 100,000 plus volumes. These include 18th, 19th, and 20th century books and manuscripts, as well as the unique Preventive Medicine Dissertations. This exhibition,<em> Medical Marvels</em>, highlights treasures from this Historical Collection, from pharmacy and phrenology, to dentistry and disease. Of particular note is the anatomical flap book by Johann Remmelin, printed in Holland in 1667; a second edition of Andreas Vesalius’s <em>The Fabric of the Body</em>, printed in 1555; and Bernhard Albinus’s <em>Tables of the Skeleton and Muscles of the Human Body</em>, printed in 1746. <br /><br />Other noteworthy items include works by medicos Edward Jenner, John Hunter, Francis Glisson, Thomas Willis, and William Smellie. For those interested in the history of medicine, the exhibition is a feast. This exhibition reflects scholarly engagement. Many of the books have been chosen by University of Otago academic staff, students, and librarians, who have used the books for their own research. We are particularly indebted to Professor Terence Doyle, Department of Medicine, and Professor Barbara Brookes, History Department. The first is an avid user of the historical collection; the second highlighted the importance of the Preventive Medicine dissertations.
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Historical Collections, Health Sciences Library, University of Otago
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A System of Phrenology. 2nd ed.
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George Combe
Date
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1825
Identifier
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Hist. Coll. BFA C729
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Books
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Edinburgh: John Anderson Jr.
Abstract
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George Combe (1788-1858) was an Edinburgh lawyer and vigorous proponent of the system of ‘craniology’ that originated with Franz Gall and Johann Spurzheim. The system contended that personality traits, and particularly those leading to deviant behaviour, had specific locations in the brain. Importantly, craniology or ‘phrenology’ promoted the idea that traits could be identified by the measurement and the localisation of surface features of the skull. Combe also suggested that these craniological characteristics were hereditary. This pseudo-science later developed more sinister psychiatric and racial overtones.
Medicine
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Medical Marvels: Treasures from the Health Sciences Library. Online exhibition
Creator
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Special Collections, University of Otago, Dunedin; Christy Ballard, Richard German, Terence Doyle, et al.
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
11th December, 2018
Abstract
A summary of the resource.
In 1929, the historical collection of the University of Otago’s Health Sciences (formerly Medical) Library was established with the donation of the famed Monro Collection. The over 450 volumes were owned by Alexander Monro, father (<em>primus</em>), son (<em>secundus</em>), and grandson (<em>tertius</em>), who were successively Professors of Anatomy at the University of Edinburgh, 1720-1846. <br /><br />Wonderful though the Monro Collection is, it comprises but a fraction of the total Health Sciences Library’s Historical Collections, some 100,000 plus volumes. These include 18th, 19th, and 20th century books and manuscripts, as well as the unique Preventive Medicine Dissertations. This exhibition,<em> Medical Marvels</em>, highlights treasures from this Historical Collection, from pharmacy and phrenology, to dentistry and disease. Of particular note is the anatomical flap book by Johann Remmelin, printed in Holland in 1667; a second edition of Andreas Vesalius’s <em>The Fabric of the Body</em>, printed in 1555; and Bernhard Albinus’s <em>Tables of the Skeleton and Muscles of the Human Body</em>, printed in 1746. <br /><br />Other noteworthy items include works by medicos Edward Jenner, John Hunter, Francis Glisson, Thomas Willis, and William Smellie. For those interested in the history of medicine, the exhibition is a feast. This exhibition reflects scholarly engagement. Many of the books have been chosen by University of Otago academic staff, students, and librarians, who have used the books for their own research. We are particularly indebted to Professor Terence Doyle, Department of Medicine, and Professor Barbara Brookes, History Department. The first is an avid user of the historical collection; the second highlighted the importance of the Preventive Medicine dissertations.
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Historical Collections, Health Sciences Library, University of Otago
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Pickerill: Pioneer in Plastic Surgery, Dental Education, and Dental Research
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Harvey Brown
Date
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2007
Identifier
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Private Collection
Type
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Book covers
Publisher
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Dunedin: Otago University Press
Abstract
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This handsome hardback publication from Otago University Press is Harvey Brown’s biography on Pickerill, ‘pioneer in plastic surgery, dental education and dental research’. Dr Brown was well qualified to write on Pickerill. He is a qualified dentist, was a lecturer in the Department of Preventive and Social Dentistry, researcher, and between 1975 and 2002, editor of the <em>New Zealand Dental Journal</em>. He is a Life member of the Dental Association. The portrait of Pickerill that graces the cover of Brown's volume was executed by New Zealand artist Lois White (1903-84) in 1956.
Medicine
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Title
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Medical Marvels: Treasures from the Health Sciences Library. Online exhibition
Creator
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Special Collections, University of Otago, Dunedin; Christy Ballard, Richard German, Terence Doyle, et al.
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
11th December, 2018
Abstract
A summary of the resource.
In 1929, the historical collection of the University of Otago’s Health Sciences (formerly Medical) Library was established with the donation of the famed Monro Collection. The over 450 volumes were owned by Alexander Monro, father (<em>primus</em>), son (<em>secundus</em>), and grandson (<em>tertius</em>), who were successively Professors of Anatomy at the University of Edinburgh, 1720-1846. <br /><br />Wonderful though the Monro Collection is, it comprises but a fraction of the total Health Sciences Library’s Historical Collections, some 100,000 plus volumes. These include 18th, 19th, and 20th century books and manuscripts, as well as the unique Preventive Medicine Dissertations. This exhibition,<em> Medical Marvels</em>, highlights treasures from this Historical Collection, from pharmacy and phrenology, to dentistry and disease. Of particular note is the anatomical flap book by Johann Remmelin, printed in Holland in 1667; a second edition of Andreas Vesalius’s <em>The Fabric of the Body</em>, printed in 1555; and Bernhard Albinus’s <em>Tables of the Skeleton and Muscles of the Human Body</em>, printed in 1746. <br /><br />Other noteworthy items include works by medicos Edward Jenner, John Hunter, Francis Glisson, Thomas Willis, and William Smellie. For those interested in the history of medicine, the exhibition is a feast. This exhibition reflects scholarly engagement. Many of the books have been chosen by University of Otago academic staff, students, and librarians, who have used the books for their own research. We are particularly indebted to Professor Terence Doyle, Department of Medicine, and Professor Barbara Brookes, History Department. The first is an avid user of the historical collection; the second highlighted the importance of the Preventive Medicine dissertations.
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Historical Collections, Health Sciences Library, University of Otago
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Facial Surgery
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Henry Percy Pickerill
Date
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1924
Identifier
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Hist Coll. NZ WE705 P595
Type
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Books
Publisher
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Edinburgh: E. & S. Livingstone
Abstract
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‘In 1907, Henry Percival Pickerill (1879-1956) became the founding director of the new Otago University Dental School, 18 months after completing his medical and dental studies at the University of Birmingham. His work on facial and jaw reconstructions at Sidcup Hospital in England during WWI established him as one of the pioneers of plastic surgery. He later went on to become Australasia’s first plastic surgeon, known for his work on harelip and cleft palate surgery. In 1924, Pickerill published <em>Facial Surgery</em>, much of which was based on his time at Sidcup, as surgeon in charge of the New Zealand section of Queen Mary’s Hospital. It is a valuable record of the early days of post-traumatic facial reconstructive surgery.’ Item chosen by Trish Leishman, Subject Librarian, Health Sciences, University of Otago
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Medical Marvels: Treasures from the Health Sciences Library. Online exhibition
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Special Collections, University of Otago, Dunedin; Christy Ballard, Richard German, Terence Doyle, et al.
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11th December, 2018
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In 1929, the historical collection of the University of Otago’s Health Sciences (formerly Medical) Library was established with the donation of the famed Monro Collection. The over 450 volumes were owned by Alexander Monro, father (<em>primus</em>), son (<em>secundus</em>), and grandson (<em>tertius</em>), who were successively Professors of Anatomy at the University of Edinburgh, 1720-1846. <br /><br />Wonderful though the Monro Collection is, it comprises but a fraction of the total Health Sciences Library’s Historical Collections, some 100,000 plus volumes. These include 18th, 19th, and 20th century books and manuscripts, as well as the unique Preventive Medicine Dissertations. This exhibition,<em> Medical Marvels</em>, highlights treasures from this Historical Collection, from pharmacy and phrenology, to dentistry and disease. Of particular note is the anatomical flap book by Johann Remmelin, printed in Holland in 1667; a second edition of Andreas Vesalius’s <em>The Fabric of the Body</em>, printed in 1555; and Bernhard Albinus’s <em>Tables of the Skeleton and Muscles of the Human Body</em>, printed in 1746. <br /><br />Other noteworthy items include works by medicos Edward Jenner, John Hunter, Francis Glisson, Thomas Willis, and William Smellie. For those interested in the history of medicine, the exhibition is a feast. This exhibition reflects scholarly engagement. Many of the books have been chosen by University of Otago academic staff, students, and librarians, who have used the books for their own research. We are particularly indebted to Professor Terence Doyle, Department of Medicine, and Professor Barbara Brookes, History Department. The first is an avid user of the historical collection; the second highlighted the importance of the Preventive Medicine dissertations.
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Historical Collections, Health Sciences Library, University of Otago
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Midwifery Illustrated
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J. P. Maygrier
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1833
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Hist. Coll. WQA M468
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Books
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New York: J. K. Moore, University Book Store
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This illustration demonstrates the obstetrical manoeuvre of ‘internal version’. The baby is presently in an undeliverable position with a transvers lie and the head extended. The health professional (doctor or midwife) first pulls down the legs to be delivered first. This is called a ‘breech delivery’. The extended head following may or may not be a problem. If it is, the health professional may attempt to put a finger in the child’s mouth to bring the chin down and flex the head, known as ‘Smellie’s manoeuvre’. If this does not work, forceps are applied to assist delivery.
Medicine
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Medical Marvels: Treasures from the Health Sciences Library. Online exhibition
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Special Collections, University of Otago, Dunedin; Christy Ballard, Richard German, Terence Doyle, et al.
Date
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11th December, 2018
Abstract
A summary of the resource.
In 1929, the historical collection of the University of Otago’s Health Sciences (formerly Medical) Library was established with the donation of the famed Monro Collection. The over 450 volumes were owned by Alexander Monro, father (<em>primus</em>), son (<em>secundus</em>), and grandson (<em>tertius</em>), who were successively Professors of Anatomy at the University of Edinburgh, 1720-1846. <br /><br />Wonderful though the Monro Collection is, it comprises but a fraction of the total Health Sciences Library’s Historical Collections, some 100,000 plus volumes. These include 18th, 19th, and 20th century books and manuscripts, as well as the unique Preventive Medicine Dissertations. This exhibition,<em> Medical Marvels</em>, highlights treasures from this Historical Collection, from pharmacy and phrenology, to dentistry and disease. Of particular note is the anatomical flap book by Johann Remmelin, printed in Holland in 1667; a second edition of Andreas Vesalius’s <em>The Fabric of the Body</em>, printed in 1555; and Bernhard Albinus’s <em>Tables of the Skeleton and Muscles of the Human Body</em>, printed in 1746. <br /><br />Other noteworthy items include works by medicos Edward Jenner, John Hunter, Francis Glisson, Thomas Willis, and William Smellie. For those interested in the history of medicine, the exhibition is a feast. This exhibition reflects scholarly engagement. Many of the books have been chosen by University of Otago academic staff, students, and librarians, who have used the books for their own research. We are particularly indebted to Professor Terence Doyle, Department of Medicine, and Professor Barbara Brookes, History Department. The first is an avid user of the historical collection; the second highlighted the importance of the Preventive Medicine dissertations.
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Historical Collections, Health Sciences Library, University of Otago
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Tractatus Physico-Anatomico-Medico de Respiratione Usuque Pulmonum
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Jan Swammerdam
Date
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1667
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Health Sciences Historical Collection WZ250 S971 1667
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Books
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[Leiden]: [Daniel], Abraham & Adrian à Gaasbeeck
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This small format book written in Latin is Jan Swammerdam’s medical graduation thesis from the University of Leiden. Shortly after this, Swammerdam (1637-1680) abandoned medicine and spent the rest of his life working and writing on the biology of insects, for which he is now best remembered. This page discusses how inspiration and expiration might be measured.
Medicine
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Medical Marvels: Treasures from the Health Sciences Library. Online exhibition
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Special Collections, University of Otago, Dunedin; Christy Ballard, Richard German, Terence Doyle, et al.
Date
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11th December, 2018
Abstract
A summary of the resource.
In 1929, the historical collection of the University of Otago’s Health Sciences (formerly Medical) Library was established with the donation of the famed Monro Collection. The over 450 volumes were owned by Alexander Monro, father (<em>primus</em>), son (<em>secundus</em>), and grandson (<em>tertius</em>), who were successively Professors of Anatomy at the University of Edinburgh, 1720-1846. <br /><br />Wonderful though the Monro Collection is, it comprises but a fraction of the total Health Sciences Library’s Historical Collections, some 100,000 plus volumes. These include 18th, 19th, and 20th century books and manuscripts, as well as the unique Preventive Medicine Dissertations. This exhibition,<em> Medical Marvels</em>, highlights treasures from this Historical Collection, from pharmacy and phrenology, to dentistry and disease. Of particular note is the anatomical flap book by Johann Remmelin, printed in Holland in 1667; a second edition of Andreas Vesalius’s <em>The Fabric of the Body</em>, printed in 1555; and Bernhard Albinus’s <em>Tables of the Skeleton and Muscles of the Human Body</em>, printed in 1746. <br /><br />Other noteworthy items include works by medicos Edward Jenner, John Hunter, Francis Glisson, Thomas Willis, and William Smellie. For those interested in the history of medicine, the exhibition is a feast. This exhibition reflects scholarly engagement. Many of the books have been chosen by University of Otago academic staff, students, and librarians, who have used the books for their own research. We are particularly indebted to Professor Terence Doyle, Department of Medicine, and Professor Barbara Brookes, History Department. The first is an avid user of the historical collection; the second highlighted the importance of the Preventive Medicine dissertations.
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Historical Collections, Health Sciences Library, University of Otago
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Tractatus Physico-Anatomico-Medico de Respiratione Usuque Pulmonum
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Jan Swammerdam
Date
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1667
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Hist. Coll. WZ250 S971 1667
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Books
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[Leiden]: [Daniel], Abraham & Adrian à Gaasbeeck
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This frontispiece of Jan Swammerdam’s <em>Tractatus</em> is, in fact, a key to the contents. Page numbers in the image highlight where in the book certain experiments are described. For example, page 58 shows a dog with a thermometer on the right to measure the temperature of blood that has passed through its lungs. The image assigned page 20 refers to the experiment of a dog breathing under water with a tube in its trachea. The incongruous drawing at the bottom shows two snails copulating and refers to Swammerdam’s discovery (p.114) that the snail is a hermaphrodite.
Medicine
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Medical Marvels: Treasures from the Health Sciences Library. Online exhibition
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Special Collections, University of Otago, Dunedin; Christy Ballard, Richard German, Terence Doyle, et al.
Date
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11th December, 2018
Abstract
A summary of the resource.
In 1929, the historical collection of the University of Otago’s Health Sciences (formerly Medical) Library was established with the donation of the famed Monro Collection. The over 450 volumes were owned by Alexander Monro, father (<em>primus</em>), son (<em>secundus</em>), and grandson (<em>tertius</em>), who were successively Professors of Anatomy at the University of Edinburgh, 1720-1846. <br /><br />Wonderful though the Monro Collection is, it comprises but a fraction of the total Health Sciences Library’s Historical Collections, some 100,000 plus volumes. These include 18th, 19th, and 20th century books and manuscripts, as well as the unique Preventive Medicine Dissertations. This exhibition,<em> Medical Marvels</em>, highlights treasures from this Historical Collection, from pharmacy and phrenology, to dentistry and disease. Of particular note is the anatomical flap book by Johann Remmelin, printed in Holland in 1667; a second edition of Andreas Vesalius’s <em>The Fabric of the Body</em>, printed in 1555; and Bernhard Albinus’s <em>Tables of the Skeleton and Muscles of the Human Body</em>, printed in 1746. <br /><br />Other noteworthy items include works by medicos Edward Jenner, John Hunter, Francis Glisson, Thomas Willis, and William Smellie. For those interested in the history of medicine, the exhibition is a feast. This exhibition reflects scholarly engagement. Many of the books have been chosen by University of Otago academic staff, students, and librarians, who have used the books for their own research. We are particularly indebted to Professor Terence Doyle, Department of Medicine, and Professor Barbara Brookes, History Department. The first is an avid user of the historical collection; the second highlighted the importance of the Preventive Medicine dissertations.
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Historical Collections, Health Sciences Library, University of Otago
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Title
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Pinax Microcosmographicus
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Johann Remmelin
Date
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1667
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Health Sciences Historical Collection WZ250 RH81 1667
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Books
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Amsterdam: Ex typographia Pauli Matthiae
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Johann Remmelin (1583–1632) was town physician of Ulm and Plague physician of Augsberg. Aware of the methods by which medicine and human anatomy were taught in seventeenth-century Western Europe, Remmelin involved himself in an innovative publishing venture: the superimposed flap book. He had supplied some images for an earlier book: <em>Catoptrum microcosmicum</em>, published in 1619. This scarce Dutch edition of his <em>Pinax Microcosmographicus</em>, printed in 1667, offers engravings of two anatomical figures and their veins, and male and female figures that could well be termed ‘Adam’ and ‘Eve’. The drawings done by Remmelin were rendered into engravings by the Augsburg artist Lucas Kilian (1579-1637).
Medicine
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Medical Marvels: Treasures from the Health Sciences Library. Online exhibition
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Special Collections, University of Otago, Dunedin; Christy Ballard, Richard German, Terence Doyle, et al.
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
11th December, 2018
Abstract
A summary of the resource.
In 1929, the historical collection of the University of Otago’s Health Sciences (formerly Medical) Library was established with the donation of the famed Monro Collection. The over 450 volumes were owned by Alexander Monro, father (<em>primus</em>), son (<em>secundus</em>), and grandson (<em>tertius</em>), who were successively Professors of Anatomy at the University of Edinburgh, 1720-1846. <br /><br />Wonderful though the Monro Collection is, it comprises but a fraction of the total Health Sciences Library’s Historical Collections, some 100,000 plus volumes. These include 18th, 19th, and 20th century books and manuscripts, as well as the unique Preventive Medicine Dissertations. This exhibition,<em> Medical Marvels</em>, highlights treasures from this Historical Collection, from pharmacy and phrenology, to dentistry and disease. Of particular note is the anatomical flap book by Johann Remmelin, printed in Holland in 1667; a second edition of Andreas Vesalius’s <em>The Fabric of the Body</em>, printed in 1555; and Bernhard Albinus’s <em>Tables of the Skeleton and Muscles of the Human Body</em>, printed in 1746. <br /><br />Other noteworthy items include works by medicos Edward Jenner, John Hunter, Francis Glisson, Thomas Willis, and William Smellie. For those interested in the history of medicine, the exhibition is a feast. This exhibition reflects scholarly engagement. Many of the books have been chosen by University of Otago academic staff, students, and librarians, who have used the books for their own research. We are particularly indebted to Professor Terence Doyle, Department of Medicine, and Professor Barbara Brookes, History Department. The first is an avid user of the historical collection; the second highlighted the importance of the Preventive Medicine dissertations.
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Historical Collections, Health Sciences Library, University of Otago
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Title
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Pinax Microcosmographicus
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Johann Remmelin
Date
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1667
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Health Sciences Historical Collection WZ250 RH81 1667
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Books
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Amsterdam: Ex typographia Pauli Matthiae
Abstract
A summary of the resource.
The scarce Dutch edition of Johann Remmelin's <em>Pinax Microcosmographicus </em>- a flap book.
Medicine
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Medical Marvels: Treasures from the Health Sciences Library. Online exhibition
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Special Collections, University of Otago, Dunedin; Christy Ballard, Richard German, Terence Doyle, et al.
Date
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11th December, 2018
Abstract
A summary of the resource.
In 1929, the historical collection of the University of Otago’s Health Sciences (formerly Medical) Library was established with the donation of the famed Monro Collection. The over 450 volumes were owned by Alexander Monro, father (<em>primus</em>), son (<em>secundus</em>), and grandson (<em>tertius</em>), who were successively Professors of Anatomy at the University of Edinburgh, 1720-1846. <br /><br />Wonderful though the Monro Collection is, it comprises but a fraction of the total Health Sciences Library’s Historical Collections, some 100,000 plus volumes. These include 18th, 19th, and 20th century books and manuscripts, as well as the unique Preventive Medicine Dissertations. This exhibition,<em> Medical Marvels</em>, highlights treasures from this Historical Collection, from pharmacy and phrenology, to dentistry and disease. Of particular note is the anatomical flap book by Johann Remmelin, printed in Holland in 1667; a second edition of Andreas Vesalius’s <em>The Fabric of the Body</em>, printed in 1555; and Bernhard Albinus’s <em>Tables of the Skeleton and Muscles of the Human Body</em>, printed in 1746. <br /><br />Other noteworthy items include works by medicos Edward Jenner, John Hunter, Francis Glisson, Thomas Willis, and William Smellie. For those interested in the history of medicine, the exhibition is a feast. This exhibition reflects scholarly engagement. Many of the books have been chosen by University of Otago academic staff, students, and librarians, who have used the books for their own research. We are particularly indebted to Professor Terence Doyle, Department of Medicine, and Professor Barbara Brookes, History Department. The first is an avid user of the historical collection; the second highlighted the importance of the Preventive Medicine dissertations.
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Historical Collections, Health Sciences Library, University of Otago
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Title
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Pinax Microcosmographicus
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Johann Remmelin
Date
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1667
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Health Sciences Historical Collection WZ250 RH81 1667
Type
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Books
Publisher
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Amsterdam: Ex typographia Pauli Matthiae
Abstract
A summary of the resource.
The scarce Dutch edition of Johann Remmelin's <em>Pinax Microcosmographicus</em> - a flap book.
Medicine
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Medical Marvels: Treasures from the Health Sciences Library. Online exhibition
Creator
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Special Collections, University of Otago, Dunedin; Christy Ballard, Richard German, Terence Doyle, et al.
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
11th December, 2018
Abstract
A summary of the resource.
In 1929, the historical collection of the University of Otago’s Health Sciences (formerly Medical) Library was established with the donation of the famed Monro Collection. The over 450 volumes were owned by Alexander Monro, father (<em>primus</em>), son (<em>secundus</em>), and grandson (<em>tertius</em>), who were successively Professors of Anatomy at the University of Edinburgh, 1720-1846. <br /><br />Wonderful though the Monro Collection is, it comprises but a fraction of the total Health Sciences Library’s Historical Collections, some 100,000 plus volumes. These include 18th, 19th, and 20th century books and manuscripts, as well as the unique Preventive Medicine Dissertations. This exhibition,<em> Medical Marvels</em>, highlights treasures from this Historical Collection, from pharmacy and phrenology, to dentistry and disease. Of particular note is the anatomical flap book by Johann Remmelin, printed in Holland in 1667; a second edition of Andreas Vesalius’s <em>The Fabric of the Body</em>, printed in 1555; and Bernhard Albinus’s <em>Tables of the Skeleton and Muscles of the Human Body</em>, printed in 1746. <br /><br />Other noteworthy items include works by medicos Edward Jenner, John Hunter, Francis Glisson, Thomas Willis, and William Smellie. For those interested in the history of medicine, the exhibition is a feast. This exhibition reflects scholarly engagement. Many of the books have been chosen by University of Otago academic staff, students, and librarians, who have used the books for their own research. We are particularly indebted to Professor Terence Doyle, Department of Medicine, and Professor Barbara Brookes, History Department. The first is an avid user of the historical collection; the second highlighted the importance of the Preventive Medicine dissertations.
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Historical Collections, Health Sciences Library, University of Otago
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Title
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PInax Microcosmographicus
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Johann Remmelin
Date
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1667
Identifier
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Health Sciences Historical Collection WZ250 RH81 1667
Type
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Books
Publisher
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Amsterdam: Ex typographia Pauli Matthiae
Abstract
A summary of the resource.
The scarce Dutch edition of Johann Remmelin's <em>Pinax Microcosmographicus</em> - a flap book.
Medicine
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Title
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Medical Marvels: Treasures from the Health Sciences Library. Online exhibition
Creator
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Special Collections, University of Otago, Dunedin; Christy Ballard, Richard German, Terence Doyle, et al.
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
11th December, 2018
Abstract
A summary of the resource.
In 1929, the historical collection of the University of Otago’s Health Sciences (formerly Medical) Library was established with the donation of the famed Monro Collection. The over 450 volumes were owned by Alexander Monro, father (<em>primus</em>), son (<em>secundus</em>), and grandson (<em>tertius</em>), who were successively Professors of Anatomy at the University of Edinburgh, 1720-1846. <br /><br />Wonderful though the Monro Collection is, it comprises but a fraction of the total Health Sciences Library’s Historical Collections, some 100,000 plus volumes. These include 18th, 19th, and 20th century books and manuscripts, as well as the unique Preventive Medicine Dissertations. This exhibition,<em> Medical Marvels</em>, highlights treasures from this Historical Collection, from pharmacy and phrenology, to dentistry and disease. Of particular note is the anatomical flap book by Johann Remmelin, printed in Holland in 1667; a second edition of Andreas Vesalius’s <em>The Fabric of the Body</em>, printed in 1555; and Bernhard Albinus’s <em>Tables of the Skeleton and Muscles of the Human Body</em>, printed in 1746. <br /><br />Other noteworthy items include works by medicos Edward Jenner, John Hunter, Francis Glisson, Thomas Willis, and William Smellie. For those interested in the history of medicine, the exhibition is a feast. This exhibition reflects scholarly engagement. Many of the books have been chosen by University of Otago academic staff, students, and librarians, who have used the books for their own research. We are particularly indebted to Professor Terence Doyle, Department of Medicine, and Professor Barbara Brookes, History Department. The first is an avid user of the historical collection; the second highlighted the importance of the Preventive Medicine dissertations.
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Historical Collections, Health Sciences Library, University of Otago
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Title
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Observations on Certain Parts of the Animal Oeconomy. 2nd ed.
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John Hunter
Date
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1792
Identifier
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Hist. Coll. QLE H945
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Books
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London: Printed and sold at No 13, Castle-Street, Leicester-Square; and by Mr. G. Nicol; and Mr. J. Johnson
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John Hunter (1728-1793) was an anatomist and surgeon. He was regarded as the greatest medical scientist of his time, after being trained under his brother William the obstetrician, and surgeons William Cheselden and Percival Pott, His wide-ranging interests are reflected in this book, which contains fourteen papers on zoology and comparative anatomy. In the plate explanation here, he describes his important discovery of the circulatory relationship of the fetal placenta and the maternal uterus. Today, the Royal College of Surgeons sponsors an annual lecture in his honour.
Medicine
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Title
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Medical Marvels: Treasures from the Health Sciences Library. Online exhibition
Creator
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Special Collections, University of Otago, Dunedin; Christy Ballard, Richard German, Terence Doyle, et al.
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
11th December, 2018
Abstract
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In 1929, the historical collection of the University of Otago’s Health Sciences (formerly Medical) Library was established with the donation of the famed Monro Collection. The over 450 volumes were owned by Alexander Monro, father (<em>primus</em>), son (<em>secundus</em>), and grandson (<em>tertius</em>), who were successively Professors of Anatomy at the University of Edinburgh, 1720-1846. <br /><br />Wonderful though the Monro Collection is, it comprises but a fraction of the total Health Sciences Library’s Historical Collections, some 100,000 plus volumes. These include 18th, 19th, and 20th century books and manuscripts, as well as the unique Preventive Medicine Dissertations. This exhibition,<em> Medical Marvels</em>, highlights treasures from this Historical Collection, from pharmacy and phrenology, to dentistry and disease. Of particular note is the anatomical flap book by Johann Remmelin, printed in Holland in 1667; a second edition of Andreas Vesalius’s <em>The Fabric of the Body</em>, printed in 1555; and Bernhard Albinus’s <em>Tables of the Skeleton and Muscles of the Human Body</em>, printed in 1746. <br /><br />Other noteworthy items include works by medicos Edward Jenner, John Hunter, Francis Glisson, Thomas Willis, and William Smellie. For those interested in the history of medicine, the exhibition is a feast. This exhibition reflects scholarly engagement. Many of the books have been chosen by University of Otago academic staff, students, and librarians, who have used the books for their own research. We are particularly indebted to Professor Terence Doyle, Department of Medicine, and Professor Barbara Brookes, History Department. The first is an avid user of the historical collection; the second highlighted the importance of the Preventive Medicine dissertations.
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Historical Collections, Health Sciences Library, University of Otago
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A Treatise on the Venereal Disease
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John Hunter
Date
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1786
Identifier
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Monro M141
Type
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Books
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London: No. 13, Castle-Street, Leicester-Square
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‘The swelling of the prostrate gland is a common issue for men today and is high on the Government’s health agenda. As is observed by John Hunter over 250 years ago, the swelling obstructs the flow of urine through the urethra; the incidences increase with ageing; and this frequently leads to bladder infection. In this volume, Hunter also discusses anatomical changes caused by the swelling, and suggests treatment methods, including the use of a catheter.' Item chosen by Louisa Baillie, University of Otago
Medicine
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bb2a7eb7a9caf553635e0f267394f67f
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Title
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Medical Marvels: Treasures from the Health Sciences Library. Online exhibition
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Special Collections, University of Otago, Dunedin; Christy Ballard, Richard German, Terence Doyle, et al.
Date
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11th December, 2018
Abstract
A summary of the resource.
In 1929, the historical collection of the University of Otago’s Health Sciences (formerly Medical) Library was established with the donation of the famed Monro Collection. The over 450 volumes were owned by Alexander Monro, father (<em>primus</em>), son (<em>secundus</em>), and grandson (<em>tertius</em>), who were successively Professors of Anatomy at the University of Edinburgh, 1720-1846. <br /><br />Wonderful though the Monro Collection is, it comprises but a fraction of the total Health Sciences Library’s Historical Collections, some 100,000 plus volumes. These include 18th, 19th, and 20th century books and manuscripts, as well as the unique Preventive Medicine Dissertations. This exhibition,<em> Medical Marvels</em>, highlights treasures from this Historical Collection, from pharmacy and phrenology, to dentistry and disease. Of particular note is the anatomical flap book by Johann Remmelin, printed in Holland in 1667; a second edition of Andreas Vesalius’s <em>The Fabric of the Body</em>, printed in 1555; and Bernhard Albinus’s <em>Tables of the Skeleton and Muscles of the Human Body</em>, printed in 1746. <br /><br />Other noteworthy items include works by medicos Edward Jenner, John Hunter, Francis Glisson, Thomas Willis, and William Smellie. For those interested in the history of medicine, the exhibition is a feast. This exhibition reflects scholarly engagement. Many of the books have been chosen by University of Otago academic staff, students, and librarians, who have used the books for their own research. We are particularly indebted to Professor Terence Doyle, Department of Medicine, and Professor Barbara Brookes, History Department. The first is an avid user of the historical collection; the second highlighted the importance of the Preventive Medicine dissertations.
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Historical Collections, Health Sciences Library, University of Otago
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Title
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A Treatise on the Blood, Inflammation and Gun-Shot Wounds, by the late John Hunter
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John Hunter
Date
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1794
Identifier
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Monro Collection M140
Type
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Books
Publisher
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London: Printed by John Richardson for George Nicol
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John Hunter (1728 -1793) was born on a farm on the outskirts of Glasgow and he had little formal education. Despite this, he became one of the most influential surgeons of the 18th century. In 1748, he moved to London to assist his brother William in anatomical dissection. He also became assistant to William Cheselden and Percival Pott, and later taught Benjamin Bell, Astley Cooper, and Edward Jenner. Hunter was famed for his wide scientific interests and vast collection of anatomical specimens, many now preserved in the Hunterian Museum of the Royal College of Surgeons.
Medicine
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Title
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Medical Marvels: Treasures from the Health Sciences Library. Online exhibition
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Special Collections, University of Otago, Dunedin; Christy Ballard, Richard German, Terence Doyle, et al.
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
11th December, 2018
Abstract
A summary of the resource.
In 1929, the historical collection of the University of Otago’s Health Sciences (formerly Medical) Library was established with the donation of the famed Monro Collection. The over 450 volumes were owned by Alexander Monro, father (<em>primus</em>), son (<em>secundus</em>), and grandson (<em>tertius</em>), who were successively Professors of Anatomy at the University of Edinburgh, 1720-1846. <br /><br />Wonderful though the Monro Collection is, it comprises but a fraction of the total Health Sciences Library’s Historical Collections, some 100,000 plus volumes. These include 18th, 19th, and 20th century books and manuscripts, as well as the unique Preventive Medicine Dissertations. This exhibition,<em> Medical Marvels</em>, highlights treasures from this Historical Collection, from pharmacy and phrenology, to dentistry and disease. Of particular note is the anatomical flap book by Johann Remmelin, printed in Holland in 1667; a second edition of Andreas Vesalius’s <em>The Fabric of the Body</em>, printed in 1555; and Bernhard Albinus’s <em>Tables of the Skeleton and Muscles of the Human Body</em>, printed in 1746. <br /><br />Other noteworthy items include works by medicos Edward Jenner, John Hunter, Francis Glisson, Thomas Willis, and William Smellie. For those interested in the history of medicine, the exhibition is a feast. This exhibition reflects scholarly engagement. Many of the books have been chosen by University of Otago academic staff, students, and librarians, who have used the books for their own research. We are particularly indebted to Professor Terence Doyle, Department of Medicine, and Professor Barbara Brookes, History Department. The first is an avid user of the historical collection; the second highlighted the importance of the Preventive Medicine dissertations.
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Historical Collections, Health Sciences Library, University of Otago
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Title
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Experiments and Observations Relating to Various Branches of Natural Philosophy
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Joseph Priestley
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1779
Type
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Books
Publisher
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London: [Printed] for J. Johnson
Abstract
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Joseph Priestley (1733-1804) combined his great achievements in pneumatic chemistry with passionate and unorthodox religious and political views. He was the probable discoverer of oxygen, although, determined to defend his phlogiston theory, he called it ‘dephlogisticated air’. He also showed that carbon dioxide (which he called ‘fixed air’) could be forced into water to make an artificial mineral drink – later commercially exploited by the Swiss amateur scientist Johann Schweppe (1740-1821). Priestley’s outspoken support of the French Revolution forced him to flee from his home in Birmingham to the United States where he spent his last ten years.
Medicine
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58946aa61d5a7809bda97aaa24a68dc0
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Title
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Medical Marvels: Treasures from the Health Sciences Library. Online exhibition
Creator
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Special Collections, University of Otago, Dunedin; Christy Ballard, Richard German, Terence Doyle, et al.
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
11th December, 2018
Abstract
A summary of the resource.
In 1929, the historical collection of the University of Otago’s Health Sciences (formerly Medical) Library was established with the donation of the famed Monro Collection. The over 450 volumes were owned by Alexander Monro, father (<em>primus</em>), son (<em>secundus</em>), and grandson (<em>tertius</em>), who were successively Professors of Anatomy at the University of Edinburgh, 1720-1846. <br /><br />Wonderful though the Monro Collection is, it comprises but a fraction of the total Health Sciences Library’s Historical Collections, some 100,000 plus volumes. These include 18th, 19th, and 20th century books and manuscripts, as well as the unique Preventive Medicine Dissertations. This exhibition,<em> Medical Marvels</em>, highlights treasures from this Historical Collection, from pharmacy and phrenology, to dentistry and disease. Of particular note is the anatomical flap book by Johann Remmelin, printed in Holland in 1667; a second edition of Andreas Vesalius’s <em>The Fabric of the Body</em>, printed in 1555; and Bernhard Albinus’s <em>Tables of the Skeleton and Muscles of the Human Body</em>, printed in 1746. <br /><br />Other noteworthy items include works by medicos Edward Jenner, John Hunter, Francis Glisson, Thomas Willis, and William Smellie. For those interested in the history of medicine, the exhibition is a feast. This exhibition reflects scholarly engagement. Many of the books have been chosen by University of Otago academic staff, students, and librarians, who have used the books for their own research. We are particularly indebted to Professor Terence Doyle, Department of Medicine, and Professor Barbara Brookes, History Department. The first is an avid user of the historical collection; the second highlighted the importance of the Preventive Medicine dissertations.
Contributor
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Historical Collections, Health Sciences Library, University of Otago
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Title
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A General System of Surgery, in Three Parts. 8th ed., revised.
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Laurence Heister
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1768
Identifier
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Medical Historical Collection WZ260 H473 1768
Type
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Books
Publisher
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London: Printed for J. Whiston, et al.,
Abstract
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Lorenz (Laurence) Heister (1683-1758) was born in Frankfurt, studied in Giessen and Leiden, spent some time as a field surgeon in the Dutch army, and at the age of 27 became Professor of Anatomy and Surgery at the University of Altdorf, Germany. First published in German in 1718, his book was considered a standard reference work as late as 1838. Here the patient is having a dislocated shoulder re-located with opposing traction on the arm and chest wall. In the central image, he is secured in a frame to prevent the dislocation from recurring.
Medicine
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Title
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Medical Marvels: Treasures from the Health Sciences Library. Online exhibition
Creator
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Special Collections, University of Otago, Dunedin; Christy Ballard, Richard German, Terence Doyle, et al.
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
11th December, 2018
Abstract
A summary of the resource.
In 1929, the historical collection of the University of Otago’s Health Sciences (formerly Medical) Library was established with the donation of the famed Monro Collection. The over 450 volumes were owned by Alexander Monro, father (<em>primus</em>), son (<em>secundus</em>), and grandson (<em>tertius</em>), who were successively Professors of Anatomy at the University of Edinburgh, 1720-1846. <br /><br />Wonderful though the Monro Collection is, it comprises but a fraction of the total Health Sciences Library’s Historical Collections, some 100,000 plus volumes. These include 18th, 19th, and 20th century books and manuscripts, as well as the unique Preventive Medicine Dissertations. This exhibition,<em> Medical Marvels</em>, highlights treasures from this Historical Collection, from pharmacy and phrenology, to dentistry and disease. Of particular note is the anatomical flap book by Johann Remmelin, printed in Holland in 1667; a second edition of Andreas Vesalius’s <em>The Fabric of the Body</em>, printed in 1555; and Bernhard Albinus’s <em>Tables of the Skeleton and Muscles of the Human Body</em>, printed in 1746. <br /><br />Other noteworthy items include works by medicos Edward Jenner, John Hunter, Francis Glisson, Thomas Willis, and William Smellie. For those interested in the history of medicine, the exhibition is a feast. This exhibition reflects scholarly engagement. Many of the books have been chosen by University of Otago academic staff, students, and librarians, who have used the books for their own research. We are particularly indebted to Professor Terence Doyle, Department of Medicine, and Professor Barbara Brookes, History Department. The first is an avid user of the historical collection; the second highlighted the importance of the Preventive Medicine dissertations.
Contributor
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Historical Collections, Health Sciences Library, University of Otago
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Title
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Culpeper’s English Physician; and Complete Herbal. 12th ed.
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Nicholas Culpeper
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1809
Identifier
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Health Sciences Historical Collection QV766 C968 1809
Type
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Books
Publisher
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London: Printed by J. Adlard
Abstract
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Nicholas Culpeper (1616-1654) was an apothecary and astrologer who advocated medical treatments being more accessible to laypersons, much to the annoyance of the Royal College of Physicians. He had a great influence on medical practice in England between 1650 and 1750. The first edition of his <em>English Physician</em>, a mixture of herbalism and astrology, was published in 1652. This is the 12th edition of 1809. The book is still in print today.
Medicine
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992f072f1a72ec0eb5896c8efb4db6f0
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Title
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Medical Marvels: Treasures from the Health Sciences Library. Online exhibition
Creator
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Special Collections, University of Otago, Dunedin; Christy Ballard, Richard German, Terence Doyle, et al.
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
11th December, 2018
Abstract
A summary of the resource.
In 1929, the historical collection of the University of Otago’s Health Sciences (formerly Medical) Library was established with the donation of the famed Monro Collection. The over 450 volumes were owned by Alexander Monro, father (<em>primus</em>), son (<em>secundus</em>), and grandson (<em>tertius</em>), who were successively Professors of Anatomy at the University of Edinburgh, 1720-1846. <br /><br />Wonderful though the Monro Collection is, it comprises but a fraction of the total Health Sciences Library’s Historical Collections, some 100,000 plus volumes. These include 18th, 19th, and 20th century books and manuscripts, as well as the unique Preventive Medicine Dissertations. This exhibition,<em> Medical Marvels</em>, highlights treasures from this Historical Collection, from pharmacy and phrenology, to dentistry and disease. Of particular note is the anatomical flap book by Johann Remmelin, printed in Holland in 1667; a second edition of Andreas Vesalius’s <em>The Fabric of the Body</em>, printed in 1555; and Bernhard Albinus’s <em>Tables of the Skeleton and Muscles of the Human Body</em>, printed in 1746. <br /><br />Other noteworthy items include works by medicos Edward Jenner, John Hunter, Francis Glisson, Thomas Willis, and William Smellie. For those interested in the history of medicine, the exhibition is a feast. This exhibition reflects scholarly engagement. Many of the books have been chosen by University of Otago academic staff, students, and librarians, who have used the books for their own research. We are particularly indebted to Professor Terence Doyle, Department of Medicine, and Professor Barbara Brookes, History Department. The first is an avid user of the historical collection; the second highlighted the importance of the Preventive Medicine dissertations.
Contributor
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Historical Collections, Health Sciences Library, University of Otago
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Title
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Medicine Amongst the Maoris in Ancient and Modern Times
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Peter Henry Buck
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1910
Identifier
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Hist. Coll. W4 B922
Type
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Books
Publisher
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Unpublished: PhD Thesis, University of New Zealand
Abstract
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Sir Peter Buck (Te Rangi Hīroa; 1877-1951, Ngāti Mutunga iwi), completed his medical training at the University of Otago in 1904. After a year as a house surgeon at Dunedin Hospital, he was appointed as Medical Officer to the Māori under Māui Pōmare. Buck was elected to Parliament in 1909; he served with distinction as a medical officer to the Māori contingent in WWI; and in 1921, he became Director of the Maori Hygiene Division in the newly created Department of Health. His studies in anthropology lead him to become Director at the Bishop Museum in Hawaii and a visiting Professor of Anthropology at Yale University. Buck was knighted in 1946. Here is his doctoral thesis, completed in 1910.
Medicine
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Title
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Medical Marvels: Treasures from the Health Sciences Library. Online exhibition
Creator
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Special Collections, University of Otago, Dunedin; Christy Ballard, Richard German, Terence Doyle, et al.
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
11th December, 2018
Abstract
A summary of the resource.
In 1929, the historical collection of the University of Otago’s Health Sciences (formerly Medical) Library was established with the donation of the famed Monro Collection. The over 450 volumes were owned by Alexander Monro, father (<em>primus</em>), son (<em>secundus</em>), and grandson (<em>tertius</em>), who were successively Professors of Anatomy at the University of Edinburgh, 1720-1846. <br /><br />Wonderful though the Monro Collection is, it comprises but a fraction of the total Health Sciences Library’s Historical Collections, some 100,000 plus volumes. These include 18th, 19th, and 20th century books and manuscripts, as well as the unique Preventive Medicine Dissertations. This exhibition,<em> Medical Marvels</em>, highlights treasures from this Historical Collection, from pharmacy and phrenology, to dentistry and disease. Of particular note is the anatomical flap book by Johann Remmelin, printed in Holland in 1667; a second edition of Andreas Vesalius’s <em>The Fabric of the Body</em>, printed in 1555; and Bernhard Albinus’s <em>Tables of the Skeleton and Muscles of the Human Body</em>, printed in 1746. <br /><br />Other noteworthy items include works by medicos Edward Jenner, John Hunter, Francis Glisson, Thomas Willis, and William Smellie. For those interested in the history of medicine, the exhibition is a feast. This exhibition reflects scholarly engagement. Many of the books have been chosen by University of Otago academic staff, students, and librarians, who have used the books for their own research. We are particularly indebted to Professor Terence Doyle, Department of Medicine, and Professor Barbara Brookes, History Department. The first is an avid user of the historical collection; the second highlighted the importance of the Preventive Medicine dissertations.
Contributor
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Historical Collections, Health Sciences Library, University of Otago
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Title
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A Thousand Dunedin Three Year Olds: A Multi-disciplinary Study of Child Development
Creator
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Phil A. Silva
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
July, 1976
Identifier
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Hist. Coll. WS103 S586
Type
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Reports
Publisher
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[Dunedin]
Abstract
A summary of the resource.
The world famous Dunedin Multidisciplinary Health and Development Study began with a cohort of babies born in Dunedin between 1st April 1972 and 31st March 1973. Over 1200 papers and reports have been published from this study. This unpublished report by Phil Silva, founder and then Director of the Study, was written for the Medical Research Council of New Zealand. It contains details on the 1037 participants who were followed up within a month of their third birthdays. The study is on-going, and the latest assessment is scheduled to finish in 2019. Participants are now aged 45 to 47.
Medicine
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418feb5aab589a359e72d19b45ea2209
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Title
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Medical Marvels: Treasures from the Health Sciences Library. Online exhibition
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Special Collections, University of Otago, Dunedin; Christy Ballard, Richard German, Terence Doyle, et al.
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
11th December, 2018
Abstract
A summary of the resource.
In 1929, the historical collection of the University of Otago’s Health Sciences (formerly Medical) Library was established with the donation of the famed Monro Collection. The over 450 volumes were owned by Alexander Monro, father (<em>primus</em>), son (<em>secundus</em>), and grandson (<em>tertius</em>), who were successively Professors of Anatomy at the University of Edinburgh, 1720-1846. <br /><br />Wonderful though the Monro Collection is, it comprises but a fraction of the total Health Sciences Library’s Historical Collections, some 100,000 plus volumes. These include 18th, 19th, and 20th century books and manuscripts, as well as the unique Preventive Medicine Dissertations. This exhibition,<em> Medical Marvels</em>, highlights treasures from this Historical Collection, from pharmacy and phrenology, to dentistry and disease. Of particular note is the anatomical flap book by Johann Remmelin, printed in Holland in 1667; a second edition of Andreas Vesalius’s <em>The Fabric of the Body</em>, printed in 1555; and Bernhard Albinus’s <em>Tables of the Skeleton and Muscles of the Human Body</em>, printed in 1746. <br /><br />Other noteworthy items include works by medicos Edward Jenner, John Hunter, Francis Glisson, Thomas Willis, and William Smellie. For those interested in the history of medicine, the exhibition is a feast. This exhibition reflects scholarly engagement. Many of the books have been chosen by University of Otago academic staff, students, and librarians, who have used the books for their own research. We are particularly indebted to Professor Terence Doyle, Department of Medicine, and Professor Barbara Brookes, History Department. The first is an avid user of the historical collection; the second highlighted the importance of the Preventive Medicine dissertations.
Contributor
An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource
Historical Collections, Health Sciences Library, University of Otago
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Title
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Prevention of Industrial Eye Injuries: A Survey of Preventive and Protective Aspects of Accidental Eye Injuries Arising from the Local Metal and Engineering Industry
Creator
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R.S. Croxson and M.D. Goddard
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1959
Identifier
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Storage: Preventive Medicine Dissertations Cro
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
Dissertations
Publisher
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Unpublished
Abstract
A summary of the resource.
‘Otago University Medical students R. Croxson and M. Goddard pulled no punches in describing the grisly eye injuries suffered by workers in the Dunedin Foreshore Industrial area in 1959. Their dissertation covered the health and safety precautions available in various metal working processes. Their main finding was that most of the workers did not wear safety goggles despite their high-risk employment. Unsurprisingly, they found that although numerous men experienced eye injuries few heeded this lesson and wore protective equipment. This dissertation is valuable as it displays the shifting attitude of everyday workers to health and safety from almost sixty years ago to now.’ Item chosen by Caitlin McDougall, student
Medicine
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2bb4f3eeba3853a3511de4e00eaee04e
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Title
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Medical Marvels: Treasures from the Health Sciences Library. Online exhibition
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Special Collections, University of Otago, Dunedin; Christy Ballard, Richard German, Terence Doyle, et al.
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
11th December, 2018
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In 1929, the historical collection of the University of Otago’s Health Sciences (formerly Medical) Library was established with the donation of the famed Monro Collection. The over 450 volumes were owned by Alexander Monro, father (<em>primus</em>), son (<em>secundus</em>), and grandson (<em>tertius</em>), who were successively Professors of Anatomy at the University of Edinburgh, 1720-1846. <br /><br />Wonderful though the Monro Collection is, it comprises but a fraction of the total Health Sciences Library’s Historical Collections, some 100,000 plus volumes. These include 18th, 19th, and 20th century books and manuscripts, as well as the unique Preventive Medicine Dissertations. This exhibition,<em> Medical Marvels</em>, highlights treasures from this Historical Collection, from pharmacy and phrenology, to dentistry and disease. Of particular note is the anatomical flap book by Johann Remmelin, printed in Holland in 1667; a second edition of Andreas Vesalius’s <em>The Fabric of the Body</em>, printed in 1555; and Bernhard Albinus’s <em>Tables of the Skeleton and Muscles of the Human Body</em>, printed in 1746. <br /><br />Other noteworthy items include works by medicos Edward Jenner, John Hunter, Francis Glisson, Thomas Willis, and William Smellie. For those interested in the history of medicine, the exhibition is a feast. This exhibition reflects scholarly engagement. Many of the books have been chosen by University of Otago academic staff, students, and librarians, who have used the books for their own research. We are particularly indebted to Professor Terence Doyle, Department of Medicine, and Professor Barbara Brookes, History Department. The first is an avid user of the historical collection; the second highlighted the importance of the Preventive Medicine dissertations.
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De Virorum Organis Generationi Inservientibus, de Clysteribus et de usu Siphonis in Anatomia
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Reinier de Graaf
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1668
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Health Sciences Historical Collection WZ250 G726 1668
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[Leiden]: Ex Officinia Hackiana
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Reinier de Graaf (1641-73) is known in modern medicine for the ‘Graafian follicle’, where the ovum develops in the ovary. De Graaf studied in Leiden together with Jan Swammerdam, Niels Stensen, and Frederich Ruysch under Franciscus Sylvius (1614-72), all prominent figures in the history of medicine. De Graaf was a close friend of the microscopist Antonie van Leeuwenhoek (1632-1723), but preferred to use an old school hand lens to study the gonads of the male and female. This drawing shows de Graaf’s dissection of the male epididymis, ‘a highly convoluted duct behind the testes along which sperm passes’, down to a single tubule seen in the lower right. The epididymis lies on top of the testes (Greek ‘epi’ means ‘on top of’ and ‘didymis’ means ‘twins’). De Graaf’s work predated van Leeuwenhoek’s discovery of the spermatozoa or sperm cell. De Graaf did, however, realize that the testes produced some substance necessary for pregnancy, and that it was transferred in some way by the epididymis. The English translation of this title reads: ‘On the use of the male organs of generation, of enemas and the use of syringes in anatomy.’
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