___]]> ___]]> ___]]> X-ray]]> [Hippocrates]]]> Books]]> [Percivall Pott]]]> Books]]> primus, secundus, and tertius. This lecture is on bursae, fluid-filled sacs that are part of the anatomy of every moveable (synovial) joint in our body. Here, the bursae of the upper arm (humerus) are described at both the shoulder and elbow. Bernhard Siegfried Albinus (1697–1770) was the first to observe these, but Monro secundus (1733-1817) does point out that Albinus did not observe all bursae present in the body. Monro also comments that the shoulder joint is the most frequently luxated (dislocated) joint, as it still is today, in for example, contact sports like rugby. Clinical anatomists at Otago continue to research bursae using the technologies of ultrasound and MRI.’ This item in chosen by Louisa Baillie, University of Otago]]> Alexander Monro secundus]]> Manuscripts]]> Alexander Read]]> Books]]>
This is the frontispiece of Vesalius’s 1555 work.
The coat of arms at the top features three weasels. The weasels are the insignia of the town of Wesel, where the Vesalius family lived.
Standing behind the dissected body, there is an articulated skeleton. This highlights Vesalius’s notion that the logical order of anatomical study was from the skeleton outwards.

The female cadaver is placed diagonally on the table so that there is room to show the various knives and a sponge used for dissection. Female cadavers were also hard to obtain so there is an element of bragging here by depicting one.

There are three robed figures (two on the left of the table, one almost hidden by the other, and the other on the right distracted by the dog) that surely represent Hippocrates, Aristotle, and Galen.

On the left hand-side of the dissected body stands Vesalius, who is looking straight at the ‘camera’. He has one hand on the corpse; the other points upwards, perhaps to the heavens.]]>
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putti (cherubs) and other mythical creatures carrying out the background activities required for dissections, such as acquiring cadavers and preparing skeletons. In this ‘Q’ initial, the putti are dissecting the neck of a pig. This is possibly in reference to a famous demonstration by Galen (129-210) who cut the laryngeal nerve (which controls the vocal cords) of a pig, thereby causing it to no longer squeal. The Fabrica was much concerned with correcting Galen’s anatomical errors.]]> Andreas Vesalius]]> Books]]> Antoine Laurent Lavoisier]]> Books]]> Antoine Schnapper]]> Books]]> Tabulae Sceleti et Musculorum Corporis Humani (Tables of the Skeleton and Muscles of the Human Body), a self-funded project. He commissioned the artist Jan Wandelaar (1690-1759) to assist. Wandelaar had a sense of humour. Many of the skeletal forms are executed against whimsical backgrounds; in this instance, the famed Indian rhinoceros Clara, who was displayed to crowds throughout Europe between 1741 and 1758. Here is the engraved frontal image, with Clara as the backdrop.]]> Bernard Siegfried Albinus]]> Books]]> Bernard Siegfried Albinus]]> Books]]> Bernhard Siegfried Albinus]]> Books]]> latissimus colli) muscle in dissections (see figure XVI). This is because the platysma, found in the neck, is a thin-layered muscle with fibres difficult to distinctly separate from adjoining tissues. There is often variation. Much time would have been taken in dissection and the precise documentation of the platysma’s coursing and regions of insertion. The ideal conditions for dissection were found in cool, well ventilated rooms. Because there were no preservatives in Albinus’s day, the decay of each cadaver was rapid.]]> Bernhard Siegfried Albinus]]> Books]]> Cesare Lombroso]]> Books]]> L’Uomo delinquente (Criminal Man; first edition, 1876). Clearly inspired by Darwin’s notion of evolution, Lombroso argued that criminals were throwbacks, born not made, and always exhibited empirically observable physical abnormalities. Lombroso’s theories appealed because they made the study of crime into an empirical science, as opposed to the abstract philosophy of classical 18th century criminology. It is no surprise then that Criminal Man went through five editions in the author’s lifetime. Lombroso’s theory of ‘the criminal man’ has not stood the test of time, underlining the notion that nearly all brilliant social insights are intrinsically tied to their particular historical context.’ Item chosen by Mark Seymour, History, University of Otago]]> Cesare Lombroso. Translated by Mary Gibson and Nicole Hahn Rafter, with translation assistance from Mark Seymour]]> Books]]> Smallpox was published in 1962. Comprehensive and illustrated, this work became the standard textbook for a disease that was still endemic in many parts of the world. Although mass vaccination was the usual method for smallpox control, Dixon favoured, and had earlier used, a more focused approach. This was case-finding and limited ‘ring’ vaccination. This strategy was adopted by the World Health Organisation’s successful Intensified Smallpox Eradication Programme. Dixon’s contribution, however, was under-acknowledged in the official record of the programme.’ Item chosen by Sue Heydon, Pharmacy, University of Otago]]> Cyril William Dixon]]> Books]]> Notomie is a copy of the seventh figure from Andreas Vesalius’s De Humani Corporis Fabrica. The illustration top left is a dissected diaphragm with the two crural (leg-like in shape) attachments. The larger of the two holes is for the oesophagus and the smaller for the vena cava. However, they have been incorrectly transposed (the oesophagus should be on the left and vena cava on the right), as this and all the other illustrations in the work are mirror image copies of Vesalius’ originals. The ‘D.B.S.’ stands for Domenico Bonaveri Sculpsit. Bonaveri was the engraver.]]> Domenico Bonaveri]]> Books]]> The strong, energised, naturalistic poses of the men figured in the drawings have come from cadavers. There is a compelling and disturbing juxtaposition of gross detail and energy, even in the way the skeleton crosses its legs. The most disturbing image within is the engraving of the body of a man suspended from the gallows. It’s a gruesome and fascinating book.’ ]]> Domenico Bonaveri]]> Books]]> Abortion in England, 1900-1967 (1988).' This item was chosen by Professor Barbara Brookes, University of Otago]]> Donald McAllister]]> Dissertations]]> Dorothy Page]]> Books]]> ]]> Dorothy Page]]> Books]]> ]]> Dorothy Page]]> Books]]> Dorothy Page]]> Books]]> ]]> Dorothy Page]]> Books]]>