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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
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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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Tables of the Skeleton and Muscles of the Human Body. Translated from Latin
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Bernard Siegfried Albinus
Date
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1746
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Hist. Coll. WE17 A337
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Books
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London: Woodfall
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In 1747, the German anatomist Bernhard Siegfried Albinus (1697-1770) made his mark by producing his <em>Tabulae Sceleti et Musculorum Corporis Humani</em> (<em>Tables of the Skeleton and Muscles of the Human Body</em>), 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.
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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Tables of the Skeleton and Muscles of the Human Body. Translated from Latin
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Bernard Siegfried Albinus
Date
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1746
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Hist. Coll. WE17 A337
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Books
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London: Woodfall
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Clara, the rhinoceros, was a true superstar, and according to historical records, she enjoyed ‘a good quantity of wine and spirituous liquors’ as well as beer, oranges, and tobacco smoke blown up her nose. Indeed, ‘rhino-mania’ hit Europe: there were medals cast in her honour, poems written addressed to her, and in Paris, even a whimsical hair-style was named after her. Here Clara is contrasted with Albinus’s human form.
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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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
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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
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
Creator
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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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Pinax Microcosmographicus
Creator
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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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PInax Microcosmographicus
Creator
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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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Culpeper’s English Physician; and Complete Herbal. 12th ed.
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Nicholas Culpeper
Date
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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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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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A Mechanical Account of Poisons
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Richard Mead
Date
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1702
Identifier
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Health Sciences Historical Collection QVB M479
Type
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Books
Publisher
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London: Printed by J.R. for Ralph South
Abstract
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Richard Mead (1673-1754) was well qualified in medicine (Leiden and Padua), and was court physician to Queen Anne and George II. A noted figure in Georgian London, he was particularly interested in infection and poisons, presenting papers to the Royal Society of which he was a Fellow. After his death, Mead’s home in Bloomsbury became the foundation of the Great Ormond St. Hospital for Children. Also in the Health Sciences Library’s historical collection is Mead’s <em>On the Influence of the Sun and Moon upon Human Bodies and the Diseases Arising Therefrom</em> (1704). This page refers to the anatomy of vipers.
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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Title
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Pharmacopoeia Londinensis; or, the New London Dispensatory. 5th ed.
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William Salmon
Date
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1696
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Health Sciences Historical Collection QVC S172
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Books
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London: Printed by J. Dawks
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Although he styled himself ‘Professor of Physick’, William Salmon (1644-1713) had no known medical training, and probably learned his trade from a travelling charlatan. Apart from medicine, he was a prolific writer on a wide range of subjects, including botany, cooking, and art. This was because he compiled and plagiarised the work of others. Salmon emphasised practice over theory, and was a leading figure in the apothecaries’ push to break the College of Physicians’ monopoly of medical practice. As noted on the title-page, this book was intended ‘for the Publick Good’, and is an English translation of the College’s Latin <em>Pharmacopoeia</em>.
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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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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Title
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Tractatus de Rachitide sive Morbo Puerili
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Francis Glisson
Date
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1682
Identifier
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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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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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Tractatus de Ventriculo et Intestinis
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Francis Glisson
Date
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1677
Identifier
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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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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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Degeneration and Regeneration of the Nervous System. Vol. II. (Chosen by Dr Ruth Napper, Anatomy, University of Otago)
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Santiago Ramón y Cajal
Date
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1928
Identifier
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Health Sciences Historical Collection WL102 R175
Type
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Books
Publisher
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London: Oxford University Press
Abstract
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Santiago Ramón y Cajal’s (1852-1934) publications usually contain captivating images. These detailed line drawings, based on Golgi stained nervous tissue, show the complexity and apparent simplicity of this tissue. Cajal’s work allow us to marvel at his insight as he describes the process of change occurring to nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord following damage, as in this image. Nearly 100 years ago he discovered that the cells of the brain, after surviving damage, are able to change, with some brain regions more capable of change than others. This is an area of neuroscience now known as neuroplasticity. Today images like this are achieved with sophisticated ‘state of the art’ microscopical methods and equipment. Cajal’s research was ground-breaking for his time.
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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The Anatomy of the Brain and Nerves (facsimile)
Creator
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Thomas Willis
Date
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1978
Identifier
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Health Sciences Historical Collection WL101 W735
Type
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Books
Publisher
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Birmingham, Alabama: Classics of Medicine Library
Abstract
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Thomas Willis (1621-1675), a physician and Professor of Natural Philosophy at Oxford, is known as the ‘Father of Neuroscience’. He coined the term ‘neurology’ in this book, first published in 1664. In the illustration of the base of the brain shown here (drawn by his friend, the multi-talented Sir Christopher Wren (1632-1723)), we see the dark vessels of what is now known as the arterial ‘Circle of Willis’. Willis belonged to the ‘iatrochemical school’ which tried to explain physiology in chemical terms, as opposed to the more popular mechanical theories of the time.
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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Notomie di Titiano
Creator
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Domenico Bonaveri
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1670
Identifier
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Health Sciences Historical Collection WZ405 BS23
Type
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Books
Publisher
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Bologna
Abstract
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This image in Bonaveri's <em>Notom</em>ie is a copy of the seventh figure from Andreas Vesalius’s <em>De Humani Corporis Fabrica</em>. 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.
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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Notomie di Titiano (Chosen by Rachel Connor, MA student, University of Otago)
Creator
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Domenico Bonaveri
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1670
Identifier
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Health Sciences Historical Collection WZ405 BS23
Type
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Books
Publisher
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Bologna
Abstract
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‘This is a book of engravings of remarkably lively dead people. The skeletons and musclemen have an unnerving, rangy energy that stays in the mind long after you put the book away. Early in the book, a skeleton leans on a tomb, crossing his ankles and contemplates a skull. Male figures displaying layers of musculature stride across miniature landscapes like Gargantua.
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.’
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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Traité Élémentaire de Chimie. 2nd ed. Vol. I
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Antoine Laurent Lavoisier
Date
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1793
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Health Sciences Historical Collection QDA L414
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Books
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Paris: Cuchet
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Although Antoine Laurent Lavoisier (1743-1794) did not discover oxygen, he did name it ‘oxygene’ (1778) – meaning ‘acid maker’. His greatest contribution to chemistry was to show that the processes of combustion and calcination result from the combination with oxygen. This was against contemporary thought by Joseph Priestley and others who advocated the ‘phlogiston’ theory. Lavoisier also introduced precise measurement into the study of chemistry in support of his theories. This illustration shows some of his apparatus for the collection and measurement of gases.
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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Experiments and Observations Relating to Various Branches of Natural Philosophy
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Joseph Priestley
Date
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1779
Type
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Books
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London: [Printed] for J. Johnson
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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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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
Identifier
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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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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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De Humani Corporis Fabrica
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Andreas Vesalius
Date
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1555
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Monro M306
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Books
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[Basel: Johannes Oporinus]
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This is an original second edition of Andreas Vesalius’s work De Humani Corporis Fabrica, printed in 1555. Vesalius (1514-64) began his studies at Leuven in 1529 and then went to Paris to focus on medicine in 1533. In 1537, he moved to Padua in Northern Italy and, the day after he graduated, became a lecturer in surgery and anatomy. At age 24, he freed himself from traditional Galenic methods of studying anatomy, and argued that anatomy be learnt through ‘hands on experience’ and visible proof. At age 28, he completed this work. The engraver of the illustrations in Vesalius's volume is unknown, and it has been suggested that the illustrations were copied directly onto the woodblocks and therefore the published images are mirrored. <br /><br /><em>This is the frontispiece of Vesalius’s 1555 work. </em><br /><em>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. </em><br /><em>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. </em><br /><br /><em>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. </em><br /><br /><em>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. </em><br /><br /><em>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.</em>
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
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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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De Virorum Organis Generationi Inservientibus, de Clysteribus et de usu Siphonis in Anatomia
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Reinier de Graaf
Date
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1668
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Health Sciences Historical Collection WZ250 G726 1668
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Books
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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.’
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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Exercitationes de Generatione Animalium
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William Harvey
Date
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1651
Identifier
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Health Sciences Historical Collection WZ250 H342 1651
Type
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Books
Publisher
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[Amsterdam]: Joannem Ravesteynium
Abstract
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Although William Harvey (1578-1657) is best remembered for discovering the circulation of the blood, he also studied embryology. <em>Exercitationes de Generatione Animalium</em>, published in 1651, summarizes his work. In it, he discusses conception, embryogenesis, and spontaneous generation. In the frontispiece, we see Zeus opening an egg out of which everything springs: plants, fish, snakes, birds, as well as humans.
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 Treatise on the Theory and Practice of Midwifery. 3rd ed. corrected
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William Smellie
Date
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1756
Identifier
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Health Sciences Historical Collection WQA S638
Type
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Books
Publisher
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London: Printed for D. Wilson and T. Durham
Abstract
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William Smellie (1697-1763) has been called the ‘Father of British Obstetrics’. After an apprenticeship to an apothecary in Scotland, he went to sea as a surgeon’s mate. Smellie then moved to London and specialised in midwifery. He was a teacher to William Hunter (1718-83), the leading obstetrician of the Georgian period. Smellie was a strong believer in non-interference where possible, and the first to describe resuscitation of the newborn by blowing into its lungs. Here, he is describing the effects of rickets in softening the pelvic bones leading to deformity that can interfere with childbirth.
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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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
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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
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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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A General Survey of the Problem of Criminal Abortion, and Material from an Interview with a Criminal Abortionist
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Donald McAllister
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1942
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Storage: Preventive Medicine Dissertations McA
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Dissertations
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Unpublished
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‘In 1976, Professor Cyril Dixon, Head of the Department of Preventive and Social Medicine at the University of Otago, handed me this Preventive Medicine Dissertation. I was 21, working on a History dissertation on abortion in the 1930s. Donald McAllister’s dissertation, written in 1942, provided a source I never imagined existed: an interview with a "backstreet" abortionist. Through it, I learnt of the desperation of the mainly married women who would have abortions performed in the back of the abortionist’s car. The abortionist knew his anatomy, about sterilising his implements, (a no.8 gum elastic catheter, slightly modified), and how to protect his identity (by performing his services in the dark). I spoke to Dr McAllister and I was fascinated by his insights into the murky, undercover world of backstreet abortion. I will always be grateful for Dixon’s recommendation of the Preventive Medicine dissertations, which provide unparalleled insights into many aspects of everyday life. McAllister’s work opened up a new world to me. I went on to publish my PhD as <em>Abortion in England, 1900-1967</em> (1988).' This item was chosen by Professor Barbara Brookes, University of Otago
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