Stories
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The secret hystery of a womb
A Renaissance image of a caesarean section inspired Anna Blundy to recount the story of a hidden, perhaps mysterious part of her body.
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Getting under the skin
Before the invention of X-ray in 1895 there was really only one way to accurately study the human body, and that was to cut it open.
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Wonder years
The confusion and secrecy surrounding his condition seriously affected Chris’s mental health, blighting his teenage years. But somehow he began to hope and plan for the future.
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The painter, the psychiatrist and a fashion for hysteria
A dramatic painting brings a famous event in medical history alive. But it also tells a tale about the health preoccupations of the time.
Catalogue
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Anatomy theatre - plan & elevation at Padua
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Anatomy theatre at Padua - plan & elevation
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Leiden, the Netherlands: the University, Anatomy theatre, Botanic garden, Lakenhal, city and two portraits of Counts. Line engraving.
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A view of the Anatomy theatre and University buildings, Bonn, Germany. Line engraving by E. Grünewald after B. Kundeshagen.
Kundeshagen, B.Reference: 15620i- Pictures
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Anatomy Theatre, Leiden, the Netherlands. Line engraving.
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