Stories
- Article
Printing the body
The 18th century saw multiple technical developments in both printing and medicine. Colourful collaborations ensued – to the benefit of growing ranks of medical students.
- Article
The island of unclaimed bodies
In New York, those who live and die on the extreme edges of society are buried on an isolated island, often forgotten and unmourned. But recent legal changes aim to reduce stigma and restore their dignity.
- Article
What is hysteria?
Hysteria has long been associated with fanciful myths, but its history reveals how it has been used to control women’s behaviour and bodies
- Interview
Inside the mind of Ayurvedic Man’s curator, Bárbara Rodriguez Muñoz
The choices a curator makes – what goes in? what stays out? why? – are often as fascinating as the exhibition itself.
Catalogue
- Archives and manuscripts
The Surgical Section
Date: C. 1692Reference: MS.MSL.3/2Part of: Lectures on Anatomy and Surgery- Pictures
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Muscles of the neck, ear, eye, and lower limb: ten figures. Coloured drawing, 18--.
Date: [between 1800 and 1899]Reference: 678496iPart of: Human anatomy. Album of watercolours and drawings, 18--.- Archives and manuscripts
Anatomy: 19th cent.
Date: 1834Reference: MS.944- Books
Surgical anatomy of the human body / by John B. Deaver.
Deaver, John B. (John Blair), 1855-1931.Date: ©1926-1927- Books
Surgical anatomy of the human body / by John B. Deaver.
Deaver, John B. (John Blair), 1855-1931Date: 1927