Stories
- Article
Duelling doctors
An enduring enthusiasm for 18th-century gentlemen to defend their ‘honour’ by duelling placed doctors in a delicate position. Specially when they faced being shot themselves.
- Article
Black pepper to fuel fiery fights and cure haemorrhoids
This common condiment was once very valuable and, until surprisingly recently, used as a versatile medicine.
- Interview
Inside the minds of Teeth’s two curators, James Peto and Emily Scott-Dearing
James Peto and Emily Scott-Dearing talk visceral reactions, their interactions and object extractions.
- Article
The blight of the ballooning blood vessels
In 1817 an emergency operation on a London porter was hailed a ‘success’ despite the patient’s swift demise. Find out how this case became a landmark in vascular surgery.
Catalogue
- Books
John Hunter.
Date: 1928]- Books
John Hunter / [Jessie Dobson].
Dobson, Jessie, 1906-1984.Date: 1969- Books
John Hunter / [Stephen Roodhouse Gloyne].
Gloyne, S. Roodhouse (Stephen Roodhouse)Date: 1950- Books
John Hunter / by Victor Robinson.
Robinson, Victor, 1886-1947.Date: 1929- Pictures
John Hunter, father of William and John Hunter. Oil painting by James Hunter.
Hunter, James, 1715-1745.Reference: 45675i