Stories
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Illuminated manuscripts, illuminating medicines
From rare bugs to exorbitantly priced plant parts, find out more about the artistic and medical uses of pigments from the past.
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A medieval guide to practical magic
With few sources of effective help available when treating an injured patient, the medieval physician could instead stage a healing ceremony using a practical how-to guide he carried with him.
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Remote diagnosis from wee to the Web
Medical practice might have moved on from when patients posted flasks of their urine for doctors to taste, but telehealth today keeps up the tradition of remote diagnosis – to our possible detriment.
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Would you like to buy a dinosaur?
Two remarkable letters and a drawing of a plesiosaur by Mary Anning offer a tantalising portal into the exciting world of fossil hunting and discovery of the 1800s.
Catalogue
- Archives and manuscripts
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Composite manuscript of medical works in Italian and Latin (Miscellanea Medica I)
Date: Early 14th century - Late 17th CenturyReference: MS.531- Archives and manuscripts
Art in Madness - Early Patient Artwork
Date: 1843-c.1867Reference: DGH1/7/3/1Part of: Records of Crichton Royal Hospital- Archives and manuscripts
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William Bartholomew - Theme on Punch - Pandemonium
Date: c.1875Reference: DGH1/7/3/1/23Part of: Records of Crichton Royal Hospital- Archives and manuscripts
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William Bartholomew - Cake Month - ain't it ridik'lus?
Date: 1861Reference: DGH1/7/3/1/17Part of: Records of Crichton Royal Hospital- Archives and manuscripts
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William Bartholomew - Sketch of Three Gentlemen
Date: c.1860Reference: DGH1/7/3/1/25Part of: Records of Crichton Royal Hospital