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Plate XLIX. Plate XLIX. Various surgical treatments on the eyelid and eyeball (etropion, pterygium, artifical pupil, and staphyloma).

Plate XLIX. Various surgical treatments on the eye.

Leaflet advertising the image collection and services of Wellcome Images, part of the Wellcome Library in the Wellcome Collection (183 Euston Road, London), dealing in images on the history of mediciine, contemporary healthcare, social history, biomedical science and clinical medicine.

Make us gasp with your images / Wellcome Images.

Plate LVI. Surgical technique for the removal of the mammary gland.

Plate LVI. Surgery for the removal of the mammary gland.

Plate LXVII. Surgical technique for lithotomy (the removal of a bladder stone). Bilateral and vesico-rectal operation.

Plate LXVII. Surgical technique for lithotomy.

Plate LXV. Surgical technique for the puncture of the bladder.

Plate LXV. Surgical anatomy for the puncture of the bladder.

Plate LVIII. Surgical technique for the repair of a hernia.

Medical Heritage Library

A catalogue of the models of diseases of the skin in the museum of Guy's Hospital, arranged according to the classification of Willan and Bateman / by S. O. Habershon.

Anatomy for artists / by John Marshall ; illustrated by two hundred original drawings by J.S. Cuthbert.

This achingly jawdropping book follows the evolution of dentistry throughout the world from the Bronze Age to the present day, presenting captivating and grim illustrations of the tools and techniques of dentistry through the ages. Organized chronologically, The Smile Stealers interleaves beautiful and gruesome technical illustrations and paintings from the Wellcome Collection's unique archive of material from Europe, America and the Far East with seven authoritative and eloquent themed articles from medical historian Richard Barnett. A comprehensive review of the development of the trade and discipline of dentistry, it covers topics as diverse as the very first dentures (produced by the Etruscans in the seventh century bce); the smile revolution in 18th-century portraiture; and the role of dentistry in forensic science - all in one beautifully illustrated volume. Extending the cult of the medically macabre begun by its predecessors The Sick Rose and Crucial Interventions, The Smile Stealers is guaranteed to appeal to lovers of the horrific and the beautiful alike as it probes the growth of dentistry - from pulling out bad teeth to reconstructing jaws, and from painful action to pain-free interventions and the pursuit of the perfect smile.

255 pages : illustrations (chiefly colour) ; 25 cm

The smile stealers : the fine + foul art of dentistry / Richard Barnett.

Booklet of 8 postcards featuring images from image collection of Wellcome Images, part of the Wellcome Library in the Wellcome Collection (183 Euston Road, London), dealing in images on the history of mediciine, contemporary healthcare, social history, biomedical science and clinical medicine.

1 folded sheet (20 pages) : color illustrations ; 15 cm

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Plate XLIX. Various surgical treatments on the eye.

Make us gasp with your images / Wellcome Images.

Plate LVI. Surgery for the removal of the mammary gland.

Plate LXVII. Surgical technique for lithotomy.

Plate LXV. Surgical anatomy for the puncture of the bladder.

Plate LVIII. Surgical technique for the repair of a hernia.

A catalogue of the models of diseases of the skin in the museum of Guy's Hospital, arranged according to the classification of Willan and Bateman / by S. O. Habershon.

Anatomy for artists / by John Marshall ; illustrated by two hundred original drawings by J.S. Cuthbert.

The smile stealers : the fine + foul art of dentistry / Richard Barnett.

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Make us gasp with your images / Wellcome Images.

Plate LVI. Surgery for the removal of the mammary gland.

Plate LXVII. Surgical technique for lithotomy.

Plate LXV. Surgical anatomy for the puncture of the bladder.

Plate LVIII. Surgical technique for the repair of a hernia.

A catalogue of the models of diseases of the skin in the museum of Guy's Hospital, arranged according to the classification of Willan and Bateman / by S. O. Habershon.

Anatomy for artists / by John Marshall ; illustrated by two hundred original drawings by J.S. Cuthbert.

The smile stealers : the fine + foul art of dentistry / Richard Barnett.

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