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Medical Marvels: Treasures from the Health Sciences Library. Online exhibition
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Special Collections, University of Otago, Dunedin; Christy Ballard, Richard German, Terence Doyle, et al.
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11th December, 2018
Abstract
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In 1929, the historical collection of the University of Otago’s Health Sciences (formerly Medical) Library was established with the donation of the famed Monro Collection. The over 450 volumes were owned by Alexander Monro, father (<em>primus</em>), son (<em>secundus</em>), and grandson (<em>tertius</em>), who were successively Professors of Anatomy at the University of Edinburgh, 1720-1846. <br /><br />Wonderful though the Monro Collection is, it comprises but a fraction of the total Health Sciences Library’s Historical Collections, some 100,000 plus volumes. These include 18th, 19th, and 20th century books and manuscripts, as well as the unique Preventive Medicine Dissertations. This exhibition,<em> Medical Marvels</em>, highlights treasures from this Historical Collection, from pharmacy and phrenology, to dentistry and disease. Of particular note is the anatomical flap book by Johann Remmelin, printed in Holland in 1667; a second edition of Andreas Vesalius’s <em>The Fabric of the Body</em>, printed in 1555; and Bernhard Albinus’s <em>Tables of the Skeleton and Muscles of the Human Body</em>, printed in 1746. <br /><br />Other noteworthy items include works by medicos Edward Jenner, John Hunter, Francis Glisson, Thomas Willis, and William Smellie. For those interested in the history of medicine, the exhibition is a feast. This exhibition reflects scholarly engagement. Many of the books have been chosen by University of Otago academic staff, students, and librarians, who have used the books for their own research. We are particularly indebted to Professor Terence Doyle, Department of Medicine, and Professor Barbara Brookes, History Department. The first is an avid user of the historical collection; the second highlighted the importance of the Preventive Medicine dissertations.
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Historical Collections, Health Sciences Library, University of Otago
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An Account of the Foxglove and some of its Medicinal Uses: With Practical Remarks on Dropsy and other Diseases (facsimile)
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William Withering
Date
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1968
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Hist. Coll. QV153 W823
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Books
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London: Broomleigh Press
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In 1542, the German physician and botanist, Leonard Fuchs (1501-66), gave the plant foxglove the name <em>digitalis</em>. He thought it looked like a <em>Fingerhu</em>t, or thimble, so he latinized it to <em>digitalis</em>. This perennial is often used to control heart rates. Withering wrote: ‘The leaves – If well dried they readily rub down to a beautiful green powder . . . I give to adults, from one to three grains of this powder twice a day.’
Medicine
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Medical Marvels: Treasures from the Health Sciences Library. Online exhibition
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Special Collections, University of Otago, Dunedin; Christy Ballard, Richard German, Terence Doyle, et al.
Date
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11th December, 2018
Abstract
A summary of the resource.
In 1929, the historical collection of the University of Otago’s Health Sciences (formerly Medical) Library was established with the donation of the famed Monro Collection. The over 450 volumes were owned by Alexander Monro, father (<em>primus</em>), son (<em>secundus</em>), and grandson (<em>tertius</em>), who were successively Professors of Anatomy at the University of Edinburgh, 1720-1846. <br /><br />Wonderful though the Monro Collection is, it comprises but a fraction of the total Health Sciences Library’s Historical Collections, some 100,000 plus volumes. These include 18th, 19th, and 20th century books and manuscripts, as well as the unique Preventive Medicine Dissertations. This exhibition,<em> Medical Marvels</em>, highlights treasures from this Historical Collection, from pharmacy and phrenology, to dentistry and disease. Of particular note is the anatomical flap book by Johann Remmelin, printed in Holland in 1667; a second edition of Andreas Vesalius’s <em>The Fabric of the Body</em>, printed in 1555; and Bernhard Albinus’s <em>Tables of the Skeleton and Muscles of the Human Body</em>, printed in 1746. <br /><br />Other noteworthy items include works by medicos Edward Jenner, John Hunter, Francis Glisson, Thomas Willis, and William Smellie. For those interested in the history of medicine, the exhibition is a feast. This exhibition reflects scholarly engagement. Many of the books have been chosen by University of Otago academic staff, students, and librarians, who have used the books for their own research. We are particularly indebted to Professor Terence Doyle, Department of Medicine, and Professor Barbara Brookes, History Department. The first is an avid user of the historical collection; the second highlighted the importance of the Preventive Medicine dissertations.
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Historical Collections, Health Sciences Library, University of Otago
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An Account of the Foxglove and Some of its Medicinal Uses: With Practical Remarks on Dropsy and other Diseases (facsimile)
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William Withering
Date
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[1968]
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Hist. Coll. QV153 W823
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Books
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London: Broomsleigh Press
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Birmingham physician William Withering (1741-1799) was a keen botanist, geologist, and friend of Erasmus Darwin. Withering investigated the well-known folk remedy of using fox-glove tea to relieve the symptoms of heart failure. He recognised that there was an active ingredient, which he called <em>digitalis</em>. In Case XLII above, where the patient had pulmonary tuberculosis, there was no relief. In another treatment recorded, Case XLIII, Withering had some success.
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Medical Marvels: Treasures from the Health Sciences Library. Online exhibition
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Special Collections, University of Otago, Dunedin; Christy Ballard, Richard German, Terence Doyle, et al.
Date
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11th December, 2018
Abstract
A summary of the resource.
In 1929, the historical collection of the University of Otago’s Health Sciences (formerly Medical) Library was established with the donation of the famed Monro Collection. The over 450 volumes were owned by Alexander Monro, father (<em>primus</em>), son (<em>secundus</em>), and grandson (<em>tertius</em>), who were successively Professors of Anatomy at the University of Edinburgh, 1720-1846. <br /><br />Wonderful though the Monro Collection is, it comprises but a fraction of the total Health Sciences Library’s Historical Collections, some 100,000 plus volumes. These include 18th, 19th, and 20th century books and manuscripts, as well as the unique Preventive Medicine Dissertations. This exhibition,<em> Medical Marvels</em>, highlights treasures from this Historical Collection, from pharmacy and phrenology, to dentistry and disease. Of particular note is the anatomical flap book by Johann Remmelin, printed in Holland in 1667; a second edition of Andreas Vesalius’s <em>The Fabric of the Body</em>, printed in 1555; and Bernhard Albinus’s <em>Tables of the Skeleton and Muscles of the Human Body</em>, printed in 1746. <br /><br />Other noteworthy items include works by medicos Edward Jenner, John Hunter, Francis Glisson, Thomas Willis, and William Smellie. For those interested in the history of medicine, the exhibition is a feast. This exhibition reflects scholarly engagement. Many of the books have been chosen by University of Otago academic staff, students, and librarians, who have used the books for their own research. We are particularly indebted to Professor Terence Doyle, Department of Medicine, and Professor Barbara Brookes, History Department. The first is an avid user of the historical collection; the second highlighted the importance of the Preventive Medicine dissertations.
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Historical Collections, Health Sciences Library, University of Otago
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A Treatise on the Theory and Practice of Midwifery. 3rd ed. corrected
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William Smellie
Date
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1756
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Health Sciences Historical Collection WQA S638
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Books
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London: Printed for D. Wilson and T. Durham
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William Smellie (1697-1763) has been called the ‘Father of British Obstetrics’. After an apprenticeship to an apothecary in Scotland, he went to sea as a surgeon’s mate. Smellie then moved to London and specialised in midwifery. He was a teacher to William Hunter (1718-83), the leading obstetrician of the Georgian period. Smellie was a strong believer in non-interference where possible, and the first to describe resuscitation of the newborn by blowing into its lungs. Here, he is describing the effects of rickets in softening the pelvic bones leading to deformity that can interfere with childbirth.
Medicine
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Medical Marvels: Treasures from the Health Sciences Library. Online exhibition
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Special Collections, University of Otago, Dunedin; Christy Ballard, Richard German, Terence Doyle, et al.
Date
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11th December, 2018
Abstract
A summary of the resource.
In 1929, the historical collection of the University of Otago’s Health Sciences (formerly Medical) Library was established with the donation of the famed Monro Collection. The over 450 volumes were owned by Alexander Monro, father (<em>primus</em>), son (<em>secundus</em>), and grandson (<em>tertius</em>), who were successively Professors of Anatomy at the University of Edinburgh, 1720-1846. <br /><br />Wonderful though the Monro Collection is, it comprises but a fraction of the total Health Sciences Library’s Historical Collections, some 100,000 plus volumes. These include 18th, 19th, and 20th century books and manuscripts, as well as the unique Preventive Medicine Dissertations. This exhibition,<em> Medical Marvels</em>, highlights treasures from this Historical Collection, from pharmacy and phrenology, to dentistry and disease. Of particular note is the anatomical flap book by Johann Remmelin, printed in Holland in 1667; a second edition of Andreas Vesalius’s <em>The Fabric of the Body</em>, printed in 1555; and Bernhard Albinus’s <em>Tables of the Skeleton and Muscles of the Human Body</em>, printed in 1746. <br /><br />Other noteworthy items include works by medicos Edward Jenner, John Hunter, Francis Glisson, Thomas Willis, and William Smellie. For those interested in the history of medicine, the exhibition is a feast. This exhibition reflects scholarly engagement. Many of the books have been chosen by University of Otago academic staff, students, and librarians, who have used the books for their own research. We are particularly indebted to Professor Terence Doyle, Department of Medicine, and Professor Barbara Brookes, History Department. The first is an avid user of the historical collection; the second highlighted the importance of the Preventive Medicine dissertations.
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Historical Collections, Health Sciences Library, University of Otago
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Title
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Pharmacopoeia Londinensis; or, the New London Dispensatory. 5th ed.
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William Salmon
Date
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1696
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Health Sciences Historical Collection QVC S172
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Books
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London: Printed by J. Dawks
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Although he styled himself ‘Professor of Physick’, William Salmon (1644-1713) had no known medical training, and probably learned his trade from a travelling charlatan. Apart from medicine, he was a prolific writer on a wide range of subjects, including botany, cooking, and art. This was because he compiled and plagiarised the work of others. Salmon emphasised practice over theory, and was a leading figure in the apothecaries’ push to break the College of Physicians’ monopoly of medical practice. As noted on the title-page, this book was intended ‘for the Publick Good’, and is an English translation of the College’s Latin <em>Pharmacopoeia</em>.
Medicine
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Medical Marvels: Treasures from the Health Sciences Library. Online exhibition
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Special Collections, University of Otago, Dunedin; Christy Ballard, Richard German, Terence Doyle, et al.
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
11th December, 2018
Abstract
A summary of the resource.
In 1929, the historical collection of the University of Otago’s Health Sciences (formerly Medical) Library was established with the donation of the famed Monro Collection. The over 450 volumes were owned by Alexander Monro, father (<em>primus</em>), son (<em>secundus</em>), and grandson (<em>tertius</em>), who were successively Professors of Anatomy at the University of Edinburgh, 1720-1846. <br /><br />Wonderful though the Monro Collection is, it comprises but a fraction of the total Health Sciences Library’s Historical Collections, some 100,000 plus volumes. These include 18th, 19th, and 20th century books and manuscripts, as well as the unique Preventive Medicine Dissertations. This exhibition,<em> Medical Marvels</em>, highlights treasures from this Historical Collection, from pharmacy and phrenology, to dentistry and disease. Of particular note is the anatomical flap book by Johann Remmelin, printed in Holland in 1667; a second edition of Andreas Vesalius’s <em>The Fabric of the Body</em>, printed in 1555; and Bernhard Albinus’s <em>Tables of the Skeleton and Muscles of the Human Body</em>, printed in 1746. <br /><br />Other noteworthy items include works by medicos Edward Jenner, John Hunter, Francis Glisson, Thomas Willis, and William Smellie. For those interested in the history of medicine, the exhibition is a feast. This exhibition reflects scholarly engagement. Many of the books have been chosen by University of Otago academic staff, students, and librarians, who have used the books for their own research. We are particularly indebted to Professor Terence Doyle, Department of Medicine, and Professor Barbara Brookes, History Department. The first is an avid user of the historical collection; the second highlighted the importance of the Preventive Medicine dissertations.
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Historical Collections, Health Sciences Library, University of Otago
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Title
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Medical Commentaries. Part I. Containing a Plain and Direct Answer to Professor Monro Jr.
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William Hunter
Date
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1762
Identifier
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Monro M142
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Books
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London: Printed by A. Hamilton
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‘In Britain in the 1700s, when mysticism and quackery were part of established medicine, two families dominated: the Monros in Edinburgh, and Hunters in London. John Hunter challenged contemporary medical opinions by advocating the need for observation and experiment in diagnosis and treatment. His own works contained thousands of anatomical dissections of the human body, and an astounding range of animals: birds, fish, amphibians, worms. Obtaining human bodies for dissection was problematic as the law strictly limited numbers available annually. Hunter, like others, was famously remembered for purchasing bodies fresh from the gallows, and body snatching from graves. Publications like this one, plunge us into the professional rivalries of that time.’ Item chosen by Louisa Baillie, University of Otago
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Title
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Medical Marvels: Treasures from the Health Sciences Library. Online exhibition
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Special Collections, University of Otago, Dunedin; Christy Ballard, Richard German, Terence Doyle, et al.
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
11th December, 2018
Abstract
A summary of the resource.
In 1929, the historical collection of the University of Otago’s Health Sciences (formerly Medical) Library was established with the donation of the famed Monro Collection. The over 450 volumes were owned by Alexander Monro, father (<em>primus</em>), son (<em>secundus</em>), and grandson (<em>tertius</em>), who were successively Professors of Anatomy at the University of Edinburgh, 1720-1846. <br /><br />Wonderful though the Monro Collection is, it comprises but a fraction of the total Health Sciences Library’s Historical Collections, some 100,000 plus volumes. These include 18th, 19th, and 20th century books and manuscripts, as well as the unique Preventive Medicine Dissertations. This exhibition,<em> Medical Marvels</em>, highlights treasures from this Historical Collection, from pharmacy and phrenology, to dentistry and disease. Of particular note is the anatomical flap book by Johann Remmelin, printed in Holland in 1667; a second edition of Andreas Vesalius’s <em>The Fabric of the Body</em>, printed in 1555; and Bernhard Albinus’s <em>Tables of the Skeleton and Muscles of the Human Body</em>, printed in 1746. <br /><br />Other noteworthy items include works by medicos Edward Jenner, John Hunter, Francis Glisson, Thomas Willis, and William Smellie. For those interested in the history of medicine, the exhibition is a feast. This exhibition reflects scholarly engagement. Many of the books have been chosen by University of Otago academic staff, students, and librarians, who have used the books for their own research. We are particularly indebted to Professor Terence Doyle, Department of Medicine, and Professor Barbara Brookes, History Department. The first is an avid user of the historical collection; the second highlighted the importance of the Preventive Medicine dissertations.
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Historical Collections, Health Sciences Library, University of Otago
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Exercitationes de Generatione Animalium
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William Harvey
Date
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1651
Identifier
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Health Sciences Historical Collection WZ250 H342 1651
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Books
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[Amsterdam]: Joannem Ravesteynium
Abstract
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Although William Harvey (1578-1657) is best remembered for discovering the circulation of the blood, he also studied embryology. <em>Exercitationes de Generatione Animalium</em>, published in 1651, summarizes his work. In it, he discusses conception, embryogenesis, and spontaneous generation. In the frontispiece, we see Zeus opening an egg out of which everything springs: plants, fish, snakes, birds, as well as humans.
Medicine
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Medical Marvels: Treasures from the Health Sciences Library. Online exhibition
Creator
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Special Collections, University of Otago, Dunedin; Christy Ballard, Richard German, Terence Doyle, et al.
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
11th December, 2018
Abstract
A summary of the resource.
In 1929, the historical collection of the University of Otago’s Health Sciences (formerly Medical) Library was established with the donation of the famed Monro Collection. The over 450 volumes were owned by Alexander Monro, father (<em>primus</em>), son (<em>secundus</em>), and grandson (<em>tertius</em>), who were successively Professors of Anatomy at the University of Edinburgh, 1720-1846. <br /><br />Wonderful though the Monro Collection is, it comprises but a fraction of the total Health Sciences Library’s Historical Collections, some 100,000 plus volumes. These include 18th, 19th, and 20th century books and manuscripts, as well as the unique Preventive Medicine Dissertations. This exhibition,<em> Medical Marvels</em>, highlights treasures from this Historical Collection, from pharmacy and phrenology, to dentistry and disease. Of particular note is the anatomical flap book by Johann Remmelin, printed in Holland in 1667; a second edition of Andreas Vesalius’s <em>The Fabric of the Body</em>, printed in 1555; and Bernhard Albinus’s <em>Tables of the Skeleton and Muscles of the Human Body</em>, printed in 1746. <br /><br />Other noteworthy items include works by medicos Edward Jenner, John Hunter, Francis Glisson, Thomas Willis, and William Smellie. For those interested in the history of medicine, the exhibition is a feast. This exhibition reflects scholarly engagement. Many of the books have been chosen by University of Otago academic staff, students, and librarians, who have used the books for their own research. We are particularly indebted to Professor Terence Doyle, Department of Medicine, and Professor Barbara Brookes, History Department. The first is an avid user of the historical collection; the second highlighted the importance of the Preventive Medicine dissertations.
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Historical Collections, Health Sciences Library, University of Otago
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Title
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Osteographia, or the Anatomy of Bones
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William Cheselden
Date
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1733
Identifier
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Monro Collection M44
Type
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Books
Publisher
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London: W. Bowyer
Abstract
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William Cheselden (1688-1752) was a successful London surgeon who gained fame from his skill as a lithotomist: he had perfected the art of cutting out bladder stones in minutes rather than hours. This illustration ‘The Praying Skeleton’ is from his <em>Osteographia</em> (1733). Most of the engravings in the volume are quirky. Various animal skeletons are depicted in addition to the human ones. There is no doubt that the engravings are beautifully executed, and the book was large and expensive, with little explanatory text, which suggests that its target was the wealthy ‘general reader’.
Medicine
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Title
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Medical Marvels: Treasures from the Health Sciences Library. Online exhibition
Creator
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Special Collections, University of Otago, Dunedin; Christy Ballard, Richard German, Terence Doyle, et al.
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
11th December, 2018
Abstract
A summary of the resource.
In 1929, the historical collection of the University of Otago’s Health Sciences (formerly Medical) Library was established with the donation of the famed Monro Collection. The over 450 volumes were owned by Alexander Monro, father (<em>primus</em>), son (<em>secundus</em>), and grandson (<em>tertius</em>), who were successively Professors of Anatomy at the University of Edinburgh, 1720-1846. <br /><br />Wonderful though the Monro Collection is, it comprises but a fraction of the total Health Sciences Library’s Historical Collections, some 100,000 plus volumes. These include 18th, 19th, and 20th century books and manuscripts, as well as the unique Preventive Medicine Dissertations. This exhibition,<em> Medical Marvels</em>, highlights treasures from this Historical Collection, from pharmacy and phrenology, to dentistry and disease. Of particular note is the anatomical flap book by Johann Remmelin, printed in Holland in 1667; a second edition of Andreas Vesalius’s <em>The Fabric of the Body</em>, printed in 1555; and Bernhard Albinus’s <em>Tables of the Skeleton and Muscles of the Human Body</em>, printed in 1746. <br /><br />Other noteworthy items include works by medicos Edward Jenner, John Hunter, Francis Glisson, Thomas Willis, and William Smellie. For those interested in the history of medicine, the exhibition is a feast. This exhibition reflects scholarly engagement. Many of the books have been chosen by University of Otago academic staff, students, and librarians, who have used the books for their own research. We are particularly indebted to Professor Terence Doyle, Department of Medicine, and Professor Barbara Brookes, History Department. The first is an avid user of the historical collection; the second highlighted the importance of the Preventive Medicine dissertations.
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Historical Collections, Health Sciences Library, University of Otago
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The Anatomy of the Brain and Nerves (facsimile)
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Thomas Willis
Date
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1978
Identifier
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Health Sciences Historical Collection WL101 W735
Type
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Books
Publisher
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Birmingham, Alabama: Classics of Medicine Library
Abstract
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Thomas Willis (1621-1675), a physician and Professor of Natural Philosophy at Oxford, is known as the ‘Father of Neuroscience’. He coined the term ‘neurology’ in this book, first published in 1664. In the illustration of the base of the brain shown here (drawn by his friend, the multi-talented Sir Christopher Wren (1632-1723)), we see the dark vessels of what is now known as the arterial ‘Circle of Willis’. Willis belonged to the ‘iatrochemical school’ which tried to explain physiology in chemical terms, as opposed to the more popular mechanical theories of the time.
Medicine
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Title
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Medical Marvels: Treasures from the Health Sciences Library. Online exhibition
Creator
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Special Collections, University of Otago, Dunedin; Christy Ballard, Richard German, Terence Doyle, et al.
Date
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11th December, 2018
Abstract
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In 1929, the historical collection of the University of Otago’s Health Sciences (formerly Medical) Library was established with the donation of the famed Monro Collection. The over 450 volumes were owned by Alexander Monro, father (<em>primus</em>), son (<em>secundus</em>), and grandson (<em>tertius</em>), who were successively Professors of Anatomy at the University of Edinburgh, 1720-1846. <br /><br />Wonderful though the Monro Collection is, it comprises but a fraction of the total Health Sciences Library’s Historical Collections, some 100,000 plus volumes. These include 18th, 19th, and 20th century books and manuscripts, as well as the unique Preventive Medicine Dissertations. This exhibition,<em> Medical Marvels</em>, highlights treasures from this Historical Collection, from pharmacy and phrenology, to dentistry and disease. Of particular note is the anatomical flap book by Johann Remmelin, printed in Holland in 1667; a second edition of Andreas Vesalius’s <em>The Fabric of the Body</em>, printed in 1555; and Bernhard Albinus’s <em>Tables of the Skeleton and Muscles of the Human Body</em>, printed in 1746. <br /><br />Other noteworthy items include works by medicos Edward Jenner, John Hunter, Francis Glisson, Thomas Willis, and William Smellie. For those interested in the history of medicine, the exhibition is a feast. This exhibition reflects scholarly engagement. Many of the books have been chosen by University of Otago academic staff, students, and librarians, who have used the books for their own research. We are particularly indebted to Professor Terence Doyle, Department of Medicine, and Professor Barbara Brookes, History Department. The first is an avid user of the historical collection; the second highlighted the importance of the Preventive Medicine dissertations.
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Historical Collections, Health Sciences Library, University of Otago
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The Anatomy, Physiology, and Diseases of the Teeth
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Thomas Bell
Date
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1829
Identifier
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Hist. Coll. WU101 B435
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Books
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London: Highley
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Thomas Bell (1792-1880) was Lecturer in Dentistry at Guy’s and St. Thomas’s Hospitals and at the time the only capable surgeon who applied scientific surgery to diseases of the teeth. Bell combined this with a second career, becoming Professor of Zoology at King’s College London in 1836. As part of his role, he was heavily involved with the reception and analysis of Charles Darwin’s material brought back from the <em>Beagle</em> expedition of 1831-36.
Medicine
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Medical Marvels: Treasures from the Health Sciences Library. Online exhibition
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Special Collections, University of Otago, Dunedin; Christy Ballard, Richard German, Terence Doyle, et al.
Date
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11th December, 2018
Abstract
A summary of the resource.
In 1929, the historical collection of the University of Otago’s Health Sciences (formerly Medical) Library was established with the donation of the famed Monro Collection. The over 450 volumes were owned by Alexander Monro, father (<em>primus</em>), son (<em>secundus</em>), and grandson (<em>tertius</em>), who were successively Professors of Anatomy at the University of Edinburgh, 1720-1846. <br /><br />Wonderful though the Monro Collection is, it comprises but a fraction of the total Health Sciences Library’s Historical Collections, some 100,000 plus volumes. These include 18th, 19th, and 20th century books and manuscripts, as well as the unique Preventive Medicine Dissertations. This exhibition,<em> Medical Marvels</em>, highlights treasures from this Historical Collection, from pharmacy and phrenology, to dentistry and disease. Of particular note is the anatomical flap book by Johann Remmelin, printed in Holland in 1667; a second edition of Andreas Vesalius’s <em>The Fabric of the Body</em>, printed in 1555; and Bernhard Albinus’s <em>Tables of the Skeleton and Muscles of the Human Body</em>, printed in 1746. <br /><br />Other noteworthy items include works by medicos Edward Jenner, John Hunter, Francis Glisson, Thomas Willis, and William Smellie. For those interested in the history of medicine, the exhibition is a feast. This exhibition reflects scholarly engagement. Many of the books have been chosen by University of Otago academic staff, students, and librarians, who have used the books for their own research. We are particularly indebted to Professor Terence Doyle, Department of Medicine, and Professor Barbara Brookes, History Department. The first is an avid user of the historical collection; the second highlighted the importance of the Preventive Medicine dissertations.
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Historical Collections, Health Sciences Library, University of Otago
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Vegetable Staticks; Or, An Account of Some Statical Experiments on the Sap in Vegetables
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Stephen Hales
Date
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1727
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Hist. Coll. QKA H168
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Books
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London: Printed for W. and J. Innys, and T. Woodward
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Stephen Hales was a clergyman and an accomplished experimental scientist who studied the flow of fluids and gases through living tissues. He was a Fellow of the Royal Society. In <em>Vegetable Staticks</em>, Hales revealed the rising of sap and transpiration (water movement) through leaves. In order to collect the gases given off by plants, he devised a system where gases were passed through a glass tube to a bottle inverted over a water bath. This is now known as the ‘pneumatic trough’ and was used by Antoine Lavoisier and Joseph Priestley in their chemical experiments.
Medicine
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Medical Marvels: Treasures from the Health Sciences Library. Online exhibition
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Special Collections, University of Otago, Dunedin; Christy Ballard, Richard German, Terence Doyle, et al.
Date
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11th December, 2018
Abstract
A summary of the resource.
In 1929, the historical collection of the University of Otago’s Health Sciences (formerly Medical) Library was established with the donation of the famed Monro Collection. The over 450 volumes were owned by Alexander Monro, father (<em>primus</em>), son (<em>secundus</em>), and grandson (<em>tertius</em>), who were successively Professors of Anatomy at the University of Edinburgh, 1720-1846. <br /><br />Wonderful though the Monro Collection is, it comprises but a fraction of the total Health Sciences Library’s Historical Collections, some 100,000 plus volumes. These include 18th, 19th, and 20th century books and manuscripts, as well as the unique Preventive Medicine Dissertations. This exhibition,<em> Medical Marvels</em>, highlights treasures from this Historical Collection, from pharmacy and phrenology, to dentistry and disease. Of particular note is the anatomical flap book by Johann Remmelin, printed in Holland in 1667; a second edition of Andreas Vesalius’s <em>The Fabric of the Body</em>, printed in 1555; and Bernhard Albinus’s <em>Tables of the Skeleton and Muscles of the Human Body</em>, printed in 1746. <br /><br />Other noteworthy items include works by medicos Edward Jenner, John Hunter, Francis Glisson, Thomas Willis, and William Smellie. For those interested in the history of medicine, the exhibition is a feast. This exhibition reflects scholarly engagement. Many of the books have been chosen by University of Otago academic staff, students, and librarians, who have used the books for their own research. We are particularly indebted to Professor Terence Doyle, Department of Medicine, and Professor Barbara Brookes, History Department. The first is an avid user of the historical collection; the second highlighted the importance of the Preventive Medicine dissertations.
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Historical Collections, Health Sciences Library, University of Otago
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The Otago Medical School under the First Three Deans
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Sir Charles Hercus, and Sir Gordon Bell
Date
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1964
Identifier
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Health Sciences WZ535 O87H
Type
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Books
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Edinburgh: E & S. Livingstone
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The Dunedin-born Sir Charles Hercus was Professor of Bacteriology and Public Health. He took charge of the Medical School from 1937, and was Dean until 1958. He was concerned with establishing good infrastructures within the Medical School. This included good conditions for staff and adequate buildings for equipment.
Medicine
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Title
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Medical Marvels: Treasures from the Health Sciences Library. Online exhibition
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Special Collections, University of Otago, Dunedin; Christy Ballard, Richard German, Terence Doyle, et al.
Date
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11th December, 2018
Abstract
A summary of the resource.
In 1929, the historical collection of the University of Otago’s Health Sciences (formerly Medical) Library was established with the donation of the famed Monro Collection. The over 450 volumes were owned by Alexander Monro, father (<em>primus</em>), son (<em>secundus</em>), and grandson (<em>tertius</em>), who were successively Professors of Anatomy at the University of Edinburgh, 1720-1846. <br /><br />Wonderful though the Monro Collection is, it comprises but a fraction of the total Health Sciences Library’s Historical Collections, some 100,000 plus volumes. These include 18th, 19th, and 20th century books and manuscripts, as well as the unique Preventive Medicine Dissertations. This exhibition,<em> Medical Marvels</em>, highlights treasures from this Historical Collection, from pharmacy and phrenology, to dentistry and disease. Of particular note is the anatomical flap book by Johann Remmelin, printed in Holland in 1667; a second edition of Andreas Vesalius’s <em>The Fabric of the Body</em>, printed in 1555; and Bernhard Albinus’s <em>Tables of the Skeleton and Muscles of the Human Body</em>, printed in 1746. <br /><br />Other noteworthy items include works by medicos Edward Jenner, John Hunter, Francis Glisson, Thomas Willis, and William Smellie. For those interested in the history of medicine, the exhibition is a feast. This exhibition reflects scholarly engagement. Many of the books have been chosen by University of Otago academic staff, students, and librarians, who have used the books for their own research. We are particularly indebted to Professor Terence Doyle, Department of Medicine, and Professor Barbara Brookes, History Department. The first is an avid user of the historical collection; the second highlighted the importance of the Preventive Medicine dissertations.
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Historical Collections, Health Sciences Library, University of Otago
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Title
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The Otago Medical School under the First Three Deans
Creator
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Sir Charles Hercus, and Sir Gordon Bell
Date
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1964
Identifier
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Health Sciences WZ535 O87H
Type
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Books
Publisher
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Edinburgh: E & S. Livingstone
Abstract
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Dr Lindo Ferguson (1858-1948) took charge as Dean of the Otago Medical School in Dunedin from 1914 until 1937. Ferguson was Professor of Ophthalmology and during his term he not only built up a new medical school but also fostered medical research.
Medicine
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Title
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Medical Marvels: Treasures from the Health Sciences Library. Online exhibition
Creator
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Special Collections, University of Otago, Dunedin; Christy Ballard, Richard German, Terence Doyle, et al.
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
11th December, 2018
Abstract
A summary of the resource.
In 1929, the historical collection of the University of Otago’s Health Sciences (formerly Medical) Library was established with the donation of the famed Monro Collection. The over 450 volumes were owned by Alexander Monro, father (<em>primus</em>), son (<em>secundus</em>), and grandson (<em>tertius</em>), who were successively Professors of Anatomy at the University of Edinburgh, 1720-1846. <br /><br />Wonderful though the Monro Collection is, it comprises but a fraction of the total Health Sciences Library’s Historical Collections, some 100,000 plus volumes. These include 18th, 19th, and 20th century books and manuscripts, as well as the unique Preventive Medicine Dissertations. This exhibition,<em> Medical Marvels</em>, highlights treasures from this Historical Collection, from pharmacy and phrenology, to dentistry and disease. Of particular note is the anatomical flap book by Johann Remmelin, printed in Holland in 1667; a second edition of Andreas Vesalius’s <em>The Fabric of the Body</em>, printed in 1555; and Bernhard Albinus’s <em>Tables of the Skeleton and Muscles of the Human Body</em>, printed in 1746. <br /><br />Other noteworthy items include works by medicos Edward Jenner, John Hunter, Francis Glisson, Thomas Willis, and William Smellie. For those interested in the history of medicine, the exhibition is a feast. This exhibition reflects scholarly engagement. Many of the books have been chosen by University of Otago academic staff, students, and librarians, who have used the books for their own research. We are particularly indebted to Professor Terence Doyle, Department of Medicine, and Professor Barbara Brookes, History Department. The first is an avid user of the historical collection; the second highlighted the importance of the Preventive Medicine dissertations.
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Historical Collections, Health Sciences Library, University of Otago
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Title
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The Otago Medical School under the First Three Deans
Creator
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Sir Charles Hercus, and Sir Gordon Bell
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1964
Identifier
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Health Sciences WZ535 O87H
Type
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Books
Publisher
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Edinburgh: E & S. Livingstone
Abstract
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Professor John Halliday Scott (1851-1914) was Dean of the Otago Medical School, Dunedin from 1877 to 1914. When Scott started there were five medical students attending lectures at the Stock Exchange Building in central Dunedin.
Medicine
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Title
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Medical Marvels: Treasures from the Health Sciences Library. Online exhibition
Creator
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Special Collections, University of Otago, Dunedin; Christy Ballard, Richard German, Terence Doyle, et al.
Date
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11th December, 2018
Abstract
A summary of the resource.
In 1929, the historical collection of the University of Otago’s Health Sciences (formerly Medical) Library was established with the donation of the famed Monro Collection. The over 450 volumes were owned by Alexander Monro, father (<em>primus</em>), son (<em>secundus</em>), and grandson (<em>tertius</em>), who were successively Professors of Anatomy at the University of Edinburgh, 1720-1846. <br /><br />Wonderful though the Monro Collection is, it comprises but a fraction of the total Health Sciences Library’s Historical Collections, some 100,000 plus volumes. These include 18th, 19th, and 20th century books and manuscripts, as well as the unique Preventive Medicine Dissertations. This exhibition,<em> Medical Marvels</em>, highlights treasures from this Historical Collection, from pharmacy and phrenology, to dentistry and disease. Of particular note is the anatomical flap book by Johann Remmelin, printed in Holland in 1667; a second edition of Andreas Vesalius’s <em>The Fabric of the Body</em>, printed in 1555; and Bernhard Albinus’s <em>Tables of the Skeleton and Muscles of the Human Body</em>, printed in 1746. <br /><br />Other noteworthy items include works by medicos Edward Jenner, John Hunter, Francis Glisson, Thomas Willis, and William Smellie. For those interested in the history of medicine, the exhibition is a feast. This exhibition reflects scholarly engagement. Many of the books have been chosen by University of Otago academic staff, students, and librarians, who have used the books for their own research. We are particularly indebted to Professor Terence Doyle, Department of Medicine, and Professor Barbara Brookes, History Department. The first is an avid user of the historical collection; the second highlighted the importance of the Preventive Medicine dissertations.
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Historical Collections, Health Sciences Library, University of Otago
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Degeneration and Regeneration of the Nervous System. Vol. II. (Chosen by Dr Ruth Napper, Anatomy, University of Otago)
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Santiago Ramón y Cajal
Date
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1928
Identifier
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Health Sciences Historical Collection WL102 R175
Type
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Books
Publisher
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London: Oxford University Press
Abstract
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Santiago Ramón y Cajal’s (1852-1934) publications usually contain captivating images. These detailed line drawings, based on Golgi stained nervous tissue, show the complexity and apparent simplicity of this tissue. Cajal’s work allow us to marvel at his insight as he describes the process of change occurring to nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord following damage, as in this image. Nearly 100 years ago he discovered that the cells of the brain, after surviving damage, are able to change, with some brain regions more capable of change than others. This is an area of neuroscience now known as neuroplasticity. Today images like this are achieved with sophisticated ‘state of the art’ microscopical methods and equipment. Cajal’s research was ground-breaking for his time.
Medicine
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Title
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Medical Marvels: Treasures from the Health Sciences Library. Online exhibition
Creator
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Special Collections, University of Otago, Dunedin; Christy Ballard, Richard German, Terence Doyle, et al.
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
11th December, 2018
Abstract
A summary of the resource.
In 1929, the historical collection of the University of Otago’s Health Sciences (formerly Medical) Library was established with the donation of the famed Monro Collection. The over 450 volumes were owned by Alexander Monro, father (<em>primus</em>), son (<em>secundus</em>), and grandson (<em>tertius</em>), who were successively Professors of Anatomy at the University of Edinburgh, 1720-1846. <br /><br />Wonderful though the Monro Collection is, it comprises but a fraction of the total Health Sciences Library’s Historical Collections, some 100,000 plus volumes. These include 18th, 19th, and 20th century books and manuscripts, as well as the unique Preventive Medicine Dissertations. This exhibition,<em> Medical Marvels</em>, highlights treasures from this Historical Collection, from pharmacy and phrenology, to dentistry and disease. Of particular note is the anatomical flap book by Johann Remmelin, printed in Holland in 1667; a second edition of Andreas Vesalius’s <em>The Fabric of the Body</em>, printed in 1555; and Bernhard Albinus’s <em>Tables of the Skeleton and Muscles of the Human Body</em>, printed in 1746. <br /><br />Other noteworthy items include works by medicos Edward Jenner, John Hunter, Francis Glisson, Thomas Willis, and William Smellie. For those interested in the history of medicine, the exhibition is a feast. This exhibition reflects scholarly engagement. Many of the books have been chosen by University of Otago academic staff, students, and librarians, who have used the books for their own research. We are particularly indebted to Professor Terence Doyle, Department of Medicine, and Professor Barbara Brookes, History Department. The first is an avid user of the historical collection; the second highlighted the importance of the Preventive Medicine dissertations.
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Historical Collections, Health Sciences Library, University of Otago
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Title
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Practical Surgery
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Robert Liston
Date
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1846
Identifier
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Hist. Coll. WOD L773
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Books
Publisher
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London: John Churchill
Abstract
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In the days before anaesthetic, speed in surgery was important to minimise pain and shock. The flamboyant Robert Liston (1794-1847) was acknowledged as ‘the fastest knife’ in London - said to be able to amputate a limb in 28 seconds. In one operation, he reputedly removed a leg in under 2 minutes. During the operation, he also removed the fingers of his assistant, and slashed the coat of a bystander. He achieved the only recorded case of a 300% surgical mortality rate: the patient died of a hospital infection; the assistant died of sepsis; and the bystander dropped dead of fright.
Medicine
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Title
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Medical Marvels: Treasures from the Health Sciences Library. Online exhibition
Creator
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Special Collections, University of Otago, Dunedin; Christy Ballard, Richard German, Terence Doyle, et al.
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
11th December, 2018
Abstract
A summary of the resource.
In 1929, the historical collection of the University of Otago’s Health Sciences (formerly Medical) Library was established with the donation of the famed Monro Collection. The over 450 volumes were owned by Alexander Monro, father (<em>primus</em>), son (<em>secundus</em>), and grandson (<em>tertius</em>), who were successively Professors of Anatomy at the University of Edinburgh, 1720-1846. <br /><br />Wonderful though the Monro Collection is, it comprises but a fraction of the total Health Sciences Library’s Historical Collections, some 100,000 plus volumes. These include 18th, 19th, and 20th century books and manuscripts, as well as the unique Preventive Medicine Dissertations. This exhibition,<em> Medical Marvels</em>, highlights treasures from this Historical Collection, from pharmacy and phrenology, to dentistry and disease. Of particular note is the anatomical flap book by Johann Remmelin, printed in Holland in 1667; a second edition of Andreas Vesalius’s <em>The Fabric of the Body</em>, printed in 1555; and Bernhard Albinus’s <em>Tables of the Skeleton and Muscles of the Human Body</em>, printed in 1746. <br /><br />Other noteworthy items include works by medicos Edward Jenner, John Hunter, Francis Glisson, Thomas Willis, and William Smellie. For those interested in the history of medicine, the exhibition is a feast. This exhibition reflects scholarly engagement. Many of the books have been chosen by University of Otago academic staff, students, and librarians, who have used the books for their own research. We are particularly indebted to Professor Terence Doyle, Department of Medicine, and Professor Barbara Brookes, History Department. The first is an avid user of the historical collection; the second highlighted the importance of the Preventive Medicine dissertations.
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Historical Collections, Health Sciences Library, University of Otago
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Title
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‘The Pain of Gout’ (1799) by James Gillray, reproduced from Medicine: Perspectives in History and Art.
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Robert E. Greenspan
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
2006
Identifier
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Health Sciences WZ330 GU77
Type
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Books
Publisher
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Alexandria, Virginia: Ponteverde Press
Abstract
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James Gillray (1757-1815) was the originator of the modern political cartoon. He lived above the print shop in London that distributed his work. He favoured social and ideological comment; specialising in mixing the grand with the gross. Here, he is referring to the fact that the gout was supposed to be an affliction of the rich, who overindulged in food and drink (it is not).
Medicine
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Title
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Medical Marvels: Treasures from the Health Sciences Library. Online exhibition
Creator
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Special Collections, University of Otago, Dunedin; Christy Ballard, Richard German, Terence Doyle, et al.
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
11th December, 2018
Abstract
A summary of the resource.
In 1929, the historical collection of the University of Otago’s Health Sciences (formerly Medical) Library was established with the donation of the famed Monro Collection. The over 450 volumes were owned by Alexander Monro, father (<em>primus</em>), son (<em>secundus</em>), and grandson (<em>tertius</em>), who were successively Professors of Anatomy at the University of Edinburgh, 1720-1846. <br /><br />Wonderful though the Monro Collection is, it comprises but a fraction of the total Health Sciences Library’s Historical Collections, some 100,000 plus volumes. These include 18th, 19th, and 20th century books and manuscripts, as well as the unique Preventive Medicine Dissertations. This exhibition,<em> Medical Marvels</em>, highlights treasures from this Historical Collection, from pharmacy and phrenology, to dentistry and disease. Of particular note is the anatomical flap book by Johann Remmelin, printed in Holland in 1667; a second edition of Andreas Vesalius’s <em>The Fabric of the Body</em>, printed in 1555; and Bernhard Albinus’s <em>Tables of the Skeleton and Muscles of the Human Body</em>, printed in 1746. <br /><br />Other noteworthy items include works by medicos Edward Jenner, John Hunter, Francis Glisson, Thomas Willis, and William Smellie. For those interested in the history of medicine, the exhibition is a feast. This exhibition reflects scholarly engagement. Many of the books have been chosen by University of Otago academic staff, students, and librarians, who have used the books for their own research. We are particularly indebted to Professor Terence Doyle, Department of Medicine, and Professor Barbara Brookes, History Department. The first is an avid user of the historical collection; the second highlighted the importance of the Preventive Medicine dissertations.
Contributor
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Historical Collections, Health Sciences Library, University of Otago
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‘The Reward of Cruelty’ (1751) by William Hogarth, reproduced from Medicine: Perspectives in History and Art.
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Robert E. Greenspan
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2006
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Health Sciences WZ330 GU77
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Books
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Alexandria, Virginia: Ponteverde Press
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William Hogarth (1697-1764) was an engraver specialising in satirical comment, and his view of doctors was not flattering. Here, the fictional criminal, Tom Nero’s dead body has been delivered to be anatomised. However, the gouging and cutting appears to no purpose, and the doctors read, talk, and pay no attention at all. This is the fourth of four engravings in a series. In the first, Tom, as a boy, tortures a dog; in the second, as a young man, he beats a horse; in the third, Tom is caught in the act of violent murder. Finally, the dog gets its revenge as it eats Tom’s heart.
Medicine
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Medical Marvels: Treasures from the Health Sciences Library. Online exhibition
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Special Collections, University of Otago, Dunedin; Christy Ballard, Richard German, Terence Doyle, et al.
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11th December, 2018
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In 1929, the historical collection of the University of Otago’s Health Sciences (formerly Medical) Library was established with the donation of the famed Monro Collection. The over 450 volumes were owned by Alexander Monro, father (<em>primus</em>), son (<em>secundus</em>), and grandson (<em>tertius</em>), who were successively Professors of Anatomy at the University of Edinburgh, 1720-1846. <br /><br />Wonderful though the Monro Collection is, it comprises but a fraction of the total Health Sciences Library’s Historical Collections, some 100,000 plus volumes. These include 18th, 19th, and 20th century books and manuscripts, as well as the unique Preventive Medicine Dissertations. This exhibition,<em> Medical Marvels</em>, highlights treasures from this Historical Collection, from pharmacy and phrenology, to dentistry and disease. Of particular note is the anatomical flap book by Johann Remmelin, printed in Holland in 1667; a second edition of Andreas Vesalius’s <em>The Fabric of the Body</em>, printed in 1555; and Bernhard Albinus’s <em>Tables of the Skeleton and Muscles of the Human Body</em>, printed in 1746. <br /><br />Other noteworthy items include works by medicos Edward Jenner, John Hunter, Francis Glisson, Thomas Willis, and William Smellie. For those interested in the history of medicine, the exhibition is a feast. This exhibition reflects scholarly engagement. Many of the books have been chosen by University of Otago academic staff, students, and librarians, who have used the books for their own research. We are particularly indebted to Professor Terence Doyle, Department of Medicine, and Professor Barbara Brookes, History Department. The first is an avid user of the historical collection; the second highlighted the importance of the Preventive Medicine dissertations.
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Historical Collections, Health Sciences Library, University of Otago
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A Mechanical Account of Poisons
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Richard Mead
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1702
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Health Sciences Historical Collection QVB M479
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Books
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London: Printed by J.R. for Ralph South
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Richard Mead (1673-1754) was well qualified in medicine (Leiden and Padua), and was court physician to Queen Anne and George II. A noted figure in Georgian London, he was particularly interested in infection and poisons, presenting papers to the Royal Society of which he was a Fellow. After his death, Mead’s home in Bloomsbury became the foundation of the Great Ormond St. Hospital for Children. Also in the Health Sciences Library’s historical collection is Mead’s <em>On the Influence of the Sun and Moon upon Human Bodies and the Diseases Arising Therefrom</em> (1704). This page refers to the anatomy of vipers.
Medicine
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Medical Marvels: Treasures from the Health Sciences Library. Online exhibition
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Special Collections, University of Otago, Dunedin; Christy Ballard, Richard German, Terence Doyle, et al.
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11th December, 2018
Abstract
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In 1929, the historical collection of the University of Otago’s Health Sciences (formerly Medical) Library was established with the donation of the famed Monro Collection. The over 450 volumes were owned by Alexander Monro, father (<em>primus</em>), son (<em>secundus</em>), and grandson (<em>tertius</em>), who were successively Professors of Anatomy at the University of Edinburgh, 1720-1846. <br /><br />Wonderful though the Monro Collection is, it comprises but a fraction of the total Health Sciences Library’s Historical Collections, some 100,000 plus volumes. These include 18th, 19th, and 20th century books and manuscripts, as well as the unique Preventive Medicine Dissertations. This exhibition,<em> Medical Marvels</em>, highlights treasures from this Historical Collection, from pharmacy and phrenology, to dentistry and disease. Of particular note is the anatomical flap book by Johann Remmelin, printed in Holland in 1667; a second edition of Andreas Vesalius’s <em>The Fabric of the Body</em>, printed in 1555; and Bernhard Albinus’s <em>Tables of the Skeleton and Muscles of the Human Body</em>, printed in 1746. <br /><br />Other noteworthy items include works by medicos Edward Jenner, John Hunter, Francis Glisson, Thomas Willis, and William Smellie. For those interested in the history of medicine, the exhibition is a feast. This exhibition reflects scholarly engagement. Many of the books have been chosen by University of Otago academic staff, students, and librarians, who have used the books for their own research. We are particularly indebted to Professor Terence Doyle, Department of Medicine, and Professor Barbara Brookes, History Department. The first is an avid user of the historical collection; the second highlighted the importance of the Preventive Medicine dissertations.
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Historical Collections, Health Sciences Library, University of Otago
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'The Cow-Pock' (1802) by James Gillray reproduced from The Healing Presence of Art: A History of Western Art in Hospitals
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Richard Cork
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2012
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Central NK2115 A77 C674 2012
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Books
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New Haven, Connecticut: Yale University Press
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In the 1790s, Edward Jenner discovered that vaccination (vacca = cow in Latin) with pus from Cowpox provided cross-immunity to Smallpox. It met with great controversy, as depicted by James Gillray in this caricature of 1802. The papers in the boy’s pocket (left) read ‘Benefits of the Vaccine’, and he holds a container labelled ‘Vaccine Pock hot from ye Cow’. On the wall is a painting showing the worshippers of the Golden Calf.
Medicine
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Medical Marvels: Treasures from the Health Sciences Library. Online exhibition
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Special Collections, University of Otago, Dunedin; Christy Ballard, Richard German, Terence Doyle, et al.
Date
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11th December, 2018
Abstract
A summary of the resource.
In 1929, the historical collection of the University of Otago’s Health Sciences (formerly Medical) Library was established with the donation of the famed Monro Collection. The over 450 volumes were owned by Alexander Monro, father (<em>primus</em>), son (<em>secundus</em>), and grandson (<em>tertius</em>), who were successively Professors of Anatomy at the University of Edinburgh, 1720-1846. <br /><br />Wonderful though the Monro Collection is, it comprises but a fraction of the total Health Sciences Library’s Historical Collections, some 100,000 plus volumes. These include 18th, 19th, and 20th century books and manuscripts, as well as the unique Preventive Medicine Dissertations. This exhibition,<em> Medical Marvels</em>, highlights treasures from this Historical Collection, from pharmacy and phrenology, to dentistry and disease. Of particular note is the anatomical flap book by Johann Remmelin, printed in Holland in 1667; a second edition of Andreas Vesalius’s <em>The Fabric of the Body</em>, printed in 1555; and Bernhard Albinus’s <em>Tables of the Skeleton and Muscles of the Human Body</em>, printed in 1746. <br /><br />Other noteworthy items include works by medicos Edward Jenner, John Hunter, Francis Glisson, Thomas Willis, and William Smellie. For those interested in the history of medicine, the exhibition is a feast. This exhibition reflects scholarly engagement. Many of the books have been chosen by University of Otago academic staff, students, and librarians, who have used the books for their own research. We are particularly indebted to Professor Terence Doyle, Department of Medicine, and Professor Barbara Brookes, History Department. The first is an avid user of the historical collection; the second highlighted the importance of the Preventive Medicine dissertations.
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Historical Collections, Health Sciences Library, University of Otago
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De Virorum Organis Generationi Inservientibus, de Clysteribus et de usu Siphonis in Anatomia
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Reinier de Graaf
Date
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1668
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Health Sciences Historical Collection WZ250 G726 1668
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Books
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[Leiden]: Ex Officinia Hackiana
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Reinier de Graaf (1641-73) is known in modern medicine for the ‘Graafian follicle’, where the ovum develops in the ovary. De Graaf studied in Leiden together with Jan Swammerdam, Niels Stensen, and Frederich Ruysch under Franciscus Sylvius (1614-72), all prominent figures in the history of medicine. De Graaf was a close friend of the microscopist Antonie van Leeuwenhoek (1632-1723), but preferred to use an old school hand lens to study the gonads of the male and female. This drawing shows de Graaf’s dissection of the male epididymis, ‘a highly convoluted duct behind the testes along which sperm passes’, down to a single tubule seen in the lower right. The epididymis lies on top of the testes (Greek ‘epi’ means ‘on top of’ and ‘didymis’ means ‘twins’). De Graaf’s work predated van Leeuwenhoek’s discovery of the spermatozoa or sperm cell. De Graaf did, however, realize that the testes produced some substance necessary for pregnancy, and that it was transferred in some way by the epididymis. The English translation of this title reads: ‘On the use of the male organs of generation, of enemas and the use of syringes in anatomy.’
Medicine
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Medical Marvels: Treasures from the Health Sciences Library. Online exhibition
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Special Collections, University of Otago, Dunedin; Christy Ballard, Richard German, Terence Doyle, et al.
Date
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11th December, 2018
Abstract
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In 1929, the historical collection of the University of Otago’s Health Sciences (formerly Medical) Library was established with the donation of the famed Monro Collection. The over 450 volumes were owned by Alexander Monro, father (<em>primus</em>), son (<em>secundus</em>), and grandson (<em>tertius</em>), who were successively Professors of Anatomy at the University of Edinburgh, 1720-1846. <br /><br />Wonderful though the Monro Collection is, it comprises but a fraction of the total Health Sciences Library’s Historical Collections, some 100,000 plus volumes. These include 18th, 19th, and 20th century books and manuscripts, as well as the unique Preventive Medicine Dissertations. This exhibition,<em> Medical Marvels</em>, highlights treasures from this Historical Collection, from pharmacy and phrenology, to dentistry and disease. Of particular note is the anatomical flap book by Johann Remmelin, printed in Holland in 1667; a second edition of Andreas Vesalius’s <em>The Fabric of the Body</em>, printed in 1555; and Bernhard Albinus’s <em>Tables of the Skeleton and Muscles of the Human Body</em>, printed in 1746. <br /><br />Other noteworthy items include works by medicos Edward Jenner, John Hunter, Francis Glisson, Thomas Willis, and William Smellie. For those interested in the history of medicine, the exhibition is a feast. This exhibition reflects scholarly engagement. Many of the books have been chosen by University of Otago academic staff, students, and librarians, who have used the books for their own research. We are particularly indebted to Professor Terence Doyle, Department of Medicine, and Professor Barbara Brookes, History Department. The first is an avid user of the historical collection; the second highlighted the importance of the Preventive Medicine dissertations.
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Historical Collections, Health Sciences Library, University of Otago
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Prevention of Industrial Eye Injuries: A Survey of Preventive and Protective Aspects of Accidental Eye Injuries Arising from the Local Metal and Engineering Industry
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R.S. Croxson and M.D. Goddard
Date
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1959
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Storage: Preventive Medicine Dissertations Cro
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Dissertations
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Unpublished
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‘Otago University Medical students R. Croxson and M. Goddard pulled no punches in describing the grisly eye injuries suffered by workers in the Dunedin Foreshore Industrial area in 1959. Their dissertation covered the health and safety precautions available in various metal working processes. Their main finding was that most of the workers did not wear safety goggles despite their high-risk employment. Unsurprisingly, they found that although numerous men experienced eye injuries few heeded this lesson and wore protective equipment. This dissertation is valuable as it displays the shifting attitude of everyday workers to health and safety from almost sixty years ago to now.’ Item chosen by Caitlin McDougall, student
Medicine
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Medical Marvels: Treasures from the Health Sciences Library. Online exhibition
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Special Collections, University of Otago, Dunedin; Christy Ballard, Richard German, Terence Doyle, et al.
Date
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11th December, 2018
Abstract
A summary of the resource.
In 1929, the historical collection of the University of Otago’s Health Sciences (formerly Medical) Library was established with the donation of the famed Monro Collection. The over 450 volumes were owned by Alexander Monro, father (<em>primus</em>), son (<em>secundus</em>), and grandson (<em>tertius</em>), who were successively Professors of Anatomy at the University of Edinburgh, 1720-1846. <br /><br />Wonderful though the Monro Collection is, it comprises but a fraction of the total Health Sciences Library’s Historical Collections, some 100,000 plus volumes. These include 18th, 19th, and 20th century books and manuscripts, as well as the unique Preventive Medicine Dissertations. This exhibition,<em> Medical Marvels</em>, highlights treasures from this Historical Collection, from pharmacy and phrenology, to dentistry and disease. Of particular note is the anatomical flap book by Johann Remmelin, printed in Holland in 1667; a second edition of Andreas Vesalius’s <em>The Fabric of the Body</em>, printed in 1555; and Bernhard Albinus’s <em>Tables of the Skeleton and Muscles of the Human Body</em>, printed in 1746. <br /><br />Other noteworthy items include works by medicos Edward Jenner, John Hunter, Francis Glisson, Thomas Willis, and William Smellie. For those interested in the history of medicine, the exhibition is a feast. This exhibition reflects scholarly engagement. Many of the books have been chosen by University of Otago academic staff, students, and librarians, who have used the books for their own research. We are particularly indebted to Professor Terence Doyle, Department of Medicine, and Professor Barbara Brookes, History Department. The first is an avid user of the historical collection; the second highlighted the importance of the Preventive Medicine dissertations.
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Historical Collections, Health Sciences Library, University of Otago
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A Thousand Dunedin Three Year Olds: A Multi-disciplinary Study of Child Development
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Phil A. Silva
Date
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July, 1976
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Hist. Coll. WS103 S586
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Reports
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[Dunedin]
Abstract
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The world famous Dunedin Multidisciplinary Health and Development Study began with a cohort of babies born in Dunedin between 1st April 1972 and 31st March 1973. Over 1200 papers and reports have been published from this study. This unpublished report by Phil Silva, founder and then Director of the Study, was written for the Medical Research Council of New Zealand. It contains details on the 1037 participants who were followed up within a month of their third birthdays. The study is on-going, and the latest assessment is scheduled to finish in 2019. Participants are now aged 45 to 47.
Medicine
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992f072f1a72ec0eb5896c8efb4db6f0
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Medical Marvels: Treasures from the Health Sciences Library. Online exhibition
Creator
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Special Collections, University of Otago, Dunedin; Christy Ballard, Richard German, Terence Doyle, et al.
Date
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11th December, 2018
Abstract
A summary of the resource.
In 1929, the historical collection of the University of Otago’s Health Sciences (formerly Medical) Library was established with the donation of the famed Monro Collection. The over 450 volumes were owned by Alexander Monro, father (<em>primus</em>), son (<em>secundus</em>), and grandson (<em>tertius</em>), who were successively Professors of Anatomy at the University of Edinburgh, 1720-1846. <br /><br />Wonderful though the Monro Collection is, it comprises but a fraction of the total Health Sciences Library’s Historical Collections, some 100,000 plus volumes. These include 18th, 19th, and 20th century books and manuscripts, as well as the unique Preventive Medicine Dissertations. This exhibition,<em> Medical Marvels</em>, highlights treasures from this Historical Collection, from pharmacy and phrenology, to dentistry and disease. Of particular note is the anatomical flap book by Johann Remmelin, printed in Holland in 1667; a second edition of Andreas Vesalius’s <em>The Fabric of the Body</em>, printed in 1555; and Bernhard Albinus’s <em>Tables of the Skeleton and Muscles of the Human Body</em>, printed in 1746. <br /><br />Other noteworthy items include works by medicos Edward Jenner, John Hunter, Francis Glisson, Thomas Willis, and William Smellie. For those interested in the history of medicine, the exhibition is a feast. This exhibition reflects scholarly engagement. Many of the books have been chosen by University of Otago academic staff, students, and librarians, who have used the books for their own research. We are particularly indebted to Professor Terence Doyle, Department of Medicine, and Professor Barbara Brookes, History Department. The first is an avid user of the historical collection; the second highlighted the importance of the Preventive Medicine dissertations.
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Historical Collections, Health Sciences Library, University of Otago
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Title
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Medicine Amongst the Maoris in Ancient and Modern Times
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Peter Henry Buck
Date
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1910
Identifier
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Hist. Coll. W4 B922
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Books
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Unpublished: PhD Thesis, University of New Zealand
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Sir Peter Buck (Te Rangi Hīroa; 1877-1951, Ngāti Mutunga iwi), completed his medical training at the University of Otago in 1904. After a year as a house surgeon at Dunedin Hospital, he was appointed as Medical Officer to the Māori under Māui Pōmare. Buck was elected to Parliament in 1909; he served with distinction as a medical officer to the Māori contingent in WWI; and in 1921, he became Director of the Maori Hygiene Division in the newly created Department of Health. His studies in anthropology lead him to become Director at the Bishop Museum in Hawaii and a visiting Professor of Anthropology at Yale University. Buck was knighted in 1946. Here is his doctoral thesis, completed in 1910.
Medicine
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Title
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Medical Marvels: Treasures from the Health Sciences Library. Online exhibition
Creator
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Special Collections, University of Otago, Dunedin; Christy Ballard, Richard German, Terence Doyle, et al.
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
11th December, 2018
Abstract
A summary of the resource.
In 1929, the historical collection of the University of Otago’s Health Sciences (formerly Medical) Library was established with the donation of the famed Monro Collection. The over 450 volumes were owned by Alexander Monro, father (<em>primus</em>), son (<em>secundus</em>), and grandson (<em>tertius</em>), who were successively Professors of Anatomy at the University of Edinburgh, 1720-1846. <br /><br />Wonderful though the Monro Collection is, it comprises but a fraction of the total Health Sciences Library’s Historical Collections, some 100,000 plus volumes. These include 18th, 19th, and 20th century books and manuscripts, as well as the unique Preventive Medicine Dissertations. This exhibition,<em> Medical Marvels</em>, highlights treasures from this Historical Collection, from pharmacy and phrenology, to dentistry and disease. Of particular note is the anatomical flap book by Johann Remmelin, printed in Holland in 1667; a second edition of Andreas Vesalius’s <em>The Fabric of the Body</em>, printed in 1555; and Bernhard Albinus’s <em>Tables of the Skeleton and Muscles of the Human Body</em>, printed in 1746. <br /><br />Other noteworthy items include works by medicos Edward Jenner, John Hunter, Francis Glisson, Thomas Willis, and William Smellie. For those interested in the history of medicine, the exhibition is a feast. This exhibition reflects scholarly engagement. Many of the books have been chosen by University of Otago academic staff, students, and librarians, who have used the books for their own research. We are particularly indebted to Professor Terence Doyle, Department of Medicine, and Professor Barbara Brookes, History Department. The first is an avid user of the historical collection; the second highlighted the importance of the Preventive Medicine dissertations.
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Historical Collections, Health Sciences Library, University of Otago
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Culpeper’s English Physician; and Complete Herbal. 12th ed.
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Nicholas Culpeper
Date
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1809
Identifier
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Health Sciences Historical Collection QV766 C968 1809
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Books
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London: Printed by J. Adlard
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Nicholas Culpeper (1616-1654) was an apothecary and astrologer who advocated medical treatments being more accessible to laypersons, much to the annoyance of the Royal College of Physicians. He had a great influence on medical practice in England between 1650 and 1750. The first edition of his <em>English Physician</em>, a mixture of herbalism and astrology, was published in 1652. This is the 12th edition of 1809. The book is still in print today.
Medicine
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58946aa61d5a7809bda97aaa24a68dc0
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Medical Marvels: Treasures from the Health Sciences Library. Online exhibition
Creator
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Special Collections, University of Otago, Dunedin; Christy Ballard, Richard German, Terence Doyle, et al.
Date
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11th December, 2018
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In 1929, the historical collection of the University of Otago’s Health Sciences (formerly Medical) Library was established with the donation of the famed Monro Collection. The over 450 volumes were owned by Alexander Monro, father (<em>primus</em>), son (<em>secundus</em>), and grandson (<em>tertius</em>), who were successively Professors of Anatomy at the University of Edinburgh, 1720-1846. <br /><br />Wonderful though the Monro Collection is, it comprises but a fraction of the total Health Sciences Library’s Historical Collections, some 100,000 plus volumes. These include 18th, 19th, and 20th century books and manuscripts, as well as the unique Preventive Medicine Dissertations. This exhibition,<em> Medical Marvels</em>, highlights treasures from this Historical Collection, from pharmacy and phrenology, to dentistry and disease. Of particular note is the anatomical flap book by Johann Remmelin, printed in Holland in 1667; a second edition of Andreas Vesalius’s <em>The Fabric of the Body</em>, printed in 1555; and Bernhard Albinus’s <em>Tables of the Skeleton and Muscles of the Human Body</em>, printed in 1746. <br /><br />Other noteworthy items include works by medicos Edward Jenner, John Hunter, Francis Glisson, Thomas Willis, and William Smellie. For those interested in the history of medicine, the exhibition is a feast. This exhibition reflects scholarly engagement. Many of the books have been chosen by University of Otago academic staff, students, and librarians, who have used the books for their own research. We are particularly indebted to Professor Terence Doyle, Department of Medicine, and Professor Barbara Brookes, History Department. The first is an avid user of the historical collection; the second highlighted the importance of the Preventive Medicine dissertations.
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Historical Collections, Health Sciences Library, University of Otago
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A General System of Surgery, in Three Parts. 8th ed., revised.
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Laurence Heister
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1768
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Medical Historical Collection WZ260 H473 1768
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Books
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London: Printed for J. Whiston, et al.,
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Lorenz (Laurence) Heister (1683-1758) was born in Frankfurt, studied in Giessen and Leiden, spent some time as a field surgeon in the Dutch army, and at the age of 27 became Professor of Anatomy and Surgery at the University of Altdorf, Germany. First published in German in 1718, his book was considered a standard reference work as late as 1838. Here the patient is having a dislocated shoulder re-located with opposing traction on the arm and chest wall. In the central image, he is secured in a frame to prevent the dislocation from recurring.
Medicine