https://heritage.rcpsg.ac.uk/files/original/f5596e9d1c2314032aeea7a40a1e5440.jpg bb9ec5d57f8ae6a3ead00f8354748b01 https://heritage.rcpsg.ac.uk/files/original/f0743fe6a1ddfdeb8e2b0031c47330e7.jpg f6a85f3010f2be22549a9e0da52a9a30 https://heritage.rcpsg.ac.uk/files/original/cd531b6a9e43f328c766b2d536dfe511.jpg b6cb5a8b824265cc086b9742724548ed Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Books Subject The topic of the resource Book collections Description An account of the resource The College Library was founded in 1698 when Faculty members donated books for our first home at the Trongate in Glasgow. We have been collecting books both old and new ever since, and our collection of rare books stretches back to the 15th century. We hold many fine examples of important historical texts, with particularly strong representation in medicine, surgery, botany and materia medica from the 18th and 19th centuries. We also hold a collection of several thousand medical pamphlets from the 18th to the early 20th centuries. Most of the book collection can be found on our online catalogue and we regularly add new records to make our collections more discoverable. Physical Object An inanimate, three-dimensional object or substance. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Elements of Phrenology Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource c. 1824 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available John Anderson: Edinburgh Description An account of the resource George Combe was a Scottish lawyer and one of the leading figures in the phrenological movement. In 1819 Combe had published several essays which discussed the work of the famous phrenologists Gall and Spurzheim. It was these essays that formed the basis of Combe’s ‘Elements of phrenology’. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Lister Room COM Language A language of the resource English Illustration Phrenology