Sign, plastic with inscription "THE FRASER READING ROOM. THIS READING ROOM IS A GIFT FROM THE FRASER TRUST AND WAS OPENED BY HUGH FRASER 1ST MAY 1963."
Date
c. 1963
Identifier
2003/76.12
Physical Object Item Type Metadata
Physical Dimensions
Length: 45.6 cm
Materials
Plastic
Description
Sign, plastic with inscription "THE FRASER READING ROOM. THIS READING ROOM IS A GIFT FROM THE FRASER TRUST AND WAS OPENED BY HUGH FRASER 1ST MAY 1963."
Thomas Wharton Jones was born in St. Andrews and educated first at a school in Stirling, then at the Parish School of Dalmeny, and then at Musselburgh Grammar School. In 1822 he entered the literary classes at the University of Edinburgh and, a couple of years later, commenced the study of medicine. In 1827, at the age of eighteen, he was acting as demonstrator of anatomy under Robert Knox at the extra-mural school of anatomy. His fellow demonstrators were William Fergusson and Alexander Miller. However, the popular clamour over the Burke and Hare murders brought the extra-mural school of anatomy to an untimely end. As the school had been supplied with bodies for dissection by Burke and Hare, Knox and his demonstrators were driven out of Edinburgh. Wharton Jones went to Glasgow and through the influence of William Mackenzie determined to practice ophthalmic medicine and surgery. He was also a pupil of Professor Rainy and John Burns, under whom he studied embryology, and it was during this time that he made the first of a long series of discoveries destined to make his name famous. The discovery of the germinal vesicle in the mammalian ovum was published as a paper in 1835, and was followed in 1837 by a paper on the origin of the chorion, which attracted the attention and approval of the celebrated anatominst, Purkinje. For a short time, Wharton Jones engaged in private practice in Cork, then visited the principal continental universities. From 1838 he settled in London where he held first the post of Lecturer in Physiology at Charing Cross Hospital, then that of Fullerian Professor of Physiology at the Royal Institution. Subsequently, he was Professor of Ophthalmic Medicine and Surgery at University College, and Ophthalmic Surgeon to University College Hospital, a position that he held for thirty years. Upon his retiral from University College, he was granted the title of Emeritus Professor at that College. In 1840 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society, and in 1844 was made an Honorary Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons. In 1881, Wharton Jones moved from London to the town of Ventnor on the Isle of Wight where he lived until his death in 1891. During his lifetime he wrote a number of papers, most of which were published in the Philosophical Transactions, and relate chiefly to the capillary circulation in health and in inflammation. His essay, "The state of the blood and blood vessels in inflammation", which called attention to the degeneration that occurs in nerve fibres distally after their severance from the nerve centres, was published in the Guy's Hospital Reports for October 1850, and was awared the Astley Cooper prize of £300.
Reynolds was born in Plympton, Devon on the 16th July 1723. In 1740 he was apprenticed to the portrait painter Thomas Hudson, with whom Reynolds remained until 1743. He then worked as a portrait painter in Plymouth Dock (now Devonport), where he lived with his sisters. He spent 1749-52 abroad, mainly in Italy, where he studied the works of the Old Masters. Upon his return he set up practice in London, and soon established himself as the leading portrait painter. He was elected the first President of the Royal Academy, founded in 1768, was one of the earliest members of the Royal Society of Arts, and helped found the Society of Artists of Great Britain. He died on the 23rd February 1792 at his home in Leicester Fields, London.
Raeburn was born in Stockbridge, now a part of Edinburgh, and educated at Heriot's Hospital. At the age of fifteen he was apprenticed to the goldsmith James Gilliland of Edinburgh. In his teens he bagan to paint watercolour miniatures of his friends and from there went on to life-size portraits in oils. When he turned 22, he married a wealthy widow and this enabled him in due course to spend two years studying and working in Rome. Back in Edinburgh, he set up his own studio in George Street. He was knighted in 1822 when George IV visited Edinburgh and the next year shortly before his death he was appointed 'His Majesty's first limner and painter in Scotland.'
William Mackenzie was born in Queen Street, Glasgow, on 29 April 1791, the son of James Mackenzie, a muslin manufacturer. He was educated at Glasgow Grammar School and Glasgow University where he initially studied divinity with the intention of becoming a minister of the Church of Scotland. In 1810 he turned to medicine and in 1813 acted as a resident clerk to Dr Richard Miller. He obtained the Licence of the Faculty of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow in 1815 and spent nearly the whole of the next three years on the Continent, attending the clinics of Dupuytren and Alibert in Paris and Beer in Vienna. He came to London in 1818, attended lectures of Dr John Abernethy (1764-1831) at St Bartholomew's Hospital and attempted to set up in general practice. He became a member of the Royal College of Surgeons on 1 May 1818. In June 1819, Mackenzie tried to establish an Eye Infirmary in Southwark but the plan fell through and he returned to Glasgow two months later. He became a Fellow of the Faculty of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow, began general practice and started lecturing on anatomy, surgery, materia medica and medical jurisprudence in Anderson's College.
In 1824, in conjunction with Dr G C Montieth, he founded the Glasgow Eye Infirmary. In 1828 he was appointed Waltonian Lecturer at the University of Glasgow "On the Structure, Function and Diseases of the Eye." In the same year, the first edition of the Glasgow Medical Journal appeared with Mackenzie as editor. Mackenzie published his Practical Treatise on the Diseases of the Eye in 1830 and it became a standard textbook on the subject until the invention of the ophthalmoscope in 1851 caused a radical change in the diagnosis and treatment of intra-ocular disease. The Physiology of Vision, published in 1841, was not to prove such a success and was considered by George Rainy in Mackenzie's obituary to be "far in advance of the age in which it was written". He was appointed Surgeon-Oculist in Scotland to Queen Victoria in 1838. He died at Glasgow on 30 July 1868.
Part of the collection was exhibited at the Glasgow City Museum and Art Gallery in 1959 as part of the celebrations of the 500th Anniversary of the Faculty. Some of the archives within the collection were listed in 1979 in RCPSG 1. They have now been brought together as well as other items of the collection which went astray and were subsequently purchased by the College.
Professor T C White was born in Falkirk in 1911, the son of a dental supplier. After early schooling in Falkirk and later at Glasgow Academy, he continued his education in the city by training as a dental surgeon. He gained a Licence in Dental Surgery in 1933 and the Triple Qualification of the three Scottish medical colleges in 1935. After qualifying he became a dental anaesthetist in Glasgow. He then, however, concentrated his interest in orthodontics, developing a practice limited to this specialty. When he was asked to return to the Dental School to assist Dr A G Wilson, he took over and began to build up the Orthodontic Department. After a period as consultant to the Western Regional Hospital Board, Dr White was appointed Professor of Orthodontics at the University of Glasgow in 1963. He maintained strong links with the affairs of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow. He initiated, along with Professor J Aitchison, the development of a postgraduate qualification in Orthodontics, the first such qualification in the UK. As the dental representative on the College council, Professor White played an important role in promoting the development of the Fellowship in Dental Surgery which was established in 1967. He was convenor of the Dental Council 1972 – 1974. Professor White died in 1980. In his will be bequeathed the residue of his estate to the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow “for the furtherance of postgraduate dental education and research”. The income from this bequest has subsequently been used to support projects in the field of postgraduate dental education and research.
Sutherland was born in Bombay, India, in 1931, and lived there for the first three years of his life before moving back to Edinburgh. At the age of thirteen he had his first picture accepted into the Society of Scottish Artists. He graduated from Edinburgh College of Art in 1952. He is a professional artist specialising in portraiture, and has had numerous notable sitters, including HRH Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, and The Honourable Lord Cameron. He has held exhibitions in The Royal Academy London, the Paris Salon, the Royal Society of Portrait Painters, the Royal Scottish Academy, the Royal Glasgow Institute of the Fine Arts and Prouds Art Gallery in Sydney.
Stone was born in Hertfordshire on 16th October 1931 and died on the 10th January 2005 in Devon. At 28 he gained a degree in Zoology and Botany, studying mostly in his own time. He became a qualified lab technician and worked at Colindale on the polio vaccine, later moving to the Watford Pathology Lab and the Lister Institute. He lectured in science for 23 years at Dacorum Further Education College, Hemel Hempstead. As well as a lecturer in science, he was a professional landscape artist for over 30 years, and worked mainly in oil and gouache.
Joe Smernicki was born in Blairgowrie, Perthshire, and graduated from Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art in 1973. Since then he has worked as an art teacher in the Tayside area whilst continuing to paint in his own time. He currently lives in Montrose and in 2009 he retired from his post as Head of Expressive Arts at Arbroath Academy in order to become a full-time artist. His home town of Montrose is the main source of inspiration for his landscapes and seascapes.
Schotz was born on the 28th August 1891 in Arensburg, Estonia, and died on the 11th October 1984 in Glasgow. He studied at the Technical University of Darmstadt, and in 1912 he emigrated to Glasgow where he gained a diploma in engineering at the Royal Technical College. From 1914-1923 he worked in the drawing office at John Brown and Company, a Clydebank shipbuilders, while attending evening classes in sculpture at Glasgow School of Art. He exhibited his sculptures at the Royal Glasgow Institute of Fine Arts in 1917, and in 1920 he became President of the Society of Sculptors and Painters, Glasgow. He became a professional sculptor in 1923, and eventually became a member of the Royal Scottish Academy and head of sculpture at Glasgow School of Art; a post which he held from 1938-1961. In 1963 he was appointed Sculptor in Ordinary for Scotland. He was also a member of Glasgow Art Club.
Stuart Park was born at Kidderminster, Worcestershire, but his parents were from Ayrshire and he was brought up there. He studied at the Glasgow School of Art and later in Paris. He was associated with the Glasgow Boys and exhibited with them, but was never a central member of the group. During much of his active life he had a studio in an outbuilding of Bellfield House, a large house with grounds left to the people of Kilmarnock. He specialised in still lifes, and exhibited regularly at the Royal Scottish Academy and the Glasgow Insititute. He died in Kilmarnock at the age of 71.
James Orr was born in Glasgow and now lives and paints in Ayrshire. He studied part-time at Glasgow School of Art under John Boyd RGI and William Crosbie. His paintings relate to real life with bold colour and confident brushstrokes marking his work. He exhibits regularly in the annual RSA and RGI exhibitions as well as in several London galleries. His work is held in a number of collections, notably in the personal collection of HRH The Duke of Edinburgh.
Morton was born in Glasgow, working briefly at a lawyer's office before studying at Glasgow School of Art. After attending Slade School, London, he studied in Paris under Gustave Boulanger and Jules Joseph Lefebvre. He was a member of the Glasgow Boys, and focused mainly on landscape painting. He later taught landscape painting at Glasgow School of Art, and in 1908, he was appointed Keeper of the Scottish National Gallery in Edinburgh. In 1925 he became Curator of Kirkcaldy Gallery of Art, where he died in 1928.
Morrocco, a painter of landscapes, still lifes and portraits, was born in Aberdeen on the 14th December 1917 to Italian immigrant parents. He studied at Gray's School of Art from 1932-1938. During the Second World War Morrocco was detained in Edinburgh Castle as an enemy alien. He was later released and allowed to serve in the Royal Army Medical Corps. In 1950 Morrocco was appointed head of the School of Painting at the Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art in Dundee. The University of Dundee awarded Morrocco an honourary doctorate in 1980. He died in Dundee on the 10th March 1998.
Milne was a well known Scottish landscape artist who portrayed not only his native land, but also scenes from southern France. He was born in Edinburgh in 1886 and educated there, at George Watson’s College. He studied at Edinburgh College of Art, moving afterwards to Kingoodie, overlooking the Firth of Tay, near Dundee. During the First World War Maclauchlan Milne left to fight in France on the Western Front. France had a strong impression on the young artist, and he subsequently spent long periods of time there, from 1919-1932. He later settled in Arran, where he died in 1957. Maclauchlan Milne exhibited at the Royal Scottish Academy, at the Glasgow Institute, and showed works in London and New York.
Middleton was a portrait and landscape painter. He was well-travelled, working in Burma and Morocco, though his permanent address was in Glasgow. He exhibited in numerous galleries, including the Glasgow Institute of the Fine Arts, Royal Scottish Academy, Royal Scottish Society of Painters in Watercolours, and the Royal Academy in London.
McMaster attended Edinburgh College of Art from 1998-2002, then from 2003-2004 trained as a teacher at Bath Spa University. In 2011, she travelled to Madhya Pradesh, India and painted the animals she viewed at Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve for a solo exhibition at The Strathearn Gallery. Her work focuses mainly on animals, particularly Scottish wildlife.
MacNee was born on the 4th June 1806 in Fintry, Stirlingshire, and died in Edinburgh on the 17th January 1882. When he turned thirteen he was apprenticed to the landscape artist John Knox, and afterwards worked for a year as a lithographer. He was later employed by a company in Cumnock, Ayrshire, to paint the ornamental lids of snuff-boxes. He studied in Edinburgh at the Trustees' Academy under William Allan, where he supported himself by illustrating publications for the engraver William Home Lizars, and finally moved to Glasgow where he established himself as a successful portrait painter. In 1829 he was admitted as a member of the Royal Scottish Academy; and on the death of Sir George Harvey in 1876 he was elected president, and was knighted. Several of Macnee's works are held by the National Portrait Gallery in London and at the National Gallery of Scotland in Edinburgh.
Anne Mackintosh studied Botany at Glasgow University and obtained a PhD in Plant Physiology. After the birth of her fourth child she attended non-diploma classes at Glasgow School of Art for three years. Portrait commissions include Royalty, politicians, and academics as well as private individuals both in the UK and abroad.
Hamish MacDonald was born in Glasgow on the 29th of January 1935 and studied at the Glasgow School of Art from 1963-1967. During his time at art school, he met his future wife Nadia Rossi, whom he married in 1966. In 1967, MacDonald became a designer at The Morris Furniture Group, and afterwards attended teacher training at Jordanhill College of Education. He subsequently taught as an art teacher until his early retirement in 1991. Best known for his landscapes, his work has been associated with the Scottish Colourist tradition through its brightness of colour and fluidity of texture. He died on the 13th of September 2008.
Mabeth was born in Greenock in 1821. He served as an apprentice engraver in Glasgow for seven years, then went to London, where he studied at the Royal Academy. He later moved to Paris, where he worked in the Louvre. After returning to Scotland, in 1845 Macbeth established himself as a portait painter, and exhibited regularly at exhibitions at the Royal Scottish Academy. Around two years before his death, he moved to London, where he represented the Royal Scottish Academy as a trustee of the British Institution Scholarship Fund. He died there on the 27th February, 1888.
Law was born at Crosshouse in Ayrshire. Law went to school in Kilmarnock and took evening classes at the Kilmarnock Academy. In 1891, he was awarded the National Medal for Success in Art and won a place at the Glasgow School of Art. In 1896, Law was awarded a travelling scholarship and spent six months studying in Paris, where he took lessons from Robert Henri and attended classes at the Academie Delecluse. Law returned to Kilmarnock and began a career as a professional portrait painter. He also taught part-time at the Glasgow School of Art and exhibited regularly at the Royal Scottish Academy.
Born in Glasgow in 1956, Kingsley studied drawing and painting at Glasgow School of Art from 1973-77 under Dr David Donaldson, James D. Robertson and Geoffrey Squire. Since that time he has exhibited with the RSA, RGI, RSW and PAI and served as a council member at Paisley Art Institute for 15 years. In 1999 John was awarded the Diploma of the Paisley Art Institute. He was an art teacher at various Glasgow schools before becoming a full-time artist in 1997. He lives in Glasgow with his wife Moya Cove.
Jennifer Irvine studied painting at Glasgow School of Art, graduating in 1978. She is an elected member of The Glasgow Art Club. She is also a regular exhibitor at the R.S.W. in Edinburgh and R.G.I. in Glasgow. After retiring from teaching in various Glasgow schools in 1990, she is now a full-time artist and lives and works in Glasgow. Her work encompasses still lifes, townscapes and seascapes.
Hutchison attended Kirkcaldy High School in Edinburgh, and later Rugby School. He attended the Edinburgh College of Art from 1909-1912. Afterwards, Hutchison studied in Paris, while employing himself painting portraits, landscapes and figure paintings. He enlisted during the First World War, serving in the Royal Garrison Artillery and being stationed in Malta. After 1918, he and his wife occupied a flat in Edinburgh until 1921, when he moved to London. He was an Honorary Member of the Royal Academy, President of the Royal Scottish Academy and a member of the Royal Society of Arts. He was Director of the Glasgow School of Art from 1933 to 1943. Upon leaving Glasgow School of Art, he continued to paint portraits in Edinburgh and London until his death on the 5th February 1970.
Hood was born in Edinburgh in 1932 and educated in Glasgow. After being apprenticed to a lithographer he studied at Glasgow School of Art, where he subsequently worked before becoming a full time artist. He was a member of the Glasgow Art Club and a friend of fellow Scottish artist Alexander Goudie.
George Henry was born in Irvine, North Ayrshire, and studied at Glasgow School of Art and later in Macgregor's studio, though he learned most from his nature studies at Kirkcudbright. His father's name was 'Hendry' and George dropped the 'd' from his surname as a young man. He was a prominent member of the Glasgow School, working alongside various members such as James Guthrie, Edward Walton, Joseph Crawhall and Arthur Melville. In 1893 he went to Japan with Edward Atkinson Hornel, another member of the Glasgow Boys, for an 18 month tour. His work therafter continued to have strong Oriental influences. He is known for his richly coloured and highly decorative portraits and figure paintings.
Henderson was born at Stanley in Perthshire and was educated at Trustees' Academy in Edinburgh. Following a visit to London in 1851 he settled in Glasgow and "set on canvas the features of half of the magnates of the West of Scotland" (Gibson), though he later became known for his rendition of the Scottish countryside and for his seascapes. He exhibited his work at the Royal Scottish Academy and at the Royal Glasgow Institute of the Fine Arts. He also exhibited at the Royal Academy in London from 1871 to 1886 and in Suffolk Street Galleries from 1882 to 1884. He was also president of the Glasgow Art Club twice.
Matthew Healy graduated from Glasgow School of Art in the early 90's, after which he organised and ran art workshops for adults with learning difficulties and mental health problems. In 1997 he began working with Aardman Animations, as well as completing private commissions in his free time.
James Harrigan was born in Ayr in 1937 and has continued to live in Ayrshire throughout his life. He studied Drawing and Painting at Glasgow School of Art, and later gained a diploma in Printmaking. He taught art for many years before becoming a full-time artist. He has exhibited widely throughout the UK, and is best known for his paintings of local scenery on the west coast of Scotland.
Gunn was one of the most famous portrait painters of the 20th century. He was born in Glasgow on the 30th June 1893 and died in London on the 30th December 1964. He went to Glasgow School of Art but fell out with the director, Maurice Greiffenhagen, and later went to the Edinburgh School of Art where he stayed for three years before going to the Academie Julian in Paris. He left Paris at the outbreak of the First World War and initially joined the Artists Rifles. He was elected President of the Royal Society of Portrait Painters in 1953, a post he held until his death. He was also elected as a full academician at the Royal Academy in 1961 and was knighted for services to painting in 1963. He was given an LLD by Manchester in 1945 and by Glasgow in 1963.
Alexander Goudie was born in Paisley in 1933. He studied at Glasgow School of Art under David Donaldson, William Armour and Benno Schotz. He subsequently tutored there for many years before devoting himself entirely to studio work. He married Marie-Renee Dorval, a native of Brittany, in 1962. He subsequently spent his summers in the fishing village of Loctudy, where he painted many pictures of the surrounding landscape and the local way of life. Goudie was elected a member of the Glasgow Art Club in 1956 and a member of the Royal Society of Portrait Painters in 1970. He is best known as a portraitist, though he experimented with a broad range of creative fields. He died in Glasgow on the 27th April 2004.
Gilbert was born in Glasgow in 1939. He studied at Glasgow School of Art from 1957-1962 under William Armour and David Donaldson. From 1962-1988 he taught in schools in Aberdeenshire, Glasgow and Fife, and left teaching in 1989 to become a full-time artist. Along with his wife Lesley, he set up the Coutryard Gallery in Crail, exhibiting contemporary Scottish Art from 1993-2001. Gilbert now lives and works in Pittenweem, where he paints townscapes and seascapes around Easr Neuk, along with still lifes and interiors. He has held numerous solo exhibitions and is an elected member of the RSW, SAAC and Paisley Art Institute.
James fullarton was born in Glasgow and studied Drawing and Painting at Glasgow School of Art, graduating in 1969. Since then he was worked as a full-time artist and lives in Ayrshire. He is a regular exhibitor with the Royal Glasgow Institute of Fine Arts and has exhibited at the Royal Scottish Academy, as well as lecturing for the Scottish Arts Council. His vibrant use of colour and bold brush strokes associate his work with that of the Scottish Colourists.
Richard Foster, a portrait and landscape artist, was born in Paddington on the 6th June 1945 and was brought up in Norfolk. He was educated at Harrow, Trinity College, Oxford, Studio Simi (Florence), and City and Guilds of London Art School. He has been a member of the Royal Society of Portrait Painters since 1976, and former Honourary Treasurer (2003-2006) and Vice President (1991-1993). He has also been a member of the Art Workers Guild since 1980. He has done commissions for The Royal Collection, The Prince of Wales, The National Portrait Gallery, National Trust, Oxford and Cambridge Colleges, Eton College and Harrow School, and many others.
Fleming was born in Burnside, Glasgow. She studied at Glasgow School of Art from 1953-1958, and at Patrick-Allan-Fraser School of Art, Hospitalfield, Arbroath. She was a member of the Royal Sociery of Watercolourists, and exhibited at the Royal Glasgow Institute of Fine Arts. She lived in Crail, Fife until her death in 1988.
Fairbairn was born in Glasgow and worked as a shop-lad at the dyers Brand & Mollison. His art education consisted of three months of evening classes, after which he rented a room at Exchange Place in Edinburgh, where he became a successful painter. After this he removed to West Regent Street, Glasgow, and in 1850 left Glasgow for Hamilton, where he resided until his death. Whilst living in Hamilton, he produced many watercolours of Cadzow Forest, a popular haunt of Scottish landscape-painters. He is most well known for his sketches of old houses and localities around Glasgow, which were published in lithographic form by the publishers Miller & Buchanan.
Bennion, E. (1979) Antique Medical Instruments. London: Sotheby Parke & Bernet, p. 321 Gracesguide.co.uk. (n.d.). Holborn Surgical Instrument Co. [online] [Accessed 26 Mar. 2019].
Bennion, E. (1979) Antique Medical Instrument. London: Sotheby Parke Bernet
Wilkinson, D.J. (1987) A Charles King: a unique contribution to anaesthesia. Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine 80: 510–4
James Sloan Mutrie Robertson graduated M.B., Ch.B. (Honours) from the University of Glasgow in 1928. He took the FRCS England in 1932, and the FRCS Glasgow in 1962. He was appointed gate surgeon to Glasgow Royal Infirmary but decided to pursue neurosurgery, training as a fellow of the Neurological Institute, Montreal. On returning to Glasgow Royal Infirmary he was appointed as neurosurgeon. After the Second World War, he was retained as a specialist in neurosurgery, and appointed to a new EMS hospital at Killearn where he pioneered and developed neurosurgery as an outstanding service to the west of Scotland. Robertson and Eric Paterson, with the support of Sir Charles Illingworth, formed the Glasgow and West of Scotland Neurosurgical Unit. Robertson also created the Institute of Neurological Sciences at Glasgow, which was based on the Neurological Institute at Montreal but modified in accord with his own experience at Killearn.
History of company (Richmond, L. & Stevenson, J. (2003) The Pharmaceutical Industry: A Guide to Historical Records. Oxon & New York: Routledge, p. 247)
Founded in 1874 (Bennion, E. (1979) Directory of Surgical Instrument Makers, in Antique Medical Instruments London: Sotheby Parke Bernet Pubications, p. 314) Acquired by Sims Surgical Equipment in 1989
Dates of existence. 1777: Weston-Davies, W. H.(1989) The surgical instrument maker: an historical perspective, in: Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine 82, pp-40-43
Mid-18th century - 1914: Whitaker, J. & Sons (1914) The Red Book of Commerce. London: J Whitaker & Sons
Date est.: Claudius Ash Sons & Co Ltd, A Century of Dental Art: A Centenary Memoir 1820–1921, 1921
Amalgamated with de Trey to create Amalgamated Dental Company: Roguin, A. (2011) Stent: The Man and Word Behind the Coronary Metal Prosthesis , in Circulation: Cardiovascular interventions 4(2), pp. 206-209
Framed poster drawing, probably by William Campbell Nicolson, published between 1927 and 1937 and used to raise funds for the Glasgow Eye Infirmary. It was found at a jumble sale by Denis Rice of the University of Leicester, who passed it on to the Eye Infirmary. A letter to this effect, dated 1981, is included in the frame.
Creator
William Campbell Nicolson
Date
c 1927-c 1937
Identifier
2003/77.60
Physical Object Item Type Metadata
Physical Dimensions
Length: 31.8 cm
Materials
Glass, paper, wood.
Description
Framed poster drawing, probably by William Campbell Nicolson, published between 1927 and 1937 and used to raise funds for the Glasgow Eye Infirmary. It was found at a jumble sale by Denis Rice of the University of Leicester, who passed it on to the Eye Infirmary. A letter to this effect, dated 1981, is included in the frame.
Demonstrator unit of the "Aerocrom Syncroner" inhaler. This metered-dose inhaler (MDI) includes a built-in spacer so the inhaler can be used without the need for an additional spacer. In a cardboard box.
Demonstrator unit of the "Aerocrom Syncroner" inhaler. This metered-dose inhaler (MDI) includes a built-in spacer so the inhaler can be used without the need for an additional spacer. In a cardboard box.
The company was formed by the merger of Merck & Co. (1891-1953) with Sharpe & Dohme to become Merck, Sharpe & Dohme ('Our History'). The company's headquarters are in New Jersey, USA, and its UK site is in Hertfordshire ('Contact Us').
"Our History And Achievements In The UK", Pfizer: The World's Largest Research-Based Pharmaceutical Company <https://www.pfizer.co.uk/our-history> [Accessed 5 February 2019]
Biographical Text
Pfizer Ltd was founded in 1849 in New York, USA by cousins Charles Pfizer and William Erhart ('Company History'). In 1952, Pfizer opened a facility in Sandwich, UK ('Our History and Achievements in the UK').
Evans Medical Ltd. was acquired by Medeva Pharma Ltd. in 1998 ('UCB Pharma Limited - Company Profile'). From 2001, the company came under Celltech Pharmaceuticals Ltd., which was then taken over by UCB Pharma Ltd. in 2004. ('The First Ninety Years')
Founded in 1963 by Dietmar and Margaret Garbe, and has headquarters in Buckingham, England. The Irish branch of the company was formed in 1974. ('Vitalograph - History Timeline')
The company was founded in 1843 by Edward Packard in Ipswich, England. In 1995, the company was acquired by Pennsylvania-based company Rhone-Poulenc and became defunct. (Thayer)
Referenceforbusiness.com. (n.d.). Astra Ab - Company Profile, Information, Business Description, History, Background Information on Astra Ab. [online] Available at: https://www.referenceforbusiness.com/history2/76/Astra-AB.htmll [Accessed 5 Feb. 2019].
Biographical Text
Astra Pharmaceuticals was founded in 1913 in Södertälje, Stockholm by a group of 400 doctors and apothecaries (Referenceforbusiness.com, n.d.).
In 1999, the company merged with Uk-based Zeneca Plc to create AstraZeneca (AstraZeneca, 2019).
AstraZeneca was formed in April 1999 as a merger of Astra Pharmaceuticals and Zeneca Plc (FAQ, AstraZeneca). Headquarters have been in Cambridge, UK since 2013 (Carroll).
Demonstration model of a "Spacehaler" meterd-dose inhaler (MDI). The Spacehaler is designed to reduce the velocity of the aerosol cloud that emerges from the inhaler, without the need for an additional spacer. In cardboard box with instruction leaflet.
Demonstration model of a "Spacehaler" meterd-dose inhaler (MDI). The Spacehaler is designed to reduce the velocity of the aerosol cloud that emerges from the inhaler, without the need for an additional spacer. In cardboard box with instruction leaflet.
William IV mahogany President's Chair with high upholstered back inset with the original arms of the Faculty of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow in mahogany, on turned fluted legs with later castors.
The staff of Aesculapius flanked by open lancet on the right and poppy on the left, motto 'Conjurat Amice'
William IV mahogany President's Chair with high upholstered back inset with the original arms of the Faculty of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow in mahogany, on turned fluted legs with later castors.
Metered-dose inhaler (MDI) containing fenoterol hydrobromide with ipratropium bromide. In a cardboard box with "Physician's sample" sticker and instruction leaflet.
Metered-dose inhaler (MDI) containing fenoterol hydrobromide with ipratropium bromide. In a cardboard box with "Physician's sample" sticker and instruction leaflet.
Plastic box containing "Spinhaler" dry powder inhaler (DPI) and 2 bottles of dummy/placebo capsules. Instruction diagrams are printed on a label inside the box.
Plastic box containing "Spinhaler" dry powder inhaler (DPI) and 2 bottles of dummy/placebo capsules. Instruction diagrams are printed on a label inside the box.
Stuffed toy alien called "Monty", given by Merck Sharpe & Dohme Ltd. to respiratory physicians to promote Montelukast (a leukotriene receptor antagonist used as an adjunct to inhaled steroids).
Stuffed toy alien called "Monty", given by Merck Sharpe & Dohme Ltd. to respiratory physicians to promote Montelukast (a leukotriene receptor antagonist used as an adjunct to inhaled steroids).
Portrait of Professor David Galloway, President 2015-2018
Description
Portrait of Professor Galloway. Three quarter length, seated on the President's chair in his office. "Coastal Scene (Arran From Ayrshire)" by Molly Addis in the background.
Portrait of Professor Galloway. Three quarter length, seated on the President's chair in his office. "Coastal Scene (Arran From Ayrshire)" by Molly Addis in the background.
Oak Mallet with silver thistle decorative band round middle and inscription and hallmarked silver on top of base. Presented by Professor Morgan on the occasion of College's AGM of 1st December 2003. In red presentation box with purple lining.
Creator
R & W Sorley
Date
c. 1907
Identifier
2016/1
Physical Object Item Type Metadata
Physical Dimensions
22cm x 9.5cm
Materials
oak, silver
Description
Oak Mallet with silver thistle decorative band round middle and inscription and hallmarked silver on top of base. Presented by Professor Morgan on the occasion of College's AGM of 1st December 2003. In red presentation box with purple lining.
Long Calderwood, The Home of William and John Hunter
Description
Inscription on frame reads:
"Long Calderwood - The Home of Wm. & John Hunter.
Painted for, and Presented to The Faculty by Chas. Blatherwick, M.D.
1894."
Watercolour depicting Long Calderwood, the home of the Hunter Brothers in East Kilbride.
Inscription on frame reads:
"Long Calderwood - The Home of Wm. & John Hunter.
Painted for, and Presented to The Faculty by Chas. Blatherwick, M.D.
1894."
Set of the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS) in a cardboard box. Includes:
WAIS manual
British supplement to the manual,
Digit-Symbol key
Object Assembly Layout Shield
Word List
Blank Record Forms
Picture arrangement booklet
Picture completion and block design cards booklet
Box containing coloured Block Design pieces
4 plastic bags with Object Assembly Test pieces
Creator
NFER Publishing Company Ltd
Date
c. 1971
Identifier
2018/15.1
Physical Object Item Type Metadata
Physical Dimensions
38 x 26 x 13 cm
Materials
Wodd, paper, card.
Description
Set of the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS) in a cardboard box. Includes:
WAIS manual
British supplement to the manual,
Digit-Symbol key
Object Assembly Layout Shield
Word List
Blank Record Forms
Picture arrangement booklet
Picture completion and block design cards booklet
Box containing coloured Block Design pieces
4 plastic bags with Object Assembly Test pieces
Photographic portrait of Sir Hector Clare Cameron, MD MB CM FFPSG, former president of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow (1897-1900)
Date
c. 1870
Identifier
RCPSG 1/12/1/8
Description
Photographic portrait of Sir Hector Clare Cameron, MD MB CM FFPSG, former president of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow (1897-1900)
Trilene (trichloroethylene) anaesthetic inhaler for hand-held, self-administered pain relief in midwifery and obstetrics. Includes instruction leaflet, rubber face mask and key for adjusting output. This was the first vaporiser manufcatured by Cyprane after it was established in 1947. Stored in a brown leather case.
Trilene (trichloroethylene) anaesthetic inhaler for hand-held, self-administered pain relief in midwifery and obstetrics. Includes instruction leaflet, rubber face mask and key for adjusting output. This was the first vaporiser manufcatured by Cyprane after it was established in 1947. Stored in a brown leather case.
Mr Henry Rutherford (1861-1929) with his surgical team in the Surgical Operating Theatre at the Glasgow Royal Infirmary. Mr Rutherford is 6th from the right.
Date
c. 1920
Identifier
RCPSG/28/78
Description
Mr Henry Rutherford (1861-1929) with his surgical team in the Surgical Operating Theatre at the Glasgow Royal Infirmary. Mr Rutherford is 6th from the right.
"Mr. Thomas Milner Deighton, J.P., pharmaceutical chemist, senior partner of the firm of Deighton & Smith, chemists, Bridgnorth." (Chemist and Druggist, p. 875)
Lesley Richmond et al (eds). 2017. The Pharmaceutical Industry: A Guide to Historical Records. Routledge
Biographical Text
"The founder of this business, John Duncan, was born in 1780 in Kinross, Perth & Kinross, Scotland. [...] After a brief stay in London he returned to Scotland and in 1806 established a business on his own account in Perth [...] In 1818 Duncan took on a young man, Ogilvie, as a junior partner and the firm was named Duncan & Ogilvie. In 1820 a second shop was opened at 52 North Bridge, Edinburgh. [...] Both premises premises traded under the name Duncan & Ogilvie until 1832, when Ogilvie took over the Perth business on his own account and Duncan entered into a new partnership with one of his apprentices, William Flockhart, and another young man named Anderson." (Richmond et al)
"Mr. Duncan had for years before he went to Edinburgh been in business at 75 High Street, Perth. His firm there was at first Duncan & Ogilvie; then it became Duncan, Hamilton & Dandie, and when Mr. James Hamilton went to Dundee the firm was changed to Duncan, Dandie & Newby; then Mr. Duncan went to Edinburgh, and Dandie, Newby & Dandie became the trade-name." (Chemist and Druggist, 1897, p. 213)
Hampshire Telegraph and Sussex Chronicle etc (Portsmouth, England), Saturday, February 23, 1878; Issue 4750. British Library Newspapers, Part I: 1800-1900.
Lesley Richmond et al (eds). 2017. The Pharmaceutical Industry: A Guide to Historical Records. Routledge
Biographical Text
"The founder of this business, John Duncan, was born in 1780 in Kinross, Perth & Kinross, Scotland. [...] After a brief stay in London he returned to Scotland and in 1806 established a business on his own account in Perth [...] In 1818 Duncan took on a young man, Ogilvie, as a junior partner and the firm was named Duncan & Ogilvie. In 1820 a second shop was opened at 52 North Bridge, Edinburgh. [...] Both premises premises traded under the name Duncan & Ogilvie until 1832, when Ogilvie took over the Perth business on his own account and Duncan entered into a new partnership with one of his apprentices, William Flockhart, and another young man named Anderson." (Richmond et al)
Johanna Geyer-Kordesch and Fiona MacDonald. 1999. Physicians and Surgeons in Glasgow: The History of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow, 1599-1858. London: Hambledon Press. (Reading Room WZ 23 GEY)
Lesley Richmond et al (eds). 2017. The Pharmaceutical Industry: A Guide to Historical Records. Routledge
Biographical Text
"This company 'was formed in 1805 by a number of medical men entering into partnership for the purpose of getting their prescriptions properly dispensed'. The Apothecaries' Hall was opened in Wilson's Court, 29 Argyll Street, but as it soon evolved into a retailing business and moved in 1810 to one of the old mansions in Virginia Street." (Geyer-Kordesch & MacDonald, p. 248)
"In 1919 [T & H Smith Ltd] acquired the business of Glasgow Apothecaries Co, which had been established at Virginia Street, Glasgow, in 1805, by a group of general practitioners who wished to establish an efficient dispensary for their prescribed drugs. Shortly afterwards, Glasgow Apothecaries Co began distributing wholesale to retail druggists." (Richmond et al)
Liber Serapionis aggregatus in medicinis simplicibus
Description
Liber Serapionis aggregatus in medicinis simplicibus... Translatio Symonis Ianuensis interprete Abraam Iudeo tortuosiensi de arabico in latinum.
Liber Serapionis aggregatus in medicinis simplicibus. Translated by Simon Genuensis and Abraham Judaeus Tortuosiensis. Add: Galenus [pseudo-]: De virtute centaureae. Translated by Nicolaus de Regio.
Provenance: Royal College of Physicians & Surgeons, Glasgow: armorial bookplate on front pastedown “Library of the Faculty of Physicians and Surgeons Glasgow” bearing superseded shelfmark in ink “49 i 16” and partially overlaid with a later armorial bookplate of the College; shelfmark repeated in pencil on a2r; possibly purchased by the College in 1869/1870 since the Librarian’s annual reports in the Faculty minutes of 1869 and 1870 both make special mention of purchases of “works of the older medical authors”; source unknown; first appears in Alexander Duncan’s 'Alphabetical catalogue of the library of the Faculty of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow' (Glasgow: 1885).
Binding: 18th-century blind-tooled calf; covers decorated with a triple fillet to form two concentric rectangles, the inner rectangle decorated with a floral roll along its inner edges and with a floral ornament at each outer corner; sprinkled red-edged leaves; rebacked (20th century); original title label put back, original pastedowns retained but given new free endpapers; one original flyleaf at rear with watermark “H L”.
Fairly frequent marginal annotations in a humanist hand (some slightly cropped); occasional pointing hands; early manuscript foliation in ink “1”-“133” (some numbers cropped); manuscript references using that foliation added to the index on a4v-a6v; early number “litt. 563” in ink on r6v; 18th-century(?) code “Cl dm” in ink on front pastedown, together with numbers in pencil “18”, “42”, “2”; 19th-century code “s/f”(?) in pencil on rear pastedown.
Initials supplied in alternate red and blue throughout; occasional paragraph marks in red.
Tractatus primus breuiarij Ioannis filij Serapionis medici. Inquit Ioannes.
Breviarium medicinae. Translated by Gerardus Cremonensis.
Provenance: Royal College of Physicians & Surgeons, Glasgow: armorial bookplate on front pastedown “Library of the Faculty of Physicians and Surgeons Glasgow” bearing superseded shelfmark in ink “49 i 16” and partially overlaid with a later armorial bookplate of the College; possibly purchased by the College in 1869/1870 since the Librarian’s annual reports in the Faculty minutes of 1869 and 1870 both make special mention of purchases of “works of the older medical authors”; source unknown; first appears in Alexander Duncan’s 'Alphabetical catalogue of the library of the Faculty of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow' (Glasgow: 1885).
Binding: 18th-century blind-tooled calf; covers decorated with a triple fillet to form two concentric rectangles, the inner rectangle decorated with a floral roll along its inner edges and with a floral ornament at each outer corner; sprinkled red-edged leaves; rebacked (20th century); original title label put back, original pastedowns retained but given new free endpapers; one original flyleaf at rear with watermark “H L”.
Fairly frequent marginal annotations in a humanist hand (some slightly cropped); frequent pointing hands in gathering o; early number “litt. 230” on t8v; set of figures (monetary?) in an 18th-century hand on t8r; 18th-century(?) code “Cl dm” in ink on front pastedown, together with numbers in pencil “18”, “42”, “2”; 19th-century code “s/f”(?) in pencil on rear pastedown.
Initials supplied in alternate blue and red throughout; occasional paragraph marks in red; small pen-and-ink marginal drawings of flowers on o1v and o2r, and of a dog’s head on p1v.
Signatures: Fol. a-b8 c6 d-h8 hh8 i8 k-n6.8 o-p6 q-t8. [150] leaves (the first blank).
Liber de proprietatib[us] reru[m] / Bartholomei Anglici.
Bartholomaeus Anglicus : De Proprietatibus Rerum
Provenance: Friedrich Bauermeister, bookseller, Glasgow (fl. 1860-1917): bookseller’s ticket on front pastedown “F. Bauermeister || Importer of Foreign Books || 234 Great Western Road || Glasgow”.
Royal College of Physicians & Surgeons, Glasgow: armorial bookplate on front pastedown “Library of the Faculty of Physicians and Surgeons Glasgow” partially overlaid with a later armorial bookplate of the College; purchased by the College in 1894, probably from Bauermeister; appears in ‘List of principal additions to the Library since 1st July 1894’ (RCPSG 1/20/15/20/12, printed 1 Oct. 1894).
Binding: 19th-century grey paper-covered pasteboards; vestiges of early tabs; flyleaves have watermark of a large unicorn salient and countermark initials “L S”.
Brief marginal annotation on “apes” (bees) on H1v in a 16th-century hand; early pointing hands and underlining on K3v and L1v; signature x1 missing and supplied in manuscript; bibliographical references in a 19th-century German hand on front flyleaf.
Initials supplied mainly in red throughout, some with reserved white; initials in blue with reserved white supplied on a4r, b8v, n4v, and o7v; paragraph marks and capital strokes supplied in red throughout.
Wanting the blank leaf R6.
Signatures: Fol. [*]6 a8 b-q8.6.6 r-z6 A-R6. [258] leaves, the last blank.
Title from beginning of text on [*1r]: Tabula Practice Gordonij Dicte Lilium Medicine
Title as cited by ISTC: Practica, seu Lilium medicinae. De ingeniis curandorum morborum. De regimine acutarum aegritudinum. De prognosticis.
Provenance: Samuel & Benjamin Nock, booksellers, London (mid 19th century): booksellers’ ticket on verso of front free endpaper “S. & B. Nock, Medical Booksellers, 16, Bloomsbury Street, London”.
Royal College of Physicians & Surgeons, Glasgow: armorial bookplate on front pastedown “Library of the Faculty of Physicians and Surgeons Glasgow” bearing superseded shelfmarks in ink “48 C 19” (scored through) and “90 g.11”; possibly purchased by the College in 1869/1870 since the Librarian’s annual reports in the Faculty minutes of 1869 and 1870 both make special mention of purchases of “works of the older medical authors”; source unknown; first appears in Alexander Duncan’s 'Alphabetical catalogue of the library of the Faculty of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow' (Glasgow: 1885).
Binding: 19th-century blind-tooled brown calf; marbled endpapers; red-edged leaves.
Brief (slightly cropped) marginal annotations in a 16th-century hand in gatherings a-c.
Wanting the blank leaf H8; minor paper repairs to title-page [*1r].
Signatures: 4to. [*]4 a-z8 [et]8 [con]8 [rum]8 A-H8. [5] 2-271 [1] leaves, the last blank.
Aratus: Phaenomena (translated by Rufius Festus Avienus). Add: Dionysius Periegetes: De situ orbis (translated by Avienus). Avienus: Ora maritima. Aratus: Phaenomena (translated by Julius Caesar Germanicus, with commentary). Aratus: Phaenomena (translated by Marcus Tullius Cicero). Quintus Serenus Sammonicus: Liber medicinalis. Edited by Victor Pisanus.
Provenance: Franciscus Garsianus (16th century): inscription in a humanist hand on p6v “Franciscus Garsianus” followed by abbreviations “.I.” (Iurisperitus) “et C.R.L.” (Canonicus Regularis Lateranensis). Royal College of Physicians & Surgeons, Glasgow: armorial bookplate on front pastedown “Library of the Faculty of Physicians and Surgeons Glasgow” bearing superseded shelfmark in ink “81 d 11” (scored through); a later armorial bookplate of the College on recto of front free endpaper; probably purchased by the College in 1811/1812, since the Faculty minutes for 2 Dec. 1811 show that the Library was granted £80 in addition to its usual budget, for purchasing “a selection of books of the older medical authors” and the minutes for 8 Oct. 1812 note that “a very valuable addition has been made amounting to nearly two hundred and fifty volumes bought in the course of the year with the funds granted by a vote of the Faculty”; source unknown; first appears in 'Catalogue of books in the library of the Faculty of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow' (Glasgow: 1817).
Andreae Vesalii Bruxellensis, scholae medicorum Patauinae professoris De humani corporis fabrica libri septem
Andreas Vesalius was born in 1514 in Brussels, Belgium. He studied medicine at the University of Louvain and then in Paris. He moved to Padua, home at the time to one of the most important medical schools in Europe. He completed his doctorate and was appointed as anatomical demonstrator and lectured on anatomy. Vesalius emphasised the importance of dissection in the study of anatomy. The 'De Humani Corporis Fabrica' (On the Fabric of the Human Body), published in Basel in 1543, was a beautifully illustrated and influential anatomical textbook. One of the most striking features of the illustrations are the 'muscle men' figures in striking poses surrounded by landscape. After publication of the book, Vesalius was appointed Imperial Physician to Emperor Charles V. He died in 1564.
[12], 659 [i e 663], [37] pages
Formerly owned by the Lutheran theologian Paul Eber (1511-69). Blind-stamped initials "P E" on front cover, and various annotations in Eber's hand throughout.
Originally bound in pigskin by the 16th century Wittenberg bookbinder Conrad Neidel, with blind-stamped decorations (including a roll of portraits of Erasmus, Melanchthon, Martin Luther, and Hans Holbein the Younger). The front, back and spine were removed in the mid-20th century and pasted to a new binding Niger goatskin.
Inscription excised from original endpapers and pasted to front pastedown: "Fama est Vesalium esse mortuum". This is a quote from a 1565 letter from Hubert Languet to Caspar Peucer, informing the latter of the death of Vesalius.
Creator
Vesalius, Andreas, 1514-1564
Neidel, Conrad, -1568
Date
1543
Identifier
Bookstore VES [folio]
Publisher
Oporinus, Joannes, 1507-1568
Coverage
Basel, Switzerland
Relation
Andrew McAinsh, ‘Bibliographical Note: Identification of Paul Eber as an Owner and Reader of Vesalius’s De Humani Corporis Fabrica’ The Library: Transactions of the Bibliographical Society. 2016, 17 (4): 446-450. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/library/17.4.446
Cushing, H. Bio-bib. of Andreas Vesalius, VI.A.-1.
Thomas Annan had already established a reputation as one of Scotland's leading photographers when he was commissioned by the City of Glasgow Improvement Trust to take photographs of the closes and wynds of old Glasgow that were scheduled for demolition under the Glasgow City Improvements Act of 1866. Thirty-one photographs were taken. Two editions of these photographs were produced from the collodion negatives in the years following the completion of the commission. The original series of prints used the albumen process and were created in limited numbers. In 1878, as a result of demand from a number of institutions, the Trustees had a second edition of 100 published, with an additional nine photographs. This edition used Joseph Swan's carbon print process for which Annan had secured exclusive usage rights for Scotland in 1866.
Attached to title page : handwritten letter dated 9 September 1881 from Lord Provost John Ure at City Chambers to Dr. R. Scott Orr, President of the Faculty of the Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow, giving details of the circumstances surrounding the presentation of a special set of the photographs to the Faculty.
Thomas Annan had already established a reputation as one of Scotland's leading photographers when he was commissioned by the City of Glasgow Improvement Trust to take photographs of the closes and wynds of old Glasgow that were scheduled for demolition under the Glasgow City Improvements Act of 1866. Thirty-one photographs were taken. Two editions of these photographs were produced from the collodion negatives in the years following the completion of the commission. The original series of prints used the albumen process and were created in limited numbers. In 1878, as a result of demand from a number of institutions, the Trustees had a second edition of 100 published, with an additional nine photographs. This edition used Joseph Swan's carbon print process for which Annan had secured exclusive usage rights for Scotland in 1866.
4 brass weights with stamped apothecary symbols for weight: 2 drachms/drams; 1/2 drachm/dram; 2 scruples; 1 scruple. Part of George III mahogany apothecary's box.
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℈ii
℈i
Date
19th century
Identifier
2003/15.18
Physical Object Item Type Metadata
Materials
brass
Description
4 brass weights with stamped apothecary symbols for weight: 2 drachms/drams; 1/2 drachm/dram; 2 scruples; 1 scruple. Part of George III mahogany apothecary's box.
