<![CDATA[Heritage]]> https://heritage.rcpsg.ac.uk/items/browse?tags=Anatomy&sort_field=Dublin+Core%2CCreator&output=rss2 Fri, 29 Mar 2024 08:27:50 +0000 graeme.forrest@rcpsg.ac.uk (Heritage) Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow Zend_Feed http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss <![CDATA[Sketch of the Cerebellum]]> https://heritage.rcpsg.ac.uk/items/show/1079

Dublin Core

Title

Sketch of the Cerebellum

Description

Sketch of the cerebellum by Dr Anglin Whitelock, House Surgeon to Sir William Macewen

Date

c. 1887-1909

Identifier

RCPSG 1/20/2/10/11

Physical Object Item Type Metadata

Materials

Paper, coloured pencil
Sketch of the Cerebellum
Sketch of the Cerebellum
Sketch of the Cerebellum
Sketch of the Cerebellum
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Tue, 26 Feb 2019 10:20:02 +0000
<![CDATA[Vertical Sketch of Human Scalp]]> https://heritage.rcpsg.ac.uk/items/show/1080

Dublin Core

Title

Vertical Sketch of Human Scalp

Description

Sketch of a section of the human scalp with specimen prepared by Dr Anglin Whitelock.

Date

c. 1887-1909

Identifier

RCPSG 1/20/2/10/3

Physical Object Item Type Metadata

Materials

Paper, pencil
Vertical Sketch of Human Scalp
Vertical Sketch of Human Scalp
Vertical Sketch of Human Scalp
Vertical Sketch of Human Scalp
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Tue, 26 Feb 2019 10:41:26 +0000
<![CDATA[Sketch of Brain Hemisphere]]> https://heritage.rcpsg.ac.uk/items/show/1081

Dublin Core

Title

Sketch of Brain Hemisphere

Description

Sketch of lateral view of the brain.

Date

c. 1887-1909

Identifier

RCPSG 1/20/2/10/12

Physical Object Item Type Metadata

Materials

Paper, pencil.
Sketch of Brain Hemisphere
Sketch of Brain Hemisphere
Sketch of Brain Hemisphere
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Tue, 26 Feb 2019 10:44:19 +0000
<![CDATA[Sketch of Ventral Surface of Brain]]> https://heritage.rcpsg.ac.uk/items/show/1082

Dublin Core

Title

Sketch of Ventral Surface of Brain

Description

Pencil sketch of the ventral surface of the brain, showing a portion of the Circle of Willis

Date

c. 1887-1909

Identifier

RCPSG 1/20/2/10/10

Physical Object Item Type Metadata

Materials

Paper, pencil.
Sketch of Ventral Surface of Brain
Sketch of Ventral Surface of Brain
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Tue, 26 Feb 2019 10:54:16 +0000
<![CDATA[Sketch of Frontal Bone]]> https://heritage.rcpsg.ac.uk/items/show/1083

Dublin Core

Title

Sketch of Frontal Bone

Description

Pencil sketch on tracing paper of anterior view of the frontal bone.

Date

c. 1887-1909

Identifier

RCPSG 1/20/2/10/23

Physical Object Item Type Metadata

Materials

Tracing paper, pencil.
Sketch of Frontal Bone
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Tue, 26 Feb 2019 10:57:24 +0000
<![CDATA[Sketch of the Frontal Bone]]> https://heritage.rcpsg.ac.uk/items/show/1084

Dublin Core

Title

Sketch of the Frontal Bone

Description

Pencil sketch on tracing paper of the inner surface of the frontal bone.

Date

c. 1887-1909

Identifier

RCPSG 1/20/2/10/25

Physical Object Item Type Metadata

Materials

Tracing paper, pencil
Sketch of the Frontal Bone
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Tue, 26 Feb 2019 11:01:05 +0000
<![CDATA[Sketch of Median Section of the Skull]]> https://heritage.rcpsg.ac.uk/items/show/1085

Dublin Core

Title

Sketch of Median Section of the Skull

Description

Pencil sketch on tracing paper of median section of the skull from the left.

Date

c.1881-1909

Identifier

RCPSG 1/20/2/10/24

Physical Object Item Type Metadata

Materials

Tracing paper, pencil
Sketch of Median Section of the Skull
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Thu, 28 Feb 2019 09:24:44 +0000
<![CDATA[Sketches of a Transverse Fracture of the Patella]]> https://heritage.rcpsg.ac.uk/items/show/1086

Dublin Core

Title

Sketches of a Transverse Fracture of the Patella

Description

6 sketches of a transverse fracture of the patella.

Date

c. 1887-1909

Identifier

RCPSG 1/20/2/10/19

Physical Object Item Type Metadata

Materials

Paper, pencil
Sketches of a Transverse Fracture of the Patella
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Thu, 28 Feb 2019 09:34:29 +0000
<![CDATA[Colour Sketches of Transverse Fracture of the Patella]]> https://heritage.rcpsg.ac.uk/items/show/1087

Dublin Core

Title

Colour Sketches of Transverse Fracture of the Patella

Description

3 colour sketches of a transverse fracture of the patella

Date

c. 1887-1909

Identifier

RCPSG 1/20/2/10/18

Physical Object Item Type Metadata

Materials

Paper, coloured pencil
Colour Sketches of Transverse Fracture of the Patella
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Thu, 28 Feb 2019 09:36:57 +0000
<![CDATA[Colour Sketches of Transverse Fracture of Patella]]> https://heritage.rcpsg.ac.uk/items/show/1088

Dublin Core

Title

Colour Sketches of Transverse Fracture of Patella

Description

2 colour sketches of a transverse fracture of the patella.

Date

c. 1887-1909

Identifier

RCPSG 1/20/2/10/17

Physical Object Item Type Metadata

Materials

Paper, coloured pencil
Colour Sketches of Transverse Fracture of Patella
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Thu, 28 Feb 2019 09:38:32 +0000
<![CDATA[Colour Sketch of the Femur]]> https://heritage.rcpsg.ac.uk/items/show/1089

Dublin Core

Title

Colour Sketch of the Femur

Description

Colour sketch of the proximal region of the femur.

Date

c. 1887-1909

Identifier

RCPSG 1/20/2/10/16

Physical Object Item Type Metadata

Materials

Paper, coloured pencil
Colour Sketch of the Femur
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Thu, 28 Feb 2019 09:45:06 +0000
<![CDATA[Sketches of a Transverse Fracture of the Patella]]> https://heritage.rcpsg.ac.uk/items/show/1092

Dublin Core

Title

Sketches of a Transverse Fracture of the Patella

Description

4 sketches of a transverse fracture of the patella.

Date

c. 1887-1909

Identifier

RCPSG 1/20/2/10/7

Physical Object Item Type Metadata

Materials

Paper, coloured pencil
Sketches of a Transverse Fracture of the Patella
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Thu, 28 Feb 2019 09:59:34 +0000
<![CDATA[Sketch of the Nasal Cavity]]> https://heritage.rcpsg.ac.uk/items/show/1093

Dublin Core

Title

Sketch of the Nasal Cavity

Description

Pencil sketch on tracing paper of the bony nasal septum of the nasal cavity.

Date

c. 1887-1909

Identifier

RCPSG 1/20/2/10/38

Physical Object Item Type Metadata

Materials

Tracing paper, pencil
Sketch of the Nasal Cavity
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Thu, 28 Feb 2019 10:01:37 +0000
<![CDATA[Sketch of the Temporal Bone]]> https://heritage.rcpsg.ac.uk/items/show/1094

Dublin Core

Title

Sketch of the Temporal Bone

Description

Pencil sketch of the temporal bone.

Date

c. 1887-1909

Identifier

RCPSG 1/20/2/10/34

Physical Object Item Type Metadata

Materials

Paper, pencil
Sketch of the Temporal Bone
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Thu, 28 Feb 2019 10:05:03 +0000
<![CDATA[Sketch of Heart Dissection]]> https://heritage.rcpsg.ac.uk/items/show/1095

Dublin Core

Title

Sketch of Heart Dissection

Description

Pencil sketch of a dissection of the heart.

Date

c. 1887-1909

Identifier

RCPSG 1/20/2/10/1

Physical Object Item Type Metadata

Materials

Paper, pencil
Sketch of Heart Dissection
Sketch of Heart Dissection
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Fri, 01 Mar 2019 10:18:29 +0000
<![CDATA[Sketch of Transverse Fracture of the Patella]]> https://heritage.rcpsg.ac.uk/items/show/1096

Dublin Core

Title

Sketch of Transverse Fracture of the Patella

Description

Colour pencil sketch of a transverse fracture of the patella.

Date

c. 1887-1909

Identifier

RCPSG 1/20/2/10/31

Physical Object Item Type Metadata

Materials

Paper, Colour pencil
Sketch of Transverse Fracture of the Patella
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Tue, 05 Mar 2019 11:10:07 +0000
<![CDATA[Sketch of the Knee Joint]]> https://heritage.rcpsg.ac.uk/items/show/1097

Dublin Core

Title

Sketch of the Knee Joint

Description

Pencil sketch on paper of the knee joint in flexion.

Date

c. 1887-1909

Identifier

RCPSG 1/20/2/10/33

Physical Object Item Type Metadata

Materials

Paper, pencil
Sketch of the Knee Joint
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Tue, 05 Mar 2019 11:11:45 +0000
<![CDATA[Sketch of Transverse Fracture of Patella]]> https://heritage.rcpsg.ac.uk/items/show/1098

Dublin Core

Title

Sketch of Transverse Fracture of Patella

Description

Colour pencil sketch of a transverse fracture of the patella.

Date

c. 1887-1909

Identifier

RCPSG 1/20/2/10/32

Physical Object Item Type Metadata

Materials

Paper, Colour pencil
Sketch of Transverse Fracture of Patella
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Tue, 05 Mar 2019 11:14:24 +0000
<![CDATA[Sketch of Transverse Fracture of Patella]]> https://heritage.rcpsg.ac.uk/items/show/1099

Dublin Core

Title

Sketch of Transverse Fracture of Patella

Description

Pencil sketch of a transverse fracture of the patella.

Date

c. 1887-1909

Identifier

RCOSG 1/20/2/10/36

Physical Object Item Type Metadata

Materials

Paper, pencil
Sketch of Transverse Fracture of Patella
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Tue, 05 Mar 2019 11:17:10 +0000
<![CDATA[Sketch of Transverse Fracture of the Patella]]> https://heritage.rcpsg.ac.uk/items/show/1100

Dublin Core

Title

Sketch of Transverse Fracture of the Patella

Description

Colour sketch of a transverse fracture of the patella.

Date

c. 1887-1909

Identifier

RCPSG 1/20/2/10/35

Physical Object Item Type Metadata

Materials

Paper, colour pencil
Sketch of Transverse Fracture of the Patella
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Tue, 05 Mar 2019 11:20:54 +0000
<![CDATA[Diagram of the Brain]]> https://heritage.rcpsg.ac.uk/items/show/1101

Dublin Core

Title

Diagram of the Brain

Description

Small print of a lateral view of the brain, highlighting a potential lesion in the frontal lobe.

Date

c. 1887-1909

Identifier

RCPSG 1/20/2/10/45

Physical Object Item Type Metadata

Materials

Paper
Diagram of the Brain
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Tue, 05 Mar 2019 11:23:37 +0000
<![CDATA[Sketch of Transverse Fracture of the Patella]]> https://heritage.rcpsg.ac.uk/items/show/1102

Dublin Core

Title

Sketch of Transverse Fracture of the Patella

Description

Colour pencil sketch of a transverse fracture of the patella with ligamentous aponeuritic structure hanging over the edge.

Date

c. 1887-1909

Identifier

RCPSG 1/20/2/10/37

Physical Object Item Type Metadata

Materials

Paper, colour pencil
Sketch of Transverse Fracture of the Patella
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Tue, 05 Mar 2019 11:25:54 +0000
<![CDATA[Diagram of the Brain]]> https://heritage.rcpsg.ac.uk/items/show/1103

Dublin Core

Title

Diagram of the Brain

Description

Print of a diagram of the brain highlighting a region of the temporal lobe.

Date

c. 1887-1909

Identifier

RCPSG 1/20/2/10/48

Physical Object Item Type Metadata

Materials

Paper
Diagram of the Brain
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Tue, 05 Mar 2019 11:29:38 +0000
<![CDATA[Diagram of the Brain]]> https://heritage.rcpsg.ac.uk/items/show/1104

Dublin Core

Title

Diagram of the Brain

Description

Print diagram of the brain highlighting regions of the pre- and post-central gyri.

Date

c. 1887-1909

Identifier

RCPSG 1/20/2/10/47

Physical Object Item Type Metadata

Materials

Paper
Diagram of the Brain
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Tue, 05 Mar 2019 11:40:42 +0000
<![CDATA[Diagram of the Brain]]> https://heritage.rcpsg.ac.uk/items/show/1105

Dublin Core

Title

Diagram of the Brain

Description

Print of the brain highlighting an area of the central sulcus.

Date

c. 1887-1909

Identifier

RCPSG 1/20/2/10/46

Physical Object Item Type Metadata

Materials

Paper
Diagram of the Brain
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Tue, 05 Mar 2019 11:45:27 +0000
<![CDATA[Diagram of the Brain]]> https://heritage.rcpsg.ac.uk/items/show/1106

Dublin Core

Title

Diagram of the Brain

Description

Print of the brain highlighting a region around the central sulcus.

Date

c. 1887-1909

Identifier

RCPSG 1/20/2/10/50

Physical Object Item Type Metadata

Materials

Paper
Diagram of the Brain
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Tue, 05 Mar 2019 11:46:49 +0000
<![CDATA[Diagram of Brain]]> https://heritage.rcpsg.ac.uk/items/show/1107

Dublin Core

Title

Diagram of Brain

Description

Print of the brain highlighting an area around the central sulcus.

Date

c. 1887-1909

Identifier

RCPSG 1/20/2/10/49

Physical Object Item Type Metadata

Materials

Paper
Diagram of Brain
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Tue, 05 Mar 2019 11:48:30 +0000
<![CDATA[Diagram of the Brain]]> https://heritage.rcpsg.ac.uk/items/show/1108

Dublin Core

Title

Diagram of the Brain

Description

Print of the brain highlighting potential lesions on either side of the central sulcus.

Date

c. 1887-1909

Identifier

RCPSG 1/20/2/10/52

Physical Object Item Type Metadata

Materials

Paper
Diagram of the Brain
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Tue, 05 Mar 2019 11:50:00 +0000
<![CDATA[Diagram of the Brain]]> https://heritage.rcpsg.ac.uk/items/show/1109

Dublin Core

Title

Diagram of the Brain

Description

Print of the brain highlighting an area around the lateral sulcus.

Date

c. 1887-1909

Identifier

RCPSG 1/20/2/10/51

Physical Object Item Type Metadata

Materials

Paper
Diagram of the Brain
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Tue, 05 Mar 2019 11:53:03 +0000
<![CDATA[Diagram of the Brain]]> https://heritage.rcpsg.ac.uk/items/show/1110

Dublin Core

Title

Diagram of the Brain

Description

Print of the brain highlighting a region of the pre-central gyrus.

Date

c. 1887-1909

Identifier

RCPSG 1/20/2/10/54

Physical Object Item Type Metadata

Materials

Paper
Diagram of the Brain
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Tue, 05 Mar 2019 11:55:37 +0000
<![CDATA[Diagram of the Brain]]> https://heritage.rcpsg.ac.uk/items/show/1111

Dublin Core

Title

Diagram of the Brain

Description

Print of the brain showing a potential lesion of the frontal lobe.

Date

c. 1887-1909

Identifier

RCPSG 1/20/2/10/53

Physical Object Item Type Metadata

Materials

Paper
Diagram of the Brain
]]>
Tue, 05 Mar 2019 11:58:41 +0000
<![CDATA[Diagram of the Brain]]> https://heritage.rcpsg.ac.uk/items/show/1112

Dublin Core

Title

Diagram of the Brain

Description

Print of the brain highlighting parts of the parietal and temporal lobes.

Date

c. 1887-1909

Identifier

RCPSG 1/20/2/10/56

Physical Object Item Type Metadata

Materials

Paper
Diagram of the Brain
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Tue, 05 Mar 2019 12:00:38 +0000
<![CDATA[Diagram of the Brain]]> https://heritage.rcpsg.ac.uk/items/show/1113

Dublin Core

Title

Diagram of the Brain

Description

Print of the brain showing a potential lesion surrounding the central sulcus.

Date

c. 1887-1909

Identifier

RCPSG 1/20/2/10/55

Physical Object Item Type Metadata

Materials

Paper
Diagram of the Brain
]]>
Tue, 05 Mar 2019 12:02:46 +0000
<![CDATA[Illustrations of Different Aneurisms]]> https://heritage.rcpsg.ac.uk/items/show/1114

Dublin Core

Title

Illustrations of Different Aneurisms

Description

Four colour illustrations of different types of aneurism.

Date

c. 1887-1909

Identifier

RCPSG 1/20/2/10/6

Physical Object Item Type Metadata

Materials

Paper
Illustrations of Different Aneurisms
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Tue, 05 Mar 2019 12:04:49 +0000
<![CDATA[A System of the Anatomy of the Human Body]]> https://heritage.rcpsg.ac.uk/items/show/1750

Dublin Core

Title

A System of the Anatomy of the Human Body

Description

A system of the anatomy of the human body : illustrated by upwards of two hundred tables, taken partly from the most celebrated authors, and partly from nature.

Creator

Andrew Fyfe

Date

c. 1814

Identifier

Mackenzie Collection FYF

Publisher

J. Pillans & Sons, Edinburgh
A System of the Anatomy of the Human Body
A System of the Anatomy of the Human Body
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Tue, 08 Mar 2022 16:29:26 +0000
<![CDATA[Roll of Anatomy Classes at Anderson's College 1860-1874]]> https://heritage.rcpsg.ac.uk/items/show/195

Dublin Core

Title

Roll of Anatomy Classes at Anderson's College 1860-1874

Description

Roll of the anatomy classes of Professor George Buchanan at the Anderson College of Medicine, Glasgow, 1860-1874

Creator

Buchanan, George, 1827-1905

Date

1860-1874

Identifier

RCPSG/1/20/9/1

Coverage

Glasgow, Scotland

Language

English

Text Item Type Metadata

Original Format

manuscript volume
Roll of Anatomy Classes at Anderson&#039;s College 1860-1874
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Thu, 07 Dec 2017 14:08:14 +0000
<![CDATA[Medical Anatomy]]> https://heritage.rcpsg.ac.uk/items/show/1751

Dublin Core

Title

Medical Anatomy

Description

Medical anatomy : or, illustrations of the relative position and movements of the internal organs

Creator

Francis Sibson

Date

c. 1869

Identifier

SIB[oversize]

Publisher

John Churchill & Sons, London
Medical Anatomy
Medical Anatomy
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Tue, 08 Mar 2022 16:31:34 +0000
<![CDATA[Exposition anatomique des organes des sens]]> https://heritage.rcpsg.ac.uk/items/show/1943

Dublin Core

Title

Exposition anatomique des organes des sens

Description

Exposition anatomique des organes des sens : jointe a la névrologie entiere du corps humain, et conjecture sur l'électricité animale

Creator

Gautier Dagoty

Date

c. 1775

Identifier

Mackenzie Collection (GAU)

Publisher

A Paris : Chez Demonville, Imprimeur-Libraire de l'Académie Françoise
Exposition anatomique des organes des sens
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Fri, 16 Dec 2022 10:40:49 +0000
<![CDATA[Surgical Anatomy]]> https://heritage.rcpsg.ac.uk/items/show/1748

Dublin Core

Title

Surgical Anatomy

Description

A copy of "Surgical Anatomy" by Joseph Maclise.

Creator

Joseph Maclise

Date

c. 1851

Identifier

Bookstore MAC [oversize]

Publisher

London : John Churchill
Surgical Anatomy
Surgical Anatomy
Surgical Anatomy
Surgical Anatomy
Surgical Anatomy
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Tue, 01 Mar 2022 17:04:44 +0000
<![CDATA[Atlas of Head Sections]]> https://heritage.rcpsg.ac.uk/items/show/1495

Dublin Core

Title

Atlas of Head Sections

Description

The ‘Atlas of head sections’ consists of 53 engraved copperplates of frozen sections of the head. Every head section was cut by Macewen himself.

Creator

Sir William Macewen

Date

c. 1893

Identifier

WE 705 MAC

Publisher

Glasgow: James Maclehose and sons

Language

English
Atlas of Head Sections
Atlas of Head Sections
Atlas of Head Sections
Atlas of Head Sections
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Fri, 25 Sep 2020 12:49:50 +0000
<![CDATA[Professor James Jeffray (1759–1848)]]> https://heritage.rcpsg.ac.uk/items/show/507

Dublin Core

Title

Professor James Jeffray (1759–1848)

Description

James Jeffray graduated MA in Sciences from the University of Glasgow in 1778, then going on to graduate MD from the University of Edinburgh in 1786. From 1790 he was Professor of Anatomy and Botany at the University of Glasgow. He held these posts until his death in 1848. This is one of the longest held professorships in Scotland's history.

Despite this, he is best remembered for his participation in an experimental dissection case in 1818. Assisted by Andrew Ure, a physician who was a member of the Faculty and Professor at Anderson University, Jeffray carried out a dissection on the body of executed murderer Matthew Clydesdale. Clydesdale had been found guilty of murder and was hanged for his crime. Under the Murder Act of 1751, academics could only perform dissections on the bodies of those executed as a result of being guilty of murder. Jeffray and Ure dissected Clydesdale's body, but also passed electric currents through the body to observe the workings of the nervous system. This experiment enabled parts of Clydesdale's body to be "reanimated". This experiment brings into question the ethics of anatomical experiments and consent.

Jeffray was President of the Faculty of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow from 1793 to 1795.

Creator

Smith, Colvin (British painter, 1795-1875)

Date

18th-19th century

Identifier

on loan from a private collection

Physical Object Item Type Metadata

Physical Dimensions

128 x 100 cm

Materials

oil on canvas
Professor James Jeffray (1759–1848)
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Mon, 26 Feb 2018 16:52:29 +0000
<![CDATA[Portrait of William Hunter (1718-1783)]]> https://heritage.rcpsg.ac.uk/items/show/503

Dublin Core

Title

Portrait of William Hunter (1718-1783)

Description

Bust-length against a dark background. According to Gibson 1983 this portrait is a copy of part of the original by Sir Joshua Reynolds in the Hunterian Museum.

William Hunter began his career as an apprentice to William Cullen in Hamilton in 1737. He continued his studies in Edinburgh and then London. It was here that he established himself as an anatomist and man-midwife.

He graduated MD from the University of Glasgow in 1750 and became an Honorary Member of the Faculty of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow.

Hunter was an avid collector throughout his life and donated his collections of books, coins, and anatomical specimens to the University of Glasgow, which now make up the Hunterian collections.
Presented to the Royal Faculty by John Marshall Cowan MD FRFPSG.

Date

19th century

Identifier

97

Physical Object Item Type Metadata

Physical Dimensions

19th century

Materials

oil on canvas
Portrait of William Hunter (1718-1783)
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Mon, 26 Feb 2018 16:41:40 +0000
<![CDATA[Medical Works of Thomas Willis]]> https://heritage.rcpsg.ac.uk/items/show/1491

Dublin Core

Title

Medical Works of Thomas Willis

Description

"‘The remaining medical works of that famous and renowned physician Dr Thomas Willis’"

Thomas Willis, a physician and anatomist, is considered to be the father of neuroscience - his work ‘Cerebri anatome’ (c.1664) introduced the term neurology.

Creator

Thomas Willis

Date

c. 1681

Identifier

Lister Room WIL [oversize]

Publisher

London : T. Dring

Language

English
Medical Works of Thomas Willis
Medical Works of Thomas Willis
Medical Works of Thomas Willis
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Thu, 24 Sep 2020 14:55:25 +0000
<![CDATA[De Humani Corporis Fabrica Libri Septem]]> https://heritage.rcpsg.ac.uk/items/show/811

Dublin Core

Title

De Humani Corporis Fabrica Libri Septem

Description

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.

Language

Latin

Physical Object Item Type Metadata

Physical Dimensions

Height: 46 cm
De Humani Corporis Fabrica Libri Septem
De Humani Corporis Fabrica Libri Septem
De Humani Corporis Fabrica Libri Septem
De Humani Corporis Fabrica Libri Septem
De Humani Corporis Fabrica Libri Septem
De Humani Corporis Fabrica Libri Septem
De Humani Corporis Fabrica Libri Septem
De Humani Corporis Fabrica Libri Septem
De Humani Corporis Fabrica Libri Septem
De Humani Corporis Fabrica Libri Septem
De Humani Corporis Fabrica Libri Septem
De Humani Corporis Fabrica Libri Septem
De Humani Corporis Fabrica Libri Septem
De Humani Corporis Fabrica Libri Septem
De Humani Corporis Fabrica Libri Septem
De Humani Corporis Fabrica Libri Septem
De Humani Corporis Fabrica Libri Septem
De Humani Corporis Fabrica Libri Septem
De Humani Corporis Fabrica Libri Septem
De Humani Corporis Fabrica Libri Septem
De Humani Corporis Fabrica Libri Septem
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Tue, 09 Oct 2018 09:38:51 +0000
<![CDATA[Account book compiled by William Clift]]> https://heritage.rcpsg.ac.uk/items/show/1933

Dublin Core

Title

Account book compiled by William Clift

Description

List of members of John Hunter's establishments at Leicester Square, Castle Street and Earl's Court in 1792 and an account of John Hunter's outgoings before his death including a "Great Drawbridge and slope made to let the Chariot down from the street" which cost more than £6,000.

Executor's Accounts on the estate of John Hunter, 1793-1808

Account with Geo & Wm Nicol for publications of John Hunter, 1794-1800

Bills for the museum,1794-1800

Account of Sir Everard Home's publications with G & Wm Nicol, Pall Mall and Messrs Payne and Foss, 1816-1822

Creator

William Clift

Date

c. 1792-1822

Identifier

RCPSG 30/1
Account book compiled by William Clift
Account book compiled by William Clift
Account book compiled by William Clift
Account book compiled by William Clift
Account book compiled by William Clift
Account book compiled by William Clift
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Mon, 14 Nov 2022 17:26:39 +0000
<![CDATA[Distal Portion of a Femur from the Battle of Waterloo]]> https://heritage.rcpsg.ac.uk/items/show/48

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Distal Portion of a Femur from the Battle of Waterloo

Description

Pictured here is a sample of the distal region of the femur found on the Fields of Waterloo, where the Battle of Waterloo took place on 18th June 1815.

Date

c. 1815

Identifier

2003/23

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Physical Dimensions

Length: 18 cm

Materials

Bone
Distal Portion of a Femur from the Battle of Waterloo
Distal Portion of a Femur from the Battle of Waterloo
Distal Portion of a Femur from the Battle of Waterloo
Distal Portion of a Femur from the Battle of Waterloo
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Thu, 30 Nov 2017 11:45:21 +0000
<![CDATA[Dissection Kit]]> https://heritage.rcpsg.ac.uk/items/show/250

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Dissection Kit

Description

Dissecting set, probably for use of students. The box is most likely made of mahogany with internal fitted compartments for instruments.

Date

1920-1950

Identifier

2007/2.4

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Physical Dimensions

17.8cm in length, 7.5cm in width, 3.8cm in depth.

Materials

wood, metal, brass
Dissection Kit
Dissection Kit
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Fri, 15 Dec 2017 16:16:31 +0000
<![CDATA[Photograph of a bust of John Hunter]]> https://heritage.rcpsg.ac.uk/items/show/401

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Photograph of a bust of John Hunter

Description

Photograph of wax bust (John Hunter) with inscription on back "Photo of wax belonging to late W. Gemmell given me by RMB 6/8/20" found in "Two Great Scotsmen: the brothers William and John Hunter" by George R. Mather, Glasgow, 1893.

Date

1920

Identifier

RCPSG/1/20/14/31
Photograph of a bust of John Hunter
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Wed, 14 Feb 2018 16:12:27 +0000
<![CDATA[3D Scan of Livingstone Humerus Cast]]> https://heritage.rcpsg.ac.uk/items/show/1280

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3D Scan of Livingstone Humerus Cast

Description

Seen here is a 3D model of a replica cast of the left humerus of David Livingstone, the Scottish medical missionary. Livingstone fractured his humerus after a lion attacked him during a hunt.

Livingstone gave an account of this attack in his publication, "Missionary Travels and Researches in South Africa: Including a Sketch of Sixteen Years' Residence in the Interior of Africa ":

"...I saw the lion just in the act of springing upon me...he caught my shoulder as he sprang, and we both came to the ground below together. Growling horribly close to my ear, he shook me as a terrier dog does a rat...Besides crunching the bone into splinters, he left eleven teeth wounds on the upper part of my arm."



3D Scan of Livingstone Humerus Cast
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Thu, 23 May 2019 10:29:02 +0000
<![CDATA[3D Scan of Waterloo Femur]]> https://heritage.rcpsg.ac.uk/items/show/1292

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3D Scan of Waterloo Femur

Description

Pictured here is a sample of the distal region of the femur found on the Fields of Waterloo, where the Battle of Waterloo took place on 18th June 1815.

Date

c. 1815
3D Scan of Waterloo Femur
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Tue, 04 Jun 2019 13:37:53 +0000
<![CDATA[Livingstone's Humerus Fracture]]> https://heritage.rcpsg.ac.uk/items/show/1301

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Livingstone's Humerus Fracture

Description

A Fellow of the Royal College, David Livingstone was a medical missionary in Southern Africa during the 1800s. He was notoriously attacked by a lion and the mysterious anatomy of his fractured arm still puzzles people today!

In this animation we compare the anatomy of a regular humerus to that of Livingstone's after it healed.
Livingstone&#039;s Humerus Fracture
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Mon, 17 Jun 2019 10:22:12 +0000
<![CDATA[Vesalius Muscle Man]]> https://heritage.rcpsg.ac.uk/items/show/1304

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Vesalius Muscle Man

Description

When Andreas Vesalius studied medicine in the 1530s, knowledge of human anatomy was based on the ancient teachings of Galen, who had only dissected animals. Vesalius taught himself human cadaveric dissection, and began to doubt Galen’s authority. When Professor of Anatomy at Padua, he prepared his famous work De Humani Corporis Fabrica. This work revolutionised medical science by challenging long-held tradition, and by its use of amazing woodcut illustrations. From now on students of medicine and surgery could study more accurate visualisations of the human body, drawn from observation and scientific investigation.

The iconic series of fourteen ‘muscle men’ in the ‘Fabrica’ shows the human body in various states of dissection. The figures are depicted in the Euganean Hills near Padua, where Vesalius was Professor of Anatomy.
Vesalius Muscle Man
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Mon, 17 Jun 2019 11:11:08 +0000
<![CDATA[Vesalius Anatomy Puzzle]]> https://heritage.rcpsg.ac.uk/items/show/1325

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Vesalius Anatomy Puzzle

Description

Test your knowledge of the organs of the body in this interactive puzzle game!

Andreas Vesalius is considered the "Father of Modern Anatomy" due to his famous publication De Humani Corporis Fabrica in the 16th century. This was the first anatomy textbook in history to be based on human dissection and observation.

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Vesalius Anatomy Puzzle
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Wed, 03 Jul 2019 10:41:12 +0000
<![CDATA[Vesalius Woodcut Model]]> https://heritage.rcpsg.ac.uk/items/show/1344

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Vesalius Woodcut Model

Description

This 3D model is an interactive version of a woodcut illustration from Andreas Vesalius' publication, "De Humani Corporis Fabrica".

Published in 1543, this set of anatomical books was the first in history to be based on human dissection and observation. While studying in Padua, Vesalius began to notice the errors in anatomical teaching, which were based on the writings of Galen, a Greek physician and surgeon. Galen's works and teachings were based on animal dissections as human dissections were banned in Ancient Rome. Hence, Vesalius took it upon himself to publish a series of anatomical textbooks based on accurate human dissection.
Vesalius Woodcut Model
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Fri, 05 Jul 2019 09:43:39 +0000
<![CDATA[Circle of Willis Animation]]> https://heritage.rcpsg.ac.uk/items/show/1367

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Circle of Willis Animation

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This animation gives insight into the circle of Willis, a key anatomical structure at the base of the brain named after English doctor, Thomas Willis.
Circle of Willis Animation
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Mon, 16 Sep 2019 12:30:21 +0000
<![CDATA[Head Sections Animation]]> https://heritage.rcpsg.ac.uk/items/show/1370

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Head Sections Animation

Description

The 'Atlas of head sections' consists of 53 engraved copperplates of frozen sections of the head. Every sectiopn was cut by William Macewen, a pioneering neurosurgeon during the 19th and 20th centuries. Together with his 'Pyogenic infective diseases of the brain and spinal cord', the 'Atlas of head sections' helped establish Macewen's international reputation as a leader in the field.
Head Sections Animation
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Mon, 16 Sep 2019 13:25:46 +0000
<![CDATA[Andreas Vesalius Animation]]> https://heritage.rcpsg.ac.uk/items/show/1445

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Andreas Vesalius Animation

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Animation describing the ground-breaking work of Andreas Vesalius, "De Humani Corporis Fabrica."
Andreas Vesalius Animation
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Wed, 29 Jan 2020 14:02:19 +0000
<![CDATA[Photograph of George H Edington]]> https://heritage.rcpsg.ac.uk/items/show/2066

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Photograph of George H Edington

Description

Photograph of George H Edington.

George Edington started his medical training at King's College London, then continuing his studies at the Univeristy of Glasgow where he graduated MD in 1895.

He held the position of Professor of Surgery and Anatomy at both Anderson's College and the Western Medical School. He was assistant surgeon at the Royal Hospital for Sick Children and also worked with Sir William Macewen at the Glasgow Western Infirmary. He was Honorary Physician to King George V from 1922 to 1927.

Edington was president of the College from 1927 to 1929.

Date

c. Unknown

Identifier

RCPSG 1/12/5/4
Photograph of George H Edington
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Tue, 04 Jul 2023 13:15:22 +0000
<![CDATA[Photograph of David Knox]]> https://heritage.rcpsg.ac.uk/items/show/2087

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Photograph of David Knox

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Photograph of David Knox.

David Knox graduated in medicine from the University of Glasgow in 1872. He worked as a resident at the Glasgow Royal Infirmary, after which he worked as a Demonstrator of Anatomy with Allen Thomson at Glasgow University until Thomson's retirement in 1877. He lectured in anatomy at several of Glasgow's institutues including Haldane's Academy of Art (precursor to the Glasgow School of Art) and the Royal Veterinary College.
In 1875 he became Dispensary Surgeon of the Glasgow Western Infirmary and also worked as part of the surgical staff of the Glasgow Eye Infirmary. He then moved on to become Surgeon to the Glasgow Royal Infirmary in 1892, becoming the first Professor or Surgery at St Mungo's College.

Knox was president of the College from 1909 to 1911.

Date

c. 1909-1911

Identifier

RCPSG 1/12/5/5
Photograph of David Knox
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Mon, 24 Jul 2023 15:35:36 +0000