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The afterlife of the Leiden anatomical collections : hands on, hands off
Title
The afterlife of the Leiden anatomical collections : hands on, hands off / Hieke Huistra.
ISBN
1315586142
1317123891
1317123905
1317123913
9781315586144
9781317123897
9781317123903
9781317123910
147246107X
9781472461070
Publication
Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2019.
Physical Description
1 online resource.
Local Notes
Access is available to the Yale community.
Notes
Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher.
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Summary
"The Afterlife of the Leiden Anatomical Collections starts where most stories end: after death. It tells the story of thousands of body parts kept in bottles and boxes in nineteenth-century Leiden - a story featuring a struggling medical student, more than one disappointed anatomist, a monstrous child, and a glorious past. Hieke Huistra blends historical analysis, morbid anecdotes, and humour to show how anatomical preparations moved into the hands of students and researchers, and out of the reach of lay audiences. In the process, she reveals what a centuries-old collection can teach us about the future fate of the biobanks we build today"-- Provided by publisher.
Variant and related titles
Taylor & Francis. EBA 2024-2025.
Other formats
Print version: Huistra, Hieke, 1982- Afterlife of the Leiden anatomical collections Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2019
Format
Books / Online
Language
English
Added to Catalog
August 08, 2024
Series
The history of medicine in context
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Remove lid before use : how students handled anatomical preparations
Make do and mend : how researchers used old collections in new medicine
Dead body in the closet: how lay visitors disappeared from institutional anatomical collections
Adieu Albinus: how the university governors lost their status symbol.
Subjects
Subjects (Medical)
Anatomy
Collections as Topic
Body Remains
Education, Medical - history
History, 19th Century
Universities - history
Genre/Form
Electronic books.
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