Morbid curiosities : medical museums in nineteenth-century Britain

Morbid curiosities : medical museums in nineteenth-century Britain / Samuel J.M.M. Alberti.

Author/creator	Alberti, Samuel J. M. M.
Format	Book and Print
Publication Info	Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2011.
Description	xiii, 238 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Subject(s)	Medical museums--History. Exhibitions--History. Museums--history --Great Britain. Pathology--history --Great Britain. History, 19th Century--Great Britain. Human Body--Great Britain. Teratology--history --Great Britain. Great Britain.

Summary	'Morbid Curiosities' is a comprehensive study of 19th-century medical museums in Britain. This book looks at the variety of collections of human remains in Britain and is a history of the material culture of medical knowledge.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. [215]-229) and index.
LCCN	2011499165
ISBN	9780199584581
ISBN	0199584583

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
Laupus	Books - Stacks	QZ 27 A334M 2011	✔ Available	Place Hold