The Case Books of John Hunter FRS

The Case Books of John Hunter FRS
Author: John Hunter
Publisher:
Total Pages: 738
Release: 1993
Genre: Dissection
ISBN:

Presents the case notes - some 847 separate records - of John Hunter, an 18th-century physician and surgeon. They give an insight into the health of Londoners of that period. Hunter's brother, William Clift, transcribed these records in 1826, and provides additional commentary.

Curiosity and Enlightenment

Curiosity and Enlightenment
Author: Arthur MacGregor
Publisher:
Total Pages: 386
Release: 2007
Genre: Art
ISBN: 9780300124934

Offers a history of museum collecting in western Europe over the course of its formative centuries, tracing its origins from the culture of collecting that emerged during the Renaissance, which served the purposes of both prestige and academic enquiry.

Narrative Remains

Narrative Remains
Author: Karen Ingham
Publisher:
Total Pages: 12
Release: 2009
Genre: Anatomical museums
ISBN:

Pamphlet accompanying an exhibition at The Hunterian Museum, 6th October - 5th December 2009.

Vital Matters

Vital Matters
Author: Mary Terrall
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Total Pages: 345
Release: 2012-01-01
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 1442642580

Published in association with the UCLA Center for Seventeenth- and Eighteenth-Century Studies and the William Andrews Clark Memorial Library.

The Discovery of Painting

The Discovery of Painting
Author: Iain Pears
Publisher: Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art
Total Pages: 291
Release: 1991
Genre: Art
ISBN: 9780300051476