Book ID: CBB790608926

The Afterlife of the Leiden Anatomical Collections: Hands On, Hands Off (2018)

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Huistra, Hieke (Author)


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Publication Date: 2018
Physical Details: 186
Language: English

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.

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Authors & Contributors
Armocida, Emanuele
Cusella, Maria Gabriella
Kylin, Henrik
Reyes, Gabriela Sánchez
Riva, Alessandro
Vincenti, Denise
Concepts
Anatomy
Human anatomy
Medicine
Wax modeling
Medicine and art
Science and art
Time Periods
19th century
18th century
Early modern
20th century
17th century
Modern
Places
Italy
Florence (Italy)
Leiden (Netherlands)
England
Zurich (Switzerland)
London (England)
Institutions
Museo della Specola, Florence
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