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Morbid curiosities medical museums in nineteenth-century Britain

Title
Morbid curiosities [electronic resource] : medical museums in nineteenth-century Britain / Samuel J.M.M. Alberti.
Author
Alberti, Samuel J. M. M.
Publication
Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2011.

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Description
1 online resource (xiii, 238 p.) : ill.
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.
Uniform Title
Morbid curiosities (Online)
Alternative Title
Morbid curiosities (Online)
Subject
  • Medical museums > History
  • Exhibitions > History
  • Great Britain
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. [215]-229) and index.
Access (note)
  • Access restricted to authorized users.
LCCN
2011499165
OCLC
ssj0000532306
Author
Alberti, Samuel J. M. M.
Title
Morbid curiosities [electronic resource] : medical museums in nineteenth-century Britain / Samuel J.M.M. Alberti.
Imprint
Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2011.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. [215]-229) and index.
Access
Access restricted to authorized users.
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Available from home with a valid library card
Available onsite at NYPL
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