Medicine Man: The Forgotten Museum of Henry Wellcome: Henry Wellcome's Phantom Museum. - Brossura

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ISBN 10: 0714127949 ISBN 13: 9780714127941

Casa editrice: British Museum Pubns Ltd, 2003

Riassunto

The name Henry Solomon Wellcome (1853-1936) is well known as a giant in the world of pharmaceuticals, but most people know very little about his other philanthropic interests. This book brings to our attention the Wellcome museum that he set up, initially a collection of curios for his amusement and to aid students in their medical research. Packed full of photographs, these seven essays approach different aspects of the museum and its collection including its priceless and its banal artefacts. Ghislaine Lawrence looks at the development of the Museum for the Science of History, Francis Knight explores the Wellcome library, the archaeological interests of Wellcome are discussed by Chris Gosden where as John Mack turns his attention to medicine and anthropology. The final two essays look at Wellcome's contribution to modern medicine (John Pickstone) and the human remains within his collection (Ruth Richardson). The book accompanies an exhibition at the British Museum.

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L'autore:

Ken Arnold and Danielle Olsen of the Wellcome Trust are the curators of the exhibition.

Product Description:

Book by Arnold Ken Olsen Danielle

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• Editore: British Museum Pubns Ltd
• Data di pubblicazione: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0714127949
• ISBN 13: 9780714127941
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 416
• Redattore: Arnold Ken, Capon Susanna