William Hunter and the Hunterian Museum in Glasgow, 1807-2007 /

William Hunter and the Hunterian Museum in Glasgow, 1807-2007 / / Lawrence Keppie.

This book describes the life and achievements of the eighteenth-century Scottish physician William Hunter and outlines the history of the Museum named after him. William Hunter built up a wide-ranging private collection at his home in London, encompassing not only anatomical and pathological specime...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Edinburgh University Press Backlist eBook-Package 2013-2000
VerfasserIn:
Keppie, Lawrence,
MitwirkendeR:
Calman, Kenneth,
Keppie, Lawrence,
Place / Publishing House:Edinburgh : : Edinburgh University Press, , [2022]
©2007
Year of Publication:2022
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (216 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Foreword
  • Introduction
  • List of Illustrations
  • Acknowledgements
  • Abbreviations used in the Notes
  • 1. William Hunter's Life and Career
  • 2. Growth of the Hunterian Collection
  • 3. 'The Noblest Legacy upon Record'
  • 4. A Temple of the Muses: the First Hunterian Museum in Glasgow
  • 5. 'This Place of Fascination': the Impact of the Museum, 1807-70
  • 6. A New Museum for a New University, 1870-1900
  • 7. The Twentieth Century: War, Peace and Renewal, 1900-75
  • 8. The Hunterian Art Gallery
  • 9. Modern Times, 1975-2007
  • 10. Overview: Meeting William Hunter's Intentions
  • Postscript: Looking to the Future by Evelyn Silber
  • Notes
  • Appendix: Catalogues of the Hunterian Collections
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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