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Andreae Vesalii invictissimi Caroli V Imperatoris Medici Opera omnia anatomica & chirurgica, 1725

Andreae Vesalii invictissimi Caroli V Imperatoris Medici Opera omnia anatomica & chirurgica, 1725

1905 Illuminated congratulatory manuscript presented by the Edinburgh Obstetrical Society

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Wednesday, February 10, 2016

"I am forever decided that my collection shall never be sold to the Prussian state in general": Johann Friedrich Meckel and Surgeons' Hall Museum

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"I am forever decided that my collection shall never be sold to the Prussian state in general": Johann Friedrich Meckel and Surgeons' Hall Museum

The Meckel Collection, comprising around 8000 anatomical specimens and housed at the University of Halle in Germany, is said to “rank among the largest and most important of its kind in Europe”.…

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