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University of Nevada School of Medicine medical students Chad Goffstein and Miren Guenechea-Sola can apply what they learn in the lecture hall during mock patient exams at the Clinical Simulation Center, Dec. 2, 2009. Photo by Edgar Antonio Nunez.
A University of Nevada School of Medicine internal medicine resident, left, works with UNLV nursing students during an emergency medical scenario, Dec. 2, 2009. Photo by Edgar Antonio Nunez.
University of Nevada School of Medicine student Casie Schedel, foreground, helps out during a simulated emergency medical scenario during the Clinical Simulation Center's opening, Dec. 2, 2009. Photo by Edgar Antonio Nunez.
Collection:
Images from the History of Medicine (IHM)
Author(s):
Rembrandt van Rijn, 1606-1669
Publication:
[Netherlands] , 1632
Format:
Still image
Subject(s):
Dissection, Teaching,
Anatomy
Abstract:
Dr. Tulp dissecting a cadaver for demonstration purposes.
Extent:
1 photomechanical
reproduction : 45 x 59 cm.
Technique:
photogravure
NLM Unique ID:
101393889
NLM Image ID:
A029268
Permanent Link:
Collection:
Images from the History of Medicine (IHM)
Contributor(s):
Keyser, Thomas de, artist
Publication:
1619
Language(s):
English
Format:
Still image
Subject(s):
Dissection, Teaching, Anatomy
Abstract:
Group of physicians are examining a skeleton.
Extent:
1 photomechanical reproduction
Technique:
halftone
NLM Unique ID:
101405686
NLM Image ID:
A022198
Permanent Link:
Well worth the trip to Toronto, this conference updated a wide range of topics relevant to men's health. Major advances are taking place in the medical world, and in particular, issues affecting men including the successful treatment of advanced prostate cancer. Affecting 1 in 7 men during their lifetime, prostate CA is now ranked first in Canada for overall death due to cancer, closely followed by lung and colorectal CA. The average life expectancy for advanced disease has gone from 2 to 7 years. Bravo to the worldclass University of Toronto department of Urology putting together an impressive series of lectures and also being at the forefront of many recent advances.
Collection:
Images from the History of Medicine (IHM)
Format:
Still image
Subject(s):
Students, Medical
Education, Medical,
Parturition, Teaching,
Midwifery, Obstetrics
Abstract:
Using a female mannequin situated in a delivery position, the instructor, holding forceps, is lecturing on delivery techniques. All of the medical students present are men.
Extent:
1 photomechanical reproduction
Technique:
halftone
NLM Unique ID:
101434674
NLM Image ID:
A012446
Permanent Link:
The opening slide presented by the Ottawa Pain Physician Network, 3'rd annual Pain Management Education Day. A series of lectures by national pain specialists including Dr. Richard Nahas, Dr Ellen Thompson, Dr Richard Henry, and Dr Pam Squire (and others). The opening remarks included a patient's perspective.
One fifth of Canadians live with chronic pain (even greater percentage with advancing years), but 2/3 of doctors don't manage it well and 2/3 of patients are not happy with their treatment.
Chronic pain is a nightmare and there are issues with the current approach. Drugs have a role to play but there are problems with a purely pharmacological management including duration of treatment (lifelong?), polypharmacy, side-effects, long term safety data is lacking, and risks are under appreciated. For example anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDS) such as Ibuprofen have significant toxicity linked to 17,000 deaths per year in the USA. MI and stroke risk are increased by 40%. Tylenol is hepatotoxic in large doses. While narcotic drugs are perceived as being less harmful to the body and more effective for pain control (and more liberally prescribed now) there are significant risks of addiction and death due to overdose (opiates are the 3'rd most common cause of drug death in Ontario). Antidepressants are linked with diabetes. The list goes on and on.
New strategies are necessary including a more holistic approach incorporating a range of nonpharmacological methods: Mindfulness, Progressive Muscle Relaxation, Guided Imagery, Meditation, the Alexander Technique, Yoga, Spinal Manipulation, Acupuncture, TENS, herbal medications (Boswellia, Devils claw), topical capsaisin, even Biofield therapies.
The conference organizes did a wonderful job explaining the pros and cons of conventional and alternative methods in treating chronic pain. It's time for Canada to adopt a national strategy like other nations such as Australia and New Zealand. The costs are staggering: Health economists have reported the annual cost of chronic pain in the United States is as high as $635 billion a year, which is more than the yearly costs for cancer, heart disease and diabetes.
Collection:
Images from the History of Medicine (IHM)
Format:
Still image
Subject(s):
Students, Medical
Education, Medical
Teaching
Abstract:
An instructor demonstrates the surgical procedure for amputation; there are two male and two female assistants. All of the medical students present are men.
Extent:
1 photomechanical reproduction
Technique:
halftone
NLM Unique ID:
101434675
NLM Image ID:
A012447
Permanent Link:
Third page of Cleland's notes for anatomical demonstrations [see page 1 for details].
University of Glasgow Library
Special Collections
Allen Thomson; John Cleland
Dr. Cleland’s note of demonstrations for 1861-2
MS Gen 1476A/601
Located in the heart of San Francisco’s vibrant Mission Bay district, the UCSF Mission Bay campus stands as a beacon of cutting-edge healthcare and research. Opened in 2003, this campus was designed to foster interdisciplinary collaboration, integrating academia, research, and clinical care into one cohesive environment. The modern architecture is instantly recognizable, with sleek glass façades reflecting the ever-changing Bay Area sky, a symbol of transparency and forward-thinking design. The building in the attached photo showcases the architectural ambition of the campus, with its striking angular glass surfaces designed to catch and manipulate light. This specific structure houses a variety of UCSF’s top-tier programs in health sciences, fostering breakthrough discoveries.
Beyond its architectural significance, UCSF Mission Bay holds an important place in the local community and on a global scale. The expansive campus spans over 57 acres and includes several buildings, labs, and clinics. It is particularly well known for the UCSF Medical Center at Mission Bay, a state-of-the-art hospital that opened in 2015, specializing in pediatric, cancer, and women’s health services.
Insiders to the city often tout UCSF Mission Bay as one of San Francisco’s architectural gems. The integration of natural landscaping around its structures creates a serene environment conducive to both research and patient care. Proximity to local parks and waterfront areas only enhances its appeal. Whether you're exploring the health sciences or simply admiring its contemporary design, UCSF Mission Bay is a landmark of modern achievement in architecture, medicine, and community engagement.
Drawing of Cleland, dated around 1908-9. This drawing, found in the corner of a student notebook by the medical student David Rutherford Adams (1887 - 1927), was made by fellow medical student Osborne Henry Mavor (1888-1951), perhaps better known as the playwright James Bridie. The drawing, annotated with ‘Professor of Anatomy’, ‘John Cleland’, and Mavor’s signature, provides a remarkable glimpse of Cleland as seen by the students whom he taught, rather than the more official image presented by his formal portraits.
Drawing reproduced with kind permission of James Mavor.
University of Glasgow Library
Special Collections
Osborne Henry Mavor; David Rutherford Adams
Drawing of John Cleland, Professor of Anatomy
MS Gen 1757/3
Discover the architectural gem that is the San Francisco VA Medical Center, an exemplar of mid-20th-century modernism set against the city’s dynamic backdrop. Designed with precision and functionality in mind, this institution has stood as a beacon of medical excellence. Its minimalist aesthetic, characterized by clean lines and an unadorned facade, reflects the era’s design ethos where form follows function. The architect employed a utilitarian approach while ensuring resilience and timelessness—a true testament to San Francisco’s rich architectural tapestry. With its strategic location offering both accessibility and serenity, this historic structure not only serves veterans but also stands as an enduring piece of San Francisco’s storied past.
Collection:
Images from the History of Medicine (IHM)
Author(s):
Hodson, Jane, editor
Publication:
New York: W. Abbatt, 1898 [c1897]
Language(s):
English
Format:
Still image
Subject(s):
Education, Medical,
Operating Rooms,
Teaching
Genre(s):
Book Illustrations
Abstract:
Interior view of an amphitheater with an operation in progress; medical students and/or physicians and nurses are observing the surgical procedure.
Related Title(s):
Is part of: How to become a trained nurse.; See related catalog record: 68160300R
Extent:
1 photomechanical reproduction
Technique:
halftone
NLM Unique ID:
101435920
NLM Image ID:
A016210
Permanent Link:
Collection:
Images from the History of Medicine (IHM)
Format:
Still image
Subject(s):
Students, Medical
Education, Medical
Physical Examination,
Teaching,
Stethoscopes
Abstract:
Demonstration in an amphitheater of techniques for diagnosis through physical examination. Only one of the medical students present is a woman.
Extent:
1 photomechanical reproduction
Technique:
halftone
NLM Unique ID:
101434673
NLM Image ID:
A012445
Permanent Link:
Title: Grant Medical College, Bombay
Creator: Hinton, Henry [attributed]
Date: ca. 1855-1862
Series: Photographs of Western India. Volume II. Scenery, Public Buildings, &c.
Part of: Photographs of Western India
Place: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Physical Description: 1 photographic print: part of 1 volume (100 albumen prints); 20 x 26 cm on 35 x 42 cm mount
File: vault_ag2002_1407x_2_093_grant_opt.jpg
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Detail of fig.1 demonstrating the one way action of the valves in the veins in the the circulation of the blood from 18th-century Latin edition of the anatomical works of William Harvey (1578-1657) containing his famous 'De Motu Cordis', or 'Anatomical Treatise on the Movement of the Heart and Blood in Animals' and 'On Generation', published in Leiden by Johannes van Kerckhem, 1737.
Harvey's De Motu Cordis was originally published in 1628 as a tract of 72 pages, and it demonstrated for the first time the circulation of the blood, solving the puzzle of the physiology of the blood vessels. Harvey conceived his idea of how the circulation of the entire blood system might work from his knowledge of previous discoveries, and then demonstrated it by carrying out an extensive series of dissections and experiments. His demonstration of scientific research method: 'the first record of a complete experimental biological investigation' makes this one of the most important books ever published.
Part of the medical collection in Special Collections & Archives, SPEC Y73.2.107. With inscription on the volume titlepage, 'De Juliao Fernandez da Sylva' and signature of 'W.H.B. Ross'; signature of 'W.H.B. Ross' also on the titlepage of 'On Generation'.Images from Special Collections & Archives, the University of Liverpool.
I'm very impressed with the medical school at Oregon Health & Sciences University. Emma, a first year medical student, was offered an elective course in diabetes management. To experience what her patients have to go through, she spends a month pretending she has diabetes. Every day on a regular schedule, she punctures her finger, samples her own blood, measures her glucose, calculates insulin doses, even injects herself (with saline solution, not real insulin, since she doesn't really have diabetes). She has to monitor everything she eats and calculate her carbohydrate intake. She must keep her saline solution cold at all times, and carefully dispose of her sharps properly. The last week, the students are even implanted with pumps. Talk about putting yourself in someone else's shoes! I'm sure that will make them empathetic doctors who are much better at understanding their patients and their frustrations.
Title: Jamsetjee Jyeebhay Hospital
Alternative Title: [Sir Jamshedjee Jeejeebhoy Hospital]
Creator: Johnson, William
Date: ca. 1855-1862
Series: Photographs of Western India. Volume II. Scenery, Public Buildings, &c.
Part of: Photographs of Western India
Place: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Physical Description: 1 photographic print: part of 1 volume (100 albumen prints); 20 x 26 cm on 35 x 42 cm mount
File: vault_ag2002_1407x_2_094_jamsetjee_opt.jpg
Rights: Please cite DeGolyer Library, Southern Methodist University when using this file. A high-resolution version of this file may be obtained for a fee. For details see the sites.smu.edu/cul/degolyer/research/permissions/ web page. For other information, contact degolyer@smu.edu.
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View the Europe, Asia, and Australia: Photographs, Manuscripts, and Imprints Collection
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Engraved illustration of the bones of the upper body, with musculature and vessels added in red ink, and of human torso from unidentified anatomical work, pasted into: Anatomy improv'd and illustrated with regard to the uses thereof in designing. (London: John Senex, 1723).
This volume of engraved plates and text was originally published in Rome in 1691, and was re-engraved and republished in London in 1723. The dissections were done for the Italian edition by Bernardino Genga, Professor of Anatomy and Surgery and physician in the hospital of San Spirito in Rome, and the explanatory text by the papal physician Giovanni Maria Lancisi (1654-1720). The book, designed for artists rather than medical students, includes plates of famous classical statues from Rome and is described as 'A work of great use to painters, sculptors, statuaries and all others studious in the noble arts of design'.
The English edition is dedicated by the publisher to Richard Mead, FRCP, FRS (1673-1754), 'a favourer of the politer arts'.
Part of the Anatomical Atlases in Special Collections & Archives, SPEC Anatomy 6. Cropped inscription on the titlepage, 'Tho. Dixon's Book 1799' and the pencilled name' Miss Annie Jackson, 19 North Street' on the front flyleaf, with pencil measurements possibly from a dissected skeleton on the back of the last (index) page.
The volume has had some plates cut out, but has also been grangerised with later anatomical illustrations pasted in
Medical Education
Images from Special Collections & Archives, the University of Liverpool.
Collection:
Images from the History of Medicine (IHM)
Publication:
[17--]
Format:
Still image
Subject(s):
Teaching
Abstract:
Interior view of an anatomical theatre: a lecturer is standing behind a table with a cadaver on it; both sides of the room are lined with spectators.
Extent:
1 print : 13 x 22 cm.
Technique:
engraving
NLM Unique ID:
101392753
NLM Image ID:
A023933
Permanent Link:
Friday, November 11, 2022 1:00 PM – 2:15 PM
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ACRM 99th Annual Conference: Progress in Rehabilitation Research — Translation to Clinical Practice
CORE: 8-11 NOV // PRE-CON: 6-8 NOV
From anywhere in the world,
A C R M brings the Annual Conference
Straight. TO. YOU.
Select from dozens of instructional courses: ACRM.org/precon
Get the brochure: ACRM.org/brochure
ONLINE PROGRAM: ACRM.org/op
CONFERENCE WEBSITE: www.ACRMconference.org
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Image of Anacardio (cashew nut, page R3v) from Charles de l'Ecluse, Exoticorum libri decem (Ten books of exotica: the history and uses of animals, plants, aromatics and other natural products from distant lands). With mythological figures, including Minerva, Atlas and Pomona(?), lions, dolphins and a peacock, and extensive illustrations in the text.
Charles de l'Ecluse (or Carolus Clusius, 1526-1609) trained as a doctor but is famous for his work as a botanist, including the creation of one of the first botanical gardens at Leiden, and for his observations on the "breaking" of tulips which led to Dutch tulip mania in the mid 16th century. ten books of exotica was his last work
This Liverpool copy (SPEC L20.6/OS) was owned by Ernst Ferdinand Nolte, MD (1791-1875), the German botanist, and has his signature and bookplate.
Images from Special Collections & Archives, the University of Liverpool.
Detail from plate 7 - engraved anatomical illustration of the bones of the thigh and knee from: Anatomy improv'd and illustrated with regard to the uses thereof in designing. (London: John Senex, 1723).
This volume of engraved plates and text was originally published in Rome in 1691, and was re-engraved and republished in London in 1723. The dissections were done for the Italian edition by Bernardino Genga, Professor of Anatomy and Surgery and physician in the hospital of San Spirito in Rome, and the explanatory text by the papal physician Giovanni Maria Lancisi (1654-1720). The book, designed for artists rather than medical students, includes plates of famous classical statues from Rome and is described as 'A work of great use to painters, sculptors, statuaries and all others studious in the noble arts of design'.
The English edition is dedicated by the publisher to Richard Mead, FRCP, FRS (1673-1754), 'a favourer of the politer arts'.
Part of the Anatomical Atlases in Special Collections & Archives, SPEC Anatomy 6. Cropped inscription on the titlepage, 'Tho. Dixon's Book 1799' and the pencilled name' Miss Annie Jackson, 19 North Street' on the front flyleaf, with pencil measurements possibly from a dissected skeleton on the back of the last (index) page.
The volume has had some plates cut out, but has also been grangerised with later anatomical illustrations pasted in.Images from Special Collections & Archives, the University of Liverpool.
Thomas Buchanan, Guide to Acoustic Surgery (Hull, 1823) or An engraved representation of the anatomy of the human ear, exhibiting the external and internal parts of that organ in situ.
Thomas Buchanan was a Scottish anatomist, phrenologist and surgeon to the Hull Dispensary for Diseases of the Eye and Ear. His work was designed to improve on previous illustrations of the ear, and the preface explains how the dissection was prepared.
SPEC P8.1/oversize, part of the medical books collection, Special Collections & Archives, Liverpool University Library.
Images from Special Collections & Archives, the University of Liverpool.
On August 25, 2017 the Rohingya Arsa militants attacked several police posts in Rakhine state. In response, the Myanmar military launched what it called a “clearance operation,” which was essentially a pseudonym for ethnic cleansing of the Rohingya. Since August of 2017, over 800,000 Rohingya women, children, and men have fled the Rakhine State region.
Most Rohingya refugees arrived in Bangladesh with only the clothes on their backs. Now, over to 1.3 million refugees have set up camps in difficult terrains with little access to safe drinking water, food, shelter, or healthcare. The need for aid with this vastly growing humanitarian crisis has been overwhelming.
Detail from Plate 71 showing the nose and eye from Andrew Fyfe, A System of the Anatomy of the Human Body, second edn, vol.2 (1806). Dedicated "to the gentleman attending medical classes at the University of Edinburgh".
Andrew Fyfe (1752-1824) was a Scottish artist and anatomist, who held the post of disssector at the University of Edinburgh for 40 years. His textbooks, lavishly illustrated with copperplate engravings made from his own drawings (both copies from other works and from life), were designed for students, and appeared in many editions, successively enlarged and improved. Later editions included comparative anatomy, using the work of Cuvier.
SPEC P8.24 from the Medical books collection, Special Collections & Archives, the University of Liverpool.Images from Special Collections & Archives, the University of Liverpool.
First-year medical students and University of Nevada School of Medicine faculty members are implementing the new curriculum at the medical school. To learn more about the curriculum, check out the fall 2012 issue of Synapse. Photo by David Calvert.
Plate 3, tenth fasciculus from Matthew Baillie, A series of engravings, accompanied with explanations, which are intended to illustrate the morbid anatomy of some of the most important parts of the human body; divided into ten fascicules. Second edition. (London, 1812). Plate is "intended to illustrate the external appearances of the cranium in a young child, when affected with hydrocephalus of a long standing." Taken from a skull in Dr. Hunter's Museum (now the Hunterian Museum, Glasgow). Plate is dated Oct. 30 1802.
Matthew Baillie,FRCP (1761-1823) was the nephew of the Scottish anatomists William and John Hunter, and the brother of Joanna Baillie, the poet. He studied at Oxford, then practised as a physician in London, becoming Physician Extraordinary to George III. His Morbid anatomy (1793) was the first English book on pathology, establishing a systematic view of the subject. The series of illustrations were published in 1799, 1802 and 1812.
This copy was formerly in the Liverpool Medical School Library, now part of Medical Books collection, Special Collections and Archives, the University of Liverpool: SPEC P.8.4/OVERSIZE.
Images from Special Collections & Archives, the University of Liverpool.
Figure 2, plate 3, tenth fasciculus from Matthew Baillie, A series of engravings, accompanied with explanations, which are intended to illustrate the morbid anatomy of some of the most important parts of the human body; divided into ten fascicules. Second edition. (London, 1812). The plate is "intended to illustrate the external appearances of the cranium in a young child, when affected with hydrocephalus of a long standing." Figure 2 shows the inner surface of the upper part of the cranium. Taken from a skull in Dr. Hunter's Museum (now the Hunterian Museum, Glasgow). Plate is dated Oct. 30 1802.
Matthew Baillie,FRCP (1761-1823) was the nephew of the Scottish anatomists William and John Hunter, and the brother of Joanna Baillie, the poet. He studied at Oxford, then practised as a physician in London, becoming Physician Extraordinary to George III. His Morbid anatomy (1793) was the first English book on pathology, establishing a systematic view of the subject. The series of illustrations were published in 1799, 1802 and 1812.
This copy was formerly in the Liverpool Medical School Library, now part of Medical Books collection, Special Collections and Archives, the University of Liverpool: SPEC P.8.4/OVERSIZE.
Images from Special Collections & Archives, the University of Liverpool.
Collection:
Images from the History of Medicine (IHM)
Publication:
[18--?]
Format:
Still image
Subject(s):
Dissection, Teaching,
Anatomy
Abstract:
Dissection of cadaver for demonstration purposes.
Extent:
1 photomechanical reproduction
Technique:
halftone
NLM Unique ID:
101405698
NLM Image ID:
A022200
Permanent Link:
Detail from plate 7 - engraved anatomical illustration of the bones of the thigh and knee from: Anatomy improv'd and illustrated with regard to the uses thereof in designing. (London: John Senex, 1723).
This volume of engraved plates and text was originally published in Rome in 1691, and was re-engraved and republished in London in 1723. The dissections were done for the Italian edition by Bernardino Genga, Professor of Anatomy and Surgery and physician in the hospital of San Spirito in Rome, and the explanatory text by the papal physician Giovanni Maria Lancisi (1654-1720). The book, designed for artists rather than medical students, includes plates of famous classical statues from Rome and is described as 'A work of great use to painters, sculptors, statuaries and all others studious in the noble arts of design'.
The English edition is dedicated by the publisher to Richard Mead, FRCP, FRS (1673-1754), 'a favourer of the politer arts'.
Part of the Anatomical Atlases in Special Collections & Archives, SPEC Anatomy 6. Cropped inscription on the titlepage, 'Tho. Dixon's Book 1799' and the pencilled name' Miss Annie Jackson, 19 North Street' on the front flyleaf, with pencil measurements possibly from a dissected skeleton on the back of the last (index) page.
The volume has had some plates cut out, but has also been grangerised with later anatomical illustrations pasted in.
Images from Special Collections & Archives, the University of Liverpool.
Allen Thomson’s notes for an introductory lecture to a course on anatomy at Glasgow, held November 6th, 1855. Thomson, Cleland’s predecessor at the University of Glasgow, was a distinguished anatomist with a strong interest in physiology and embryology, and held the Regius Chair of Anatomy from 1848 until his retirement in 1877. The lecture provides an example of 19th century lecture-based anatomy teaching and introduces students to the subject of anatomy, the contribution of chemistry and physiology to the understanding of the human body, and the nature of man as “an organised, living, changing and active animal body”.
University of Glasgow Library
Special Collections
Allen Thomson
Handwritten lecture notes regarding introductory lectures to courses of anatomy in Glasgow
MS Gen 1476A/2841
Detail from Plate 71 showing the eye from Andrew Fyfe, A System of the Anatomy of the Human Body, second edn, vol.2 (1806). Dedicated "to the gentleman attending medical classes at the University of Edinburgh".
Andrew Fyfe (1752-1824) was a Scottish artist and anatomist, who held the post of disssector at the University of Edinburgh for 40 years. His textbooks, lavishly illustrated with copperplate engravings made from his own drawings (both copies from other works and from life), were designed for students, and appeared in many editions, successively enlarged and improved. Later editions included comparative anatomy, using the work of Cuvier.
SPEC P8.24 from the Medical books collection, Special Collections & Archives, the University of Liverpool.Images from Special Collections & Archives, the University of Liverpool.
Detail from Anatomical engraving of the bones of the arm and hand from unidentified source pasted in to: Anatomy improv'd and illustrated with regard to the uses thereof in designing. (London: John Senex, 1723).
This volume of engraved plates and text was originally published in Rome in 1691, and was re-engraved and republished in London in 1723. The dissections were done for the Italian edition by Bernardino Genga, Professor of Anatomy and Surgery and physician in the hospital of San Spirito in Rome, and the explanatory text by the papal physician Giovanni Maria Lancisi (1654-1720). The book, designed for artists rather than medical students, includes plates of famous classical statues from Rome and is described as 'A work of great use to painters, sculptors, statuaries and all others studious in the noble arts of design'.
The English edition is dedicated by the publisher to Richard Mead, FRCP, FRS (1673-1754), 'a favourer of the politer arts'.
Part of the Anatomical Atlases in Special Collections & Archives, SPEC Anatomy 6. Cropped inscription on the titlepage, 'Tho. Dixon's Book 1799' and the pencilled name' Miss Annie Jackson, 19 North Street' on the front flyleaf, with pencil measurements possibly from a dissected skeleton on the back of the last (index) page.
The volume has had some plates cut out, but has also been grangerised with later anatomical illustrations pasted inMedical Education
Images from Special Collections & Archives, the University of Liverpool.