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MEDICINE MAN

內容簡介

內容簡介 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. 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.

各界推薦

各界推薦 生於一八五三年的Henry Solomon Wellcome，從小即於醫生叔叔經營的藥店擔任學徒，喜愛收集稀奇古怪的事物和書籍，對生命起源與終結、人體健康與衰微、疾病發生與治癒尤其著迷，可說是透過醫學之眼來閱讀人類文明與歷史，這樣的熱情不僅使他成為成功的製藥企業家，還旅遊各地搜羅相關事物，成立博物館。 今夏大英博物館慶祝立館百年，正好也是Wellcome一百五十週年冥誕，特別從其將近百萬件的收藏品中挑選部份舉辦展覽，包括十六世紀的藥瓶和鐵製義肢、早期外科手術用具、醫學書籍、診斷以及教學人偶和各種被認為具有治病功效的法器聖物、天文占星手抄本……等等，本書除了以五百多張圖片介紹這些令人大開眼界的收藏品，博物館的歷史與目的和收藏品背後的故事，更試圖在醫學、科技以及人類學之間架起橋樑，是醫學發展的最佳見證。

作者介紹

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

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