The Afterlife of the Leiden Anatomical Collections

Hands On, Hands Off

Hieke Huistra (Utrecht University, The Netherlands)

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Routledge
25 October 2018

European history; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900; Social & cultural history; History of medicine; Museum, historic sites, gallery & art guides

Series: The History of Medicine in Context

The Afterlife of the Leiden Anatomical Collections starts where most stories end: after death. It tells the story of thousands of body parts kept in bottles and boxes in nineteenth-century Leiden – a story featuring a struggling medical student, more than one disappointed anatomist, a monstrous child, and a glorious past. Hieke Huistra blends historical analysis, morbid anecdotes, and humour to show how anatomical preparations moved into the hands of students and researchers, and out of the reach of lay audiences. In the process, she reveals what a centuries-old collection can teach us about the future fate of the biobanks we build today.

By: Hieke Huistra (Utrecht University The Netherlands)
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
Weight: 453g
ISBN: 9781472461070
ISBN 10: 147246107X
Series: The History of Medicine in Context
Pages: 174
Publication Date: 25 October 2018
Audience: College/higher education , General/trade , Primary , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Introduction 1. Remove Lid Before Use: How Students Handled Anatomical Preparations 2. Make Do and Mend: How Researchers Used Old Collections in New Medicine 3. Dead Body in the Closet: How Lay Visitors Disappeared from Institutional Anatomical Collections 4. Adieu Albinus: How the University Governors Lost Their Status Symbol. Conclusion: In Perpetual Motion: Anatomical Collections Then and Now

Hieke Huistra is an assistant professor in the history of science and medicine at Utrecht University.