Wellcome Historical Medical Museum Research Articles

A History of the Worshipful Society of Apothecaries of London. Volume I, 1617–1815. Abstracted and arranged from the manuscript notes of the late <italic>Cecil Wall</italic> by the late <italic>H. Charles Cameron</italic>. Revised, annotated, and edited by <italic>E. Ashworth Underwood</italic>. [Publications of the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum, New Series, Number 8.] (New York: Oxford University Press for the Museum. 1963. Pp.

A History of the Worshipful Society of Apothecaries of London. Volume I, 1617–1815. Abstracted and arranged from the manuscript notes of the late <italic>Cecil Wall</italic> by the late <italic>H. Charles Cameron</italic>. Revised, annotated, and edited by <italic>E. Ashworth Underwood</italic>. [Publications of the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum, New Series, Number 8.] (New York: Oxford University Press for the Museum. 1963. Pp.

A History of the Worshipful Society of Apothecaries of London. Vol. I, 1617–1815. By C. Wall, H. C. Cameron and E. A. Underwood. Pp. xiv + 450. Publications of the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum, new series, no. 8. Oxford University Press, 1963. £2 15s.

A History of the Worshipful Society of Apothecaries of London. Vol. I, 1617–1815. By C. Wall, H. C. Cameron and E. A. Underwood. Pp. xiv + 450. Publications of the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum, new series, no. 8. Oxford University Press, 1963. £2 15<i>s</i>.

ANDREAS VESALIUS OF BRUSSELS--1514-1564. A BRIEF SURVEY OF RECENT WORK.

Journal Article Andreas Vesalius of Brussels — 1514-1564: A Brief Survey of Recent Work Get access F. N. L. POYNTER F. N. L. POYNTER * Wellcome Historical Medical Library and Museum, London, England Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic PubMed Google Scholar Journal of the History of Medicine and Allied Sciences, Volume XIX, Issue 4, October 1964, Pages 321–326, https://doi.org/10.1093/jhmas/XIX.4.321 Published: 01 October 1964

The Worshipful Society of Apothecaries of London

A History of the Worshipful Society of Apothecaries of London Vol. 1. 1617–1815. Abstracted and arranged from the manuscript notes of the late Cecil Wall by the late H. Charles Cameron. Revised, annotated and edited by E. Ashworth Underwood. Pp. xiv + 450 (27 plates). (Published for the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum by the Oxford University Press, London, New York and Toronto, 1963.) 55s.

The early teaching of anatomy at Padua, with special reference to a model of the Padua anatomical theatre

Click to increase image sizeClick to decrease image size Additional informationNotes on contributorsE. Ashworth UnderwoodUniversity College, London : formerly Director of the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum and Library.

(C.) Singer Galen on Anatomical Procedures. Translation of the surviving books with introduction and notes. London: Geoffrey Cumberlege (for Wellcome Historical Medical Museum), 1956. Pp. xxvi + 289, with 26 text figures. 37s. 6d.

(C.) Singer Galen on Anatomical Procedures. Translation of the surviving books with introduction and notes. London: Geoffrey Cumberlege (for Wellcome Historical Medical Museum), 1956. Pp. xxvi + 289, with 26 text figures. 37<i>s</i>. 6<i>d</i>.

Max Neuburger.

CentaurusVolume 4, Issue 1 p. 67-79 Obituaries MAX NEUBURGER E. Ashworth Underwood, Director, Wellcome Historical Medical Museum and Library, London.Search for more papers by this author E. Ashworth Underwood, Director, Wellcome Historical Medical Museum and Library, London.Search for more papers by this author First published: March 1955 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-0498.1955.tb00471.x AboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onEmailFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditWechat Volume4, Issue1March 1955Pages 67-79 RelatedInformation

Book Reviews

Journal Article Book Reviews Get access J. H. G. GRATTAN and CHARLES SINGER. Anglo-Saxon Magic and Medicine. Illustrated specially from the semi-pagan text ’Lacnunga.’ London, Oxford University press, 1952. (Publications of The Wellcome Historical Medical Museum, new series, no. 3.) xii + 234 pp., illus., 7 pl. 28s. MAX H. FISCH MAX H. FISCH Professor of Philosophy University of IllinoisUrbana, Illinois Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic PubMed Google Scholar Journal of the History of Medicine and Allied Sciences, Volume IX, Issue 2, April 1954, Pages 252–253, https://doi.org/10.1093/jhmas/IX.2.252 Published: 01 April 1954

Anglo-Saxon Magic and Medicine

Anglo-Saxon Magic and Medicine Illustrated specially from the Semi-Pagan Text “Lacnunga”. By J. H. G. Grattan and Charles Singer. (Publications of the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum, New Series, No. 3.) Pp. xii + 234 + 7 plates. (London: Oxford University Press, 1952.) 28s. net.

Book Reviews

Journal Article Book Reviews Get access WELLCOME HISTORICAL MEDICAL MUSEUM , LONDON. Catalogue of an Exhibition Illustrating Prehistoric Man in Health and Sickness. With an Introduction by E. Ashworth Underwood. London [etc.], Geoffrey Cumberlege, Oxford University Press, 1951. 56 pp. 60 PETER H. BUCK PETER H. BUCK *Died 1 December 1951 Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic PubMed Google Scholar Journal of the History of Medicine and Allied Sciences, Volume VII, Issue 3, Summer 1952, Pages 310–312, https://doi.org/10.1093/jhmas/VII.3.310 Published: 01 July 1952

Book Reviews

Book Reviews Get access THE WELLCOME HISTORICAL MEDICAL MUSEUM. Catalogue of an Exhibition of Books, Manuscripts and Relics Commemorating the Bicentenary of Edward Jenner—17 May 1749–26 Jan. 1823. London, Published for the Trustees, The Wellcome Historical Medical Museum, by Geoffrey Cumberlege, Oxford University Press, 1949. 36 pp. 2/–. GEORGE ROSEN GEORGE ROSEN Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic PubMed Google Scholar Journal of the History of Medicine and Allied Sciences, Volume VI, Issue Winter, Winter 1951, Pages 144–145, https://doi.org/10.1093/jhmas/VI.Winter.144 Published: 01 December 1951

The Library Association Conference

The programme of the Conference to be held in London this year from 18th to 22nd September is one that should have a general appeal to delegates, as its range is wide, and the whole occasion has been made one of much significance. On the practical side, subjects of immediate administrative moment are discussed, while the bookish side will also be presented. Naturally, emphasis is laid on the fact that the Association is memorialising the Centenary of the coming into operation of the public library service. The fact that the Presidency has been accepted by H.R.H. The Duke of Edinburgh marks the occasion as one of more than purely professional interest; and it will be remembered that last year H.M. The King was graciously pleased to grant his Patronage to the Association in commemoration of the Centenary. It will be gathered, therefore, that this Conference will be one of more than ordinary interest, and the hope will be in the minds of all delegates that our Royal President will be free to take part in some of our meetings. The sessions will be held at different points, but the more important gatherings will be at the Central Hall, Westminster. The sectional meetings will be held variously at the Beveridge Hall (London University), University College, the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum, the South Hall, Victoria Halls, Bloomsbury Square, and the North Hall in the same building.

Medicine in 1850: Exhibition at the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum

Medicine in 1850: Exhibition at the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum

Jenner Relics at the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum

Jenner Relics at the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum

Wellcome Historical Medical Library

THE re-opening, at the Wellcome Research Institution, 183 Euston Road, London, N.W.I, of the Wellcome Historical Medical Library was marked by a luncheon attended by a number of distinguished librarians and others interested in the history of medicine and the allied sciences. After the luncheon, an address was given by Dr. Ashworth Underwood, director of the Library and of the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum. Dr. Underwood recalled that both the Library and the Museum had been built up as a private interest by the late Sir Henry Wellcome. The Library consists of more than 200,000 volumes, many of which are extremely rare. The collection of incunabula (books printed before the end of the fifteenth century) contains 632 volumes and is the second largest collection of medical and cognate incunabula in the world. Equally important is the sixteenth-century collection, which contains a number of hitherto unrecorded works. Sir Henry Wellcome began his collection about 1895, and thereafter he had frequently added as many as two thousand volumes a year, and in one year the number reached more than five thousand. His collection of incunabula was commenced some tune before 1897, and by the First World War he had more than two hundred and fifty. The Library is one of the world's greatest collections, built up by a single individual, and its importance for the study of the history of medicine and the sciences is very great. Dr. Underwood paid a tribute to the work carried out by Mr. W. J. Bishop, the librarian, Mr. F. N. L. Poynter, the deputy librarian, and the staff of the Library, in bringing it to its present condition.

Edward Jenner, Benjamin Waterhouse, and the Introduction of Vaccination into the United States

THE two-hundredth anniversary of the birth of Edward Jenner, the discoverer of vaccination, was celebrated on Tuesday ,May 17, by functions in many places, but notably at Berkeley,Glos,his birth place, at the Royal College of Physicians, the Royal College of Surgeons —where Sir Edward Mellanby gave an address—and the Wellcome Historical medical Museum. Much of what can be said—within the limits of an article—on Jenner's life and work has already been said. This present tribute to a man to whom mankind owes so much will therefore be concerned mainly with those aspects of his life and work which have some bearing on the introduction of vaccination into the United States. Although these events are well known in America, the important work which Benjamin Waterhouse did is not fully appreciated in Britain. In this brief article, it is impossible to avoid ground which has already been covered in certain American journals.

Ehrlich's Aldehyde Test for Urobilinogen

?was an absolute and permanent preventive of smallpox, and he continued to maintain this view until the end. But it is possible that this indomitable assurance acted as a sheet-anchor to steady the bark in seas which were sometimes rough. Of Jenner the man any country could be proud. To him fame came, at the age of 49, almost overnight, and he preserved a calmness and an equanimity which are much to be praised. Even in a country at war with Britain his name acted as a charm. At the end of the Treaty of Amiens two Englishmen were held in France, and were suffering from the effects of confinement. It was suggested that Jenner should write a letter to Napoleon asking for their release. This petition was read by Napoleon, who was about to refuse the request, when the name of the sender was pointed out to him. "Jenner ! " said Napoleon. " We can refuse nothing to that man." Certain celebrations were held on May 17 in connexion with this centenary. In the afternoon Sir Edward Mellanby gave an address at the Royal College of Surgeons on Jenner and his influence on research. In the late afternoon Sir Henry Dale opened an exhibition of manuscripts and relics of Jenner at the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum at 28, Portman Square ; and in the evening a reception was held at the Royal College of Physicians.

The selected writings of william clowes, 1544–1604. Edited, with an Introduction and Notes, by F. N. L. Poynter, B.A., F.L.A. (Wellcome Historical Medical Museum). 4¾ × 7⅜ in. Pp. 179, with 8 plates. 1948. London: Harvey &amp; Blythe Ltd. 15s. net

The selected writings of william clowes, 1544–1604. Edited, with an Introduction and Notes, by F. N. L. Poynter, B.A., F.L.A. (Wellcome Historical Medical Museum). 4¾ × 7⅜ in. Pp. 179, with 8 plates. 1948. London: Harvey & Blythe Ltd. 15s. net Get access The selected writings of william clowes, 1544–1604. Edited, with an Introduction and Notes, by F N LPoynter, B.A., F.L.A. (Wellcome Historical Medical Museum). 4¾ × 7⅜ in. Pp. 179, with 8 plates. 1948. London: Harvey & Blythe Ltd. 15s. net British Journal of Surgery, Volume 36, Issue 144, April 1949, Pages 444–445, https://doi.org/10.1002/bjs.18003614442 Published: 05 December 2005

Book Reviews

Book Reviews CHARLES SINGER and C. RABIN. A Prelude to Modern Science. Being a discussion of the history, sources and circumstances of the “Tabulæ Anatomicaæ Sex” of Vesalius. Cambridge [Eng.], published for The Wellcome Historical Medical Museum at the University Press, 1946. lxxxvi + 58 pp. + 6 facsim. pl. 50s. J. J. IZQUIERDO J. J. IZQUIERDO México University School of Medicine Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic PubMed Google Scholar Journal of the History of Medicine and Allied Sciences, Volume III, Issue 2, Spring 1948, Pages 362-b–366, https://doi.org/10.1093/jhmas/III.2.362-b Published: 01 March 1948

The Medical Bookman and Historian

The Medical Historian, believed to be the first periodical in Britain to deal solely with the history of medicine, was not able in present circumstances to appear as an independent journal. It has therefore been linked with the Medical Bookman, and the first issue of the new combined journal, The Medical Bookman and Historian (Harvey and Blythe, Ltd., 6 Hanover Square, W.1. Monthly, 2s.), has been published. The policy of the Medical Historian will be to link the history of medicine with its current practice and to try to elucidate current problems in the light of past experience and past errors. Everyone who is interested in the history of medicine will wish this new journal well and will hope that it will, before long, be able to stand by itself. Meanwhile, its fusion with the Medical Bookman is complete. The reader of the combined journal will, in fact, scarcely know which of the contributions belong to either partner in this interesting marriage. Eleven of the fifteen items in the list of contents of the November issue (Vol. 1, No. 11) are reviews of books, the other five being original articles; interesting as the kind of book review here printed certainly is, some readers may prefer to see by a glance at the list of contents which are the original articles and which the book reviews. Three of the articles in this issue are the first articles of a series, namely, “Bypaths in Medical Bibliography”, by W. J. Bishop, librarian of the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum, “British Historians of Medicine”, by F. N. L. Poynter and W. J. Bishop, and “Rise, Fall and Revivals of Hospitals”, by Prof. J. A. Nixon. The other article is by the editor of the Medical Historian, W. R. Bett, on “Some Thyroid Pioneers”. A notice on the front cover of the journal briefly reports the inaugural meeting of the new Medical Sub-section of the Library Association, which fulfils a suggestion made by Sir William Osier in 1909. The honorary secretary of this sub-section Is W. J. Bishop, The Wellcome Historical Medical Museum, 26 Portman Square, London, W.1. An exchange system for duplicate or unwanted books and journals, lists of periodicals and rare books, inter-library loans and other services are contemplated. This is a development which everyone engaged in biological work will heartily welcome.