Manuscript notes on medical lectures taken at the University of Edinburgh
Scope and Contents
This fonds consists of 18 volumes of manuscript notes taken at medical lectures at the University of Edinburgh between 1873 and 1874. At the front of each volume the subject of the lecture and the name of the lecturer is provided.
The subjects covered are:
- Pathology (Vols. I-IV);
- Materia Medica (Vols. I-II);
- Midwifery (Vols. I-IV);
- Surgery (Vols I, II, and V only);
- Clinical Surgery (Vols. I-II);
- Practice of Physic (one volume)
- Clinical Gynaecology (one volume);
- Demonstrations in Anatomy (one volume).
The lecturers include William Rutherford Sanders, Sir Alexander Russell Simpson, Sir William Turner, Sir Robert Christison, and Thomas Annandale.
Dates
- Creation: 1873-1874
Language of Materials
English
Physical Description
8vo. Manuscript on paper. 18 volumes. Uniformly bound in contemporary black glazed cloth, paper labels, with titles in manuscript, to the majority of upper boards, manuscript titles to all fore-edges bar one. Extremities rubbed, glazing now crazed with loss to surface. Internally clean and crisp.
Conditions Governing Access
Open. Please contact the repository in advance.
Extent
18 Volumes
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchased in April 2023. Accession no. SC-Acc-2023-0186.
Physical Description
8vo. Manuscript on paper. 18 volumes. Uniformly bound in contemporary black glazed cloth, paper labels, with titles in manuscript, to the majority of upper boards, manuscript titles to all fore-edges bar one. Extremities rubbed, glazing now crazed with loss to surface. Internally clean and crisp.
Processing Information
Catalogued by Aline Brodin in April 2024, using information provided by the seller.
Subject
- Sanders, William Rutherford, 1828-1881 (Scottish physician) (Presenter, Person)
- Simpson, Sir Alexander Russell, 1835-1916 (professor of midwifery, University of Edinburgh) (Presenter, Person)
- Turner, Sir William, 1832-1916 (anatomist, professor of anatomy and principal, University of Edinburgh) (Presenter, Person)
- Christison, Sir Robert, 1797-1882 (1st Baronet | Scottish toxicologist and physician) (Presenter, Person)
- Annandale, Thomas, 1838-1907 (surgeon) (Presenter, Person)
- Title
- Manuscript notes on medical lectures taken at the University of Edinburgh, 1873-1874
- Author
- Aline Brodin
- Date
- April 2024
- Description rules
- Isad(G)2
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections Repository
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