White as Well-Water, Livid as Lead: Understanding Urine Collection Bite
Though many of us may feel a bit reticent about closely examining the subtleties of our own urine, we areContinue Reading
Though many of us may feel a bit reticent about closely examining the subtleties of our own urine, we areContinue Reading
This is third and final post by Julie Ramwell introducing a unique 18th-century trade directory with annotations by a ManchesterContinue Reading
This is the second of three blog posts by Julie Ramwell introducing a unique 18th-century trade directory with annotations byContinue Reading
Trade directories provide an invaluable primary source for social and family historians. In a series of three posts, Special CollectionsContinue Reading
I’m delighted to announce the recent digitisation of two unique books from our 19th-century medical collections. Available online in fullContinue Reading
This is the second of two blog posts to accompany a display in Rylands Gallery. The first post focused onContinue Reading
This is the first of two blog posts to accompany a display in Rylands Gallery. This first post explores 19thContinue Reading
The patient case files of neurosurgeon Sir Geoffrey Jefferson (JCN) are rich in visual materials which enriches the textual informationContinue Reading
Neurosurgeon Sir Geoffrey Jefferson was a great exponent of the frontal lobectomy in the treatment of brain tumours, a procedureContinue Reading
Work has recently begun to catalogue the work of medical artist Dorothy Davison (1890-1984). The collection contains approximately 400 itemsContinue Reading