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M0012157: Reproduction of a portrait of Marco Aurelio Severino (1580-1656), Italian surgeon and anatomist, the frontispiece to his De abscessuum recondita natura, libri VIII, 1763

Reproduction of a portrait of Marco Aurelio Severino the frontispiece from his <i>De abscessuum recondita natura, libri VIII</i> Neapoli : V. Manfredi, 1763, held by Wellcome Collection.

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Photographic library: "M" series

"M" series glass plate negatives: M0012117-M0012212

1 photograph glass plate negative; 16.5 x 12 cm

M0012117: Reproduction of page 55, with illustration, from Nikolaus Reusner's Emblemata Nicolai Reusneri ic. partim ethica, et physica : partim vero historica, ac hieroglyphica, sed ad virtutis, morumque doctrinam omnia ingeniose traducta, 1581

M0012118: Reproduction of page 129, with illustration, from Nikolaus Reusner's Emblemata Nicolai Reusneri ic. partim ethica, et physica : partim vero historica, ac hieroglyphica, sed ad virtutis, morumque doctrinam omnia ingeniose traducta, 1581

M0012119: Reproduction of a map showing the approximate distribution of the races of the rhesus monkey from Theodore H. Bast's The anatomy of the rhesus monkey, 1933

M0012120: Reproduction of a diagram showing the female pelvis, anterior view, from Theodore H. Bast's The anatomy of the rhesus monkey, 1933

M0012121: Reproduction of a diagram showing muscles of the head, neck and thorax, from Theodore H. Bast's The anatomy of the rhesus monkey, 1933

M0012122: Reproduction of a diagram showing the pectoral and abdominal musculature from Theodore H. Bast's The anatomy of the rhesus monkey, 1933

M0012123: Reproduction of a diagram showing the left panniculus carnosus from Theodore H. Bast's The anatomy of the rhesus monkey, 1933

M0012124: Reproduction of a diagram showing the superficial or extrinsic back muscles from Theodore H. Bast's The anatomy of the rhesus monkey, 1933

M0012125: Reproduction of a diagram showing the more superficial muscles of the right hand, volar view, from Theodore H. Bast's The anatomy of the rhesus monkey, 1933

M0012126: Reproduction of a diagram showing the deeper muscles of the right hand, volar view, from Theodore H. Bast's The anatomy of the rhesus monkey, 1933

M0012127: Reproduction of a diagram showing the muscles of the right hip and thigh, lateral view, from Theodore H. Bast's The anatomy of the rhesus monkey, 1933

M0012128: Reproduction of a diagram showing the muscles of the right thigh, medial view, from Theodore H. Bast's The anatomy of the rhesus monkey, 1933

M0012129: Reproduction of a diagram showing the more superficial plantar muscles of the right foot from Theodore H. Bast's The anatomy of the rhesus monkey, 1933

M0012130: Reproduction of a diagram showing the deeper plantar muscles of the right foot from Theodore H. Bast's The anatomy of the rhesus monkey, 1933

M0012131: Reproduction of a diagram showing the superficial facial musculature from Theodore H. Bast's The anatomy of the rhesus monkey, 1933

M0012132: Reproduction of a diagram showing the superficial facial musculature (continued) from Theodore H. Bast's The anatomy of the rhesus monkey, 1933

M0012133: Reproduction of a diagram showing the right lung, posterior surface, from Theodore H. Bast's The anatomy of the rhesus monkey, 1933

M0012134: Reproduction of a diagram of the rectum from Theodore H. Bast's The anatomy of the rhesus monkey, 1933

M0012135: Reproduction of a diagram of the right femoral artery and its branches from Theodore H. Bast's The anatomy of the rhesus monkey, 1933

M0012136: Reproduction of a diagram of a dissection of a right brachial plexus from Theodore H. Bast's The anatomy of the rhesus monkey, 1933

M0012137: Reproduction of a diagram of a dissection of a lumbosacral plexus from Theodore H. Bast's The anatomy of the rhesus monkey, 1933

M0012138: Photograph of a general view of the exhibition Prehistoric Man in Health and Sickness held at the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum, London, in 1951

M0012139: Photograph of a general view of the exhibition Prehistoric Man in Health and Sickness held at the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum, London, in 1951

M0012139EB: Photograph of a general view of the exhibition Prehistoric Man in Health and Sickness held at the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum, London, in 1951

M0012140: Photograph of a display case titled "The Form and Features of Prehistoric Man" for the exhibition Prehistoric Man in Health and Sickness held at the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum, London, in 1951

M0012141: Photograph of a display case titled "Examples of Disease in Animals. Animal Palaeopathology" for the exhibition Prehistoric Man in Health and Sickness held at the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum, London, in 1951

M0012142: Photograph of a display case titled "Animals in Prehistoric Art" for the exhibition Prehistoric Man in Health and Sickness held at the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum, London, in 1951

M0012143: Photograph of a display case titled "Domestic Arts and Crafts" for the exhibition Prehistoric Man in Health and Sickness held at the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum, London, in 1951

M0012144: Photograph of a display case titled "Toilet and Personal Ornament" for the exhibition Prehistoric Man in Health and Sickness held at the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum, London, in 1951

M0012145: Reproduction of a photograph of a scene from the Tomb of Nakht showing the gathering and pressing of grapes in the XVIII Dynasty

M0012148: Reproduction of the description of Plate XX from William Hunter's Anatomia uteri humani gravidi tabulis illustrata ... The anatomy of the human gravid uteris exhibited in figures, 1774

M0012150: Reproduction of the description of Plate XXV from William Hunter's Anatomia uteri humani gravidi tabulis illustrata ... The anatomy of the human gravid uteris exhibited in figures, 1774

M0012151: Reproduction of Plate 27, figures 1-2, from William Hunter's Anatomia uteri humani gravidi tabulis illustrata ... The anatomy of the human gravid uteris exhibited in figures, 1774

M0012152: Reproduction of the description of Plate XXVII from William Hunter's Anatomia uteri humani gravidi tabulis illustrata ... The anatomy of the human gravid uteris exhibited in figures, 1774

M0012153: Reproduction of a portrait of King Charles II (1630-1685), founder and patron of the Royal Society

M0012154: Reproduction of an illustration depicting "Bob Sawyer on roof of chaise" from Charles Dickens' Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club, 1837

M0012155: Reproduction of an illustration depicting "Drinking Party at Bob Sawyers" from Charles Dickens' Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club, 1837

M0012156: Reproduction of a portrait of Robert Sibbald (1641-1722), Scottish physician

M0012158: Reproduction of a portrait of Désiré-Magloire Bourneville (1840-1909), French neurologist

M0012159: Reproduction of an unfinished portrait of John Bulwer (1606-1656), English physician from the engraving by W. Faithorne

M0012160: Reproduction of an unfinished portrait of John Bulwer (1606-1656), English physician from the engraving by W. Faithorne

M0012161: Reproduction of a portrait of John Bulwer (1606-1656), English physician from the engraving, complete with lettering, by W. Fairhorne

M0012162: Reproduction of the illustrated title page and frontispiece from : John Bulwer's Anthropometamorphosis: man transform'd; or, the artificial changeling, 1650

M0012163: Reproduction of a double page from a manuscript of John Banister (1533-1610) from the original in the British Museum (now in the British Library)

M0012164: Photograph of a model showing the interior of one of the earliest dental workshops in which gold was first worked (1845-1850)

M0012165: Photograph of three casts of Neolithic cranial amulets or rondelles that have been perforated for suspension

M0012166: Reproduction of a portrait of William Shippen Jr. (1736-1808), teacher of anatomy, surgery and obstetrics in Colonial America

M0012169: Reproduction of an engraving of Johann Daniel Major (1634-1693), German professor of theoretical medicine, naturalist and collector

M0012170: Reproduction of a portrait of Adam von Lebenwaldt (1624 -1696), also known as Adam Johann Christoph Lebaldt von und zu Lebenwaldt, Austrian epigrammatist and teacher of medicine

M0012171: Reproduction of a photographic portrait of Major Greenwood (1880-1949), English epidemiologist and statistician

M0012172: Reproduction of three emblematic drawings by Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519)

M0012173: Photograph of two medallions, one depicting St. George and the dragon, which were worn by sailors as amulets to prevent drowning

M0012174: Reproduction of a portrait of Sir Nathaniel Barry (1725?-1785)

M0012175: Reproduction of a portrait of Lady Barry, wife of Sir Nathaniel Barry (1725?-1785)

M0012176: Reproduction of an oval portrait of August Hirsch (1817-1894), German physician and medical historian

M0012177/M0012178: Reproduction of figures 20 and 21 from François-Nicolas Marquet's Nouvelle méthode facile et curieuse, pour connoitre le pouls par les notes de la musique, 1769

M0012179: Reproduction of figure 22 from François-Nicolas Marquet's Nouvelle méthode facile et curieuse, pour connoitre le pouls par les notes de la musique, 1769

M0012180: Reproduction of a portrait of Edward Jenner (1749-1823), British physician and scientist who pioneered the concept of vaccines

M0012182: Reproduction of a portrait in wax of M. D. Winstanley, or Winstanley M.D.

M0012183: Reproduction of a portrait in wax, possibly of Evangelista Torricelli (1608-1647), Italian physicist, mathematician and inventor of the barometer

M0012184EA: Photograph of a wax plaque showing various parts of the female anatomy, in particular the stomach

M0012184EB: Photograph of a wax plaque showing various parts of the female anatomy, in particular the kidneys and uterus

M0012184EC: Photograph of a wax plaque showing various parts of the female anatomy, in particular the lungs and intestines

M0012185EA: Photograph of a wax plaque showing various parts of the female anatomy and embryo, in particular the foetus in uterus

M0012185EB: Photograph of a wax plaque showing a foetus in utero

M0012185EC: Photograph of a wax plaque showing various parts of the female anatomy, in particular the stomach

M0012186EA: Photograph of a wax plaque showing a human embryo at five different stages of development

M0012186EB: Photograph of a wax plaque showing a human embryo and placenta at seven different stages of development

M0012186EC: Photograph of a wax plaque showing a human embryo and umbilical cord at seven different stages of development

M0012187EA: Photograph of a wax plaque in a glass case showing the complete male figure

M0012187EB: Photograph of a wax plaque showing the male anatomy, in particular the genital organs

M0012188EA: Photograph of a wax plaque in a glass case showing the complete female figure (anterior or front view)

M0012188EB: Photograph of a wax plaque in a glass case showing the complete female figure (posterior or back view)

M0012189: Photograph of two wax plaques, one showing the foetus in utero (left) and one showing the foetus at five different stages of development (right)

M0012190EA: Photograph of a wax plaque showing the female anatomy, in particular the genital organs

M0012190EB: Photograph of a wax plaque showing the foetus in utero

M0012191/M0012191EA: Photograph of the individual removable wax body parts from a female anatomical model used for teaching purposes

M0012191EB: Photograph of three individual removable wax parts from a female anatomical model used for teaching purposes, including a womb, placenta and foetus

M0012191EC: Photograph of a complete female anatomical wax model, view from above

M0012192: Photograph of a complete female anatomical wax model, side view

M0012193: Photograph of a female anatomical wax model, close up of the head and torso from above with first layer removed to reveal the superficial structures beneath

M0012194: Photograph of a female anatomical wax model, close up of the torso from above with a layer removed to reveal the lungs, liver and intestines

M0012195: Photograph of a female anatomical wax model, close up of the head and torso from above with a layer removed to reveal the stomach, kidneys and bladder

M0012196: Photograph of a female anatomical wax model, close up of the head and torso from above with a layer removed to reveal the heart and uterus

M0012196EA: Photograph of a female anatomical wax model, close up of the torso from above with a layer removed to reveal the heart and uterus

M0012197: Photograph of a female anatomical wax model, close up of the torso from above with a layer removed to reveal the organs beneath the stomach and a foetus in utero

M0012198: Photograph of a female anatomical wax model, close up of the torso from above with a layer removed to reveal the heart (uterus removed)

M0012199: Photograph of a female anatomical wax model, extreme close up of the heart to show the structure

M0012200: Photograph of a female anatomical wax model, extreme close up of the heart to show the structure

M0012202: Italian anatomical figure in wax showing posterior view of superficial muscles, 18th century

M0012203: Italian anatomical figure in wax showing close up view of head and neck muscles, 18th century

M0012204: Italian anatomical figure in wax showing anterior view of deep muscles, 18th century

M0012205: Italian anatomical figure in wax showing posterior view of deep muscles, 18th century

M0012206: Italian anatomical figure in wax showing close up view of deep muscles, 18th century

M0012207: Italian anatomical figure in wax showing anterior view of bones and related muscles, 18th century

M0012208: Italian anatomical figure in wax showing posterior view of bones and related muscles, 18th century

M0012209: Italian anatomical figure in wax showing lateral view of head and neck muscles, 18th century

M0012209EA: Italian anatomical figure in wax showing anterior view of head and torso, 18th century

M0012210: Italian anatomical figure in wax showing anterior view of bones and ligaments, 18th century

M0012211: Italian anatomical figure in wax showing posterior view of bones and ligaments, 18th century

M0012212: Italian anatomical figure in wax showing lateral view of head and neck bones, 18th century

M0012157: Reproduction of a portrait of Marco Aurelio Severino (1580-1656), Italian surgeon and anatomist, the frontispiece to his De abscessuum recondita natura, libri VIII, 1763

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