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Anatomy renewed? Vesalius and the anatomical renaissance
- Hosted by:
- Hunterian Museum at the Royal College of Surgeons
- Speaker:
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Dr Andrew Cunningham, University of Cambridge
- Starts:
- March 06, 2008 at 07:00 pm
- Ends:
- March 06, 2008 at 08:30 pm
- Location:
- Hunterian Museum at the Royal College of Surgeons, , 35-43 Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, WC2A 3PE United Kingdom
- Maps:
Description
Andreas Vesalius’ work, On the Fabric of the Human Body, is considered to be the most beautiful book on human antomy in the world. Yet at the time it was published Vesalius caused great controversy. Was this book and the public performances that accompanied it dishonouring the ancient anatomists such as Galen, or was Vesalius offering them the sincerest form of flattery – imitation?
In this lecture, medical historian and expert in the early history of anatomy, Dr Andrew Cunningham will condsider these questions and will show how Vesalius changed forever how anatomy would be practised.
Andrew Cunningham wrote and presented Radio 4’s groundbreaking series ‘The Making of Modern Medicine’.
- Registration required:
- Yes
- Free:
- No
Additional information
Tickets cost £5, and include a visit to the Hunterian Museum and an opportunity to view rare material from the College library and archive collections before the lecture. To book please call 020 7869 6560.
