BLOOD, bile and brains are promised at a new university exhibition.
The Practical Art of Medicine: dissection, diagnosis and disease in the Early Modern Period is a new display at Durham University’s Wolfson Gallery, in Palace Green Library, Durham City.
It is inspired by the collections of physician and historian Dr CE Kellett (1903-78), which are currently held by the library.
For blood, visitors can see William Harvey’s groundbreaking work on circulation. For bile, see the Calendrier des Berges for a theory of how the stars caused ill health. For brains, see an illustration from Andreas Vesalius’ Fabrica.
The exhibition is open now, until April 14, 2013. The gallery is open Tuesday to Sunday, 10am to 4.45pm. Entry costs £3 for adults, £2 for children and concessions and free for under fives.
In addition, the newly opened Dunelm Gallery is currently hosting Restoration: Bishop Cosin, his Library and the changing face of Durham, an exhibition outlining Bishop Cosin’s achievements.
For more information, call 0191-334-2932 or visit dur.ac.uk/palace.green/whatson/exhibitions
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