Ardie L. Kelly, assistant curator of the Trent Collection, at his desk in the Trent Room, Duke University Hospital Library. Photographed by Richard McKee. View 2.
Ardie L. Kelly, assistant curator of the Trent Collection, at his desk in the Trent Room, Duke University Hospital Library. Photographed by Richard McKee. View 1.
Chinese ivory anatomical manikin which was used by upper class women to indicate to their physician the site of their problem. The top-knot from her hair has been removed to reveal a stopper.
Dr. Wilburt Davison with two medical students in the Duke University Hospital Library. They are examining a portrait of William Harvey and looking at items from the Trent Collection.
Single female ivory anatomical manikin of seventeenth or eighteenth century European origin. Plate has been removed to reveal the contents of her thorax and abdomen.
Curator of the Trent Collection, G.S.T. Cavanagh, and Assistant Curator, Susan Carlton Smith Cavanagh, in the Library's Medical Garden with a book from the Trent Collection. The idea for a garden was first suggested by Susan, who also worked as a...
17th century copy of a late 14th century Persian manuscript treatise on anatomy showing an illuminated title page. Slide 1. Located at: qS Mansur 15th century.
17th century copy of a late 14th century manuscript treatise on anatomy showing a diagram of the reproductive system. Slide 7. Located at: qS Mansur 15th century.
17th century copy of a late 14th century Persian manuscript treatise on anatomy showing a diagram of the arteries. Slide 6. Located at: qS Mansur 15th century.
17th century copy of a late 14th century Persian manuscript treatise on anatomy showing a diagram of the muscles. Slide 4. Located at: qS Mansur 15th century.
17th century copy of a late 14th century Persian manuscript treatise on anatomy showing a diagram of the nerves. Slide 3. Located at: qS Mansur 15th century.
17th century copy of a late 14th century Persian manuscript treatise on anatomy showing a diagram of the bones. Slide 2. Located at: qS Mansur 15th century.
Full page illumination showing the Virgin Mary sheltering the sick and needy under her cloak. The volume can be found at: fS MS Ospedale. 1550.; View 2.
Publisher: Perugia
Full page illumination showing the Virgin Mary sheltering the sick and needy under her cloak. The volume can be found at: fS MS Ospedale. 1550.; View 1.
Publisher: Perugia
Mrs. Semans and Thomas M. Simkins, Curator of rare books at Perkins Library, in the library of her home before the Trent Collection was moved to the Duke University Hospital Library. The case with the ivory manikins is in the foreground and the bronze...
Mrs. Semans and Thomas M. Simkins, Curator of rare books at Perkins Library, in the library of her home before the Trent Collection was moved to the Duke University Hospital Library. The case with the ivory manikins is in the foreground and the bronze...
Mrs. Semans and Thomas M. Simkins, curator of rare books at Perkins Library, in the library of her home before the Trent Collection was moved to the Duke University Hospital Library. The case with the ivory manikins is in the foreground and the bronze...
Mrs. Semans and Thomas M. Simkins, Curator of rare books at Perkins Library, in the library of her home before the Trent Collection was moved to the Duke University Hospital Library. The case with the ivory manikins is in the foreground and the bronze...
The nursing can, or mammele, was an early infant feeding device handmade from tin. It was used by German settlers in southeastern Pennsylvania and thought to be indigenous to that region.
Card catalog of the Trent Collection in Medical History outside the door of the Trent Room in the Duke University Hospital Library. A photograph of Dr. Josiah Trent hangs above the catalog.
The newly constructed Trent Room in the Duke University Hospital Library showing the ivory anatomical manikins, apothecary jars, bronze ecorche and ivory skeleton. View 1.
The newly constructed Trent Room in the Duke University Hospital Library showing the ivory anatomical manikins, apothecary jars, bronze ecorche and ivory skeleton. View 2.
The newly constructed Trent Room in the Duke University Hospital Library showing the ivory anatomical manikins, apothecary jars, bronze ecorche and ivory skeleton. View 3.
The newly constructed Trent Room in the Duke University Hospital Library showing the ivory anatomical manikins, apothecary jars, bronze ecorche and ivory skeleton. View 4.
The newly constructed Trent Room in the Duke University Hospital Library showing the ivory anatomical manikins, apothecary jars, bronze ecorche and ivory skeleton. View 5.
Dignitaries standing outside the door of the just dedicated Trent Room in the Duke University Hospital Library. Dr. Davison is second from left and Mrs. Semans is third from right.
Early seventeenth century skeleton carved in bas-relief from a single piece of ivory. The figure is based on the second skeleton in Vesalius' Fabrica and is surrounded by representations of the various classes of society symbolizing the transitoriness...