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Medicine Man : the forgotten museum of Henry Wellcome
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Medicine Man : the forgotten museum of Henry Wellcome

by Ken Arnold, Danielle Olsen

This collection of seven essays examines the history and diverse artefacts of the Wellcome museum, covering medicine, archaeology, and anthropology. Produced for a British Museum exhibition, it analyses the collection's significance to the history of science.

Accession 2192 ISBN 9780714127941 Publisher British Museum
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