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Curator's Corner: A closer look at body-snatching and dissection

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Dates:26 October 2016
Times:11:30 - 11:45
What is it:Family event
Organiser:The John Rylands Library
Who is it for:Families, Adults, General public
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This is a great opportunity to hear the curator present a bite size introduction about the Library’s intriguing medical manuscripts collection. Discover the darker side of Manchester’s early medical profession: body-snatching, dissection, and the large collections of preserved medical specimens held across the city in the 19th century

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John Rylands Research Institute and Library
150 Deansgate
Manchester
Gtr Manchester

 

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