Medicine Man

The forgotten museum of Henry Wellcome

A fully illustrated book of the 'Medicine Man' exhibition that explores the interlocking histories of art, science and society.

Introduced by exhibition curators Ken Arnold and Danielle Olsen, the book includes contributions from a wide range of scholars including Ghislaine Lawrence, Senior Curator of Clinical Medicine at the Science Museum; Chris Gosden, Lecturer and Curator at the Pitt Rivers Museum; and John Mack, Keeper of Ethnography at the British Museum.

Containing more than 500 illustrations, as well as lively and provocative essays, this British Museum Press book provides insights into both the history of collecting and of health and medicine.

Details

240 × 165 mm, 416 pages
500 colour and 50 black and white illustrations
ISBN: 0 71412 794 9
Paperback, published 2003
Price: £19.99.

Order the book online from the British Museum bookshop.