Notes of Christopher Heydrick, a student at the University of Pennsylvania circa 1790, taken from the lectures of William Shippen on anatomy. Topics include the definition and origin of anatomy, blood, glands, nerves, reproductive organs, bones, lungs, and heart.
manuscripts (documents); codices (bound manuscripts); lecture notes; Manuscripts, American
Physical Description:
100 leaves : paper; 201 x 162 mm bound to 207 x 179 mm
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Notes:
Ms. codex.; Professor of anatomy and surgery at the University of Pennsylvania (1736-1808); original member of the College of Physicians and member of the American Philosophical Society.; Title from caption title (f. 1r).; Foliation: Paper, vi + 92 + ii; signatures A-M every sixth leaf beginning on f. 19; [1-92]; modern foliation in pencil, lower right recto.; Layout: Written in 22 long lines; ruling in red occasionally visible; catchwords at the bottom of each page.; Script: Written in a cursive script.; Binding: Late eighteenth- or early nineteenth-century quarter calf; upper cover detached.; Origin: Written in Philadelphia, circa 1790.
Physical Location:
Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Manuscripts, Ms. Codex 1163
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