Angel, G;
(2010)
Curious Skin.
[Digital scholarly resource].
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Abstract
Some of Henry Wellcome’s collection of tattoos on human skin will be on display in our forthcoming Skin exhibition. But how did the Parisian doctor from whom they were acquired come by his macabre collection of tattoos in the first place, and what did they mean to those whose skin they were on? It’s Gemma Angel‘s job to find out…
| Type: | Digital scholarly resource |
|---|---|
| Title: | Curious Skin |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| Publisher version: | http://wellcomecollection.wordpress.com/2010/05/25... |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | Guest Blog entry |
| Keywords: | Skin Exhibition, Wellcome Collection, Science Museum London, human skin, tattoo, preserved tattooed skins, human remains, Peter Johnston-Saint, La Valette, Alexandre Lacassange |
| UCL classification: | UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH > Faculty of S&HS > SHS Faculty Office |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/95865 |
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