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Established around the private collections of Gerardus Vrolik (1775–1859) and his son Willem (1801–63), the Vrolik Musuem in Amsterdam has since its founding in the nineteenth century been one of the most admired expositions of anatomy in all of Europe. Scientists and physicians from all over the world travel to gaze upon the five thousand specimens of human and animal anatomy, embryology, pathology, and congenital anomalies housed at the museum. __Forces of Form__ brings this collection back into the limelight, exploring the museum’s rich history and displaying in color illustrations 150 of the museum’s most fascinating specimens. Anatomy Ornamented / Luuc Kooijmans. The Poet And The Tsar -- The Pathologisation Of Dissection / Annet Mooij. Magic Stones From The Belly Of An Antelope -- A Cabinet Departs / Laurens De Rooy. Criminal Heads -- The Foetus Man / Laurens De Rooy. A Nerve-wracking Job For Lodewijk Bolk -- Death Keeps Science Alive / Roelof-jan Oostra. Mangled By Fashion. [edited By] Laurens De Rooy And Hans Van Den Boogaard (photographs). Includes Bibliographical References (p. 141-142). In de negentiende eeuw was Museum Vrolikianum de privéverzameling van vader Gerard (1775-1859) en zoon Willem Vrolik (1801-1863), een begrip onder artsen en wetenschappers uit binnen- en buitenland. In zijn soort was Museum Vrolikianum de laatste grote privéverzameling die in Nederland werd opgebouwd. De Vrolik-collectie, sinds begin jaren tachtig Bron: Flaptekst, uitgeversinformatie "The Museum Vrolikianum in Amsterdam was famous amongst scientists and medical men all over Europe in the nineteenth century. No visit to the city was complete without taking the opportunity to gaze in admiration at its five thousand specimens, ranging from curious stillbirths to human skeletons - healthy or diseased - and all kinds of exotic and not-so-exotic animals Contents 6 Foreword 8 Anatomy ornamented 12 The poet and the tsar 33 The pathologisation of dissection 36 Magic stones from the belly of an antelope 47 A cabinet departs 60 Criminal heads 83 The foetus man 86 A nerve-racking job for Lodewijk Bolk 111 Death keeps science alive 114 Mangled by fashion 131 List of captions 134 Bibliography 142 About the contributors 144 Content: Contents Foreword Anatomy ornamented The poet and the tsar The pathologisation of dissection Magic stones from the belly of an antelope A cabinet departs Criminal heads The foetus man A nerve-racking job for Lodewijk Bolk Death keeps science alive Mangled by fashion List of captions Bibliography About the contributors. Forces of Form provides a beautifully illustrated overview of Amsterdam's great tradition of anatomical collecting, homes in on the Vrolik Museum's long history and reveals the collection's huge scientific and cultural value. After all, a collection like this deserves to be seen The kunstkammers or cabinets of curiosities became popular throughout Europe in the early 18th century. The collection of the Museum Vrolikianum in Amsterdam became famous amoung scientists and medical men all over Europe. This book focuses on this exceptional collection Recent scientific publications have brought this exceptional collection back into the limelight. With its wonderful photographs by Hans van den Bogaard, this book is certain to extend that renewed interest to an even wider audience Laurens de Rooy is a medical history researcher and Curator of the Vrolik Museum, housed at the Academic Medical Center in Amsterdam. Hans van den Bogaard is a freelance photographer. "--Book jacket