Ernst Hausner Die Pathologisch-Anatomische Sammlung im Narrenturm des Alten Allgemeinen Krankenhauses, Wien 2015

The Narrenturm pathological and anatomical collection is the largest and oldest of its kind. The five-storey Narrenturm rotunda, which now houses the museum, is a unique structure due to its architecture. It is located on the site of a former hospital and is the first building to be ever built exclusively for the mentally ill people.

In Narrenturm, in 1971 the collection of the pathological and anatomical institute  was installed (this collection dates back to year 1796) and has grown into a museum with about 50,000 and objects. The book contains 592 color photos and introductory texts on the history of anatomy and health care during the Enlightenment, the history of the hospital itself and the pathological and anatomical collection. Book is richly illustrated, with depiction of skeletons and images of different diseases in the form of wounds, and dissection protocols and veterinary collection are summarized in chapters.

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