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Sir Charles. Bell in 1825, and is now incorporated in the 

 general collection, of which it forms a very valuable part. 



Most of the specimens referred to in Sir Charles Bell's 

 published works are thus to be found in this Museum. In this 

 way it happens that besides the actual specimens which his 

 keen interest in all physiological and pathological questions 

 led him to preserve, we have in many instances the advantage 

 of a description of their clinical history from his graphic 

 pen, and sketches of their clinical appearances from his still 

 more graphic pencil. 



The "Barclay Collection," chiefly of Human and Comparative 

 Anatomy Specimens, forms a part of the Museum of the 

 Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, but by the deed of 

 presentation it is kept separate from the rest and stands in a 

 Hall by itself. It contains a few Pathological Specimens, but 

 these unfortunately cannot be used to enrich the General Collec- 

 tion, although in one or two instances casts of the specimens 

 Jiave been made for that purpose. 



The former printed Catalogue of the Museum was compiled 

 by Dr M'Gillivray, afterwards Professor of Zoology in Aberdeen, 

 and was published in 1836. It included all the Specimens, 

 Casts, and Drawings then in the Museum illustrating 

 Pathology, but none of those illustrating Human or Com- 

 parative Anatomy. 



The present Catalogue has been very carefully drawn up 

 with the express purpose of making the Collection practically 

 useful to students and members of the Medical Profession. 

 An erroneous view of pathological Museums — altogether 



