Accession No
5852
Brief Description
fold-out (male) anatomy book, 'Philips’ Popular Manikin', by W.S. Furneaux, English, 1900 (c)
Origin
England; London; 2 Fleet Street, E.C.4; and England; Liverpool; 20 Church Street
Maker
George Philip and Son Ltd. Philip, Son and Nephew Ltd. Furneaux, W. S. [editor]
Class
biology; physiology; demonstration; books
Earliest Date
1880
Latest Date
1930
Inscription Date
Material
paper (card); cloth (canvas); rope (string)
Dimensions
width 200mm; height 500mm
Special Collection
Provenance
Purchased from Trevor Philip & Son, 75a Jermyn Street, St James’s, London on or before 01/11/2001.
Inscription
on top of front page;
PHILIPS’
POPULAR
MANIKIN.
on bottom of front page;
EDITED BY
W.S. FURNEAUX.
LONDON: GEORGE PHILIP & SON, Ltd 32, Fleet Street, E. C. 4.
LIVERPOOL: PHILIP, SON & NEPHEW, Ltd., 20, Church Street.
COPYRIGHT. PRINTED IN ENGLAND
Description Notes
Book entitled Philips’ Popular Manikin, fold-out book of human anatomy (male), edited by W.S. Furneaux, c. 1900. Uniform with Philip’s Model of the Human Body (female) (accession number 5851).
Book entitled Philips’ Popular Manikin edited by W.S. Furneaux. The book consists of a series of coloured plates which open out to show five complete human figures bound up with 16 pages of explanatory letterpress in stout card covers with cloth back. The text is condensed, yet clear description of the subject of each size of plate. Explanatory letterpress edited by W.S. Furneaux.
References
Events
Description
The second half of the nineteenth century was a period of education reform in Britain. Domestic ‘supplement’ guides to health were increasing made available and used by women who were traditionally responsible for the health of the family. This paper-flap model of human anatomy functioned as a form of virtual dissection for a non-expert audience and most likely was targeted to a middle-class market. Philips’ illustrated guide could have been used as a teaching aid for children at home or school. By this time, a ‘tactile’ pedagogy had become institutionalized in England’s elementary schools. Learning by handling objects became known as ‘object lessons’. Philips’ Popular Manikin depicts a male figure in various stages of dissection. Paper flaps can be turned aside to reveal his muscular, vascular and nervous systems, as well as his skeleton. An explanatory text accompanies the paper model.
18/02/2014
Created by: Allison Ksiazkiewicz on 18/02/2014
FM:46268
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