The second in a series of posts looking at anatomical models in Scotland's Medical Collections, and taking a deep dive into the materials they're made from. Why Wax? Easily mouldable and able to retain structure and colour, wax has a long history of being used to mimic a human body. Wax effigies in the early modern period and Roman antiquity were used to represent a specific person, often for religious or funerary purposes. Wax models like those found in Madame Tussauds

Skin a Layered History Exhibition, Royal College of Physicians Edinburgh A new exhibition at the Royal College of Physicians, Edinburgh, explores the social, cultural and medical history of skin from the 1500s to the present day. The Royal College of Physicans puts on a regular series of public exhibitions. The theme for each exhibition take inspiration from one of the 36 specialities of the college's fellows and members, connecting the work they do with the collections hel