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Collagen peptide analysis reveals origins of 16th century anatomy book Logan, Curtis J.; Beck, Charlotte; Kalsbeek, Katherine; Andrews, Sue; Speller, Camilla F.

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The UBC Library copy of “Anatomie universelle du Corps humain” [Universal anatomy of the human body] by Ambroise Paré, 1561, was acquired with the purchase of Hugh Macdonald Sinclair’s collection in 1965. The accompanying inventory stated, “This copy is bound in human vellum”. Collagen peptide analysis refutes this claim; instead, indicating that the binding is from sheep skin.

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Collagen peptide analysis reveals origins of 16th century anatomy book
Creator
Logan, Curtis J.; Beck, Charlotte; Kalsbeek, Katherine; Andrews, Sue; Speller, Camilla F.
Date Issued
2020
Description
The UBC Library copy of “Anatomie universelle du Corps humain” [Universal anatomy of the human body] by Ambroise Paré, 1561, was acquired with the purchase of Hugh Macdonald Sinclair’s collection in 1965. The accompanying inventory stated, “This copy is bound in human vellum”. Collagen peptide analysis refutes this claim; instead, indicating that the binding is from sheep skin.
Genre
Poster
Type
Text
Language
eng
Series
University of British Columbia. Multidisciplinary Undergraduate Research Conference (MURC)
Date Available
2024-05-16
Provider
Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
Rights
Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
DOI
10.14288/1.0443359
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/2429/88324
Affiliation
Arts, Faculty of; Library, UBC; Science, Faculty of; Anthropology, Department of
Peer Review Status
Unreviewed
Scholarly Level
Faculty; Undergraduate
Rights URI
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
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Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International