Cultural Collections

University of Melbourne Collections

Contents for Issue 4, June 2009

Cover and contents

Philip Kent - Introduction

Jane Garner - An aspiration to be modern

Kate Stanway - Conservation: Cleaning of Areopagitica, a sculpture by Norma Redpath

Ann Brothers - The triple helix in action at the Medical History Museum

Peter Garnick - Constructive curiosities: A visual reflection on the Medical History Museum collection

Miriam Riverlea - More than just books: The Classics and Archaeology Library

Sally Salter - Cypriot antiquities at the University of Melbourne

Nicholas Hamilton - Anatome corporis humani

Petronella Nel - Rediscovered: An introduction to the School of Chemistry Collection

Louisa Marks - The creation of light in paradise and prints

Joëlle Gergis - Leaping forward through the past: How historical documents can help scientists understand climate change

Michael Bryan - Early English law reporting

Catherine Nunn and Vanessa Kowalski - Saving Sir Walter Baldwin Spencer: The conservation of a 20th century painting

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