Anatomical description of the brain wax models of Museu da Pharmacia de Ouro Preto.

Background: In 1839, the Escola de Farmácia de Ouro Preto pioneered the teaching of pharmaceutical sciences in Brazil. At the end of the 19th century, the Escola de Farmácia possessed a French collection of anatomical models, some made of wax and . The models were a critical part of teaching anatomy, particularly in an era of paradigm changes about how the human brain works.

[The anatomical model collection at the Universidade Federal de Ouro Preto's Museum of Pharmacy].

The Ouro Preto School of Pharmacy was founded in 1839 and was the first pharmacy school in Latin America independent from a medical school. At the end of the nineteenth century, it had a collection of French anatomical models made by Deyrolle, Dr. Auzoux, and Vasseur-Tramod, many produced from wax or papier-mâché.