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Anatomy and Surgery
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A collection of texts on anatomy and surgery, covering the anatomical atlas, anatomical proportions, illustrations of the arteries, surgical procedures, and treatment of head wounds.
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Apicius [De re culinaria Libri I-IX]
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This manuscript contains 500 Greek and Roman recipes from the fourth and fifth century, both culinary and medical, reflecting the polyglot culture of the Mediterranean basin. Sometimes referred to as the oldest extant cookbook in the West, the manuscript is divided into ten books. It is likely that the Apicius began as a Greek collection, mainly written in Latin, and adapted for a Roman palate. The collection is likely compiled from many sources, as no evidence exists that Apicius (a Roman gourmet in 1st century AD), authored a book of cookery. Our manuscript was penned in several hands in a mix of Anglo-Saxon and Carolingian scripts at the monastery at Fulda (Germany) around 830 AD. It is one of two manuscripts (the other at the Vatican)
Show moreThis manuscript contains 500 Greek and Roman recipes from the fourth and fifth century, both culinary and medical, reflecting the polyglot culture of the Mediterranean basin. Sometimes referred to as the oldest extant cookbook in the West, the manuscript is divided into ten books. It is likely that the Apicius began as a Greek collection, mainly written in Latin, and adapted for a Roman palate. The collection is likely compiled from many sources, as no evidence exists that Apicius (a Roman gourmet in 1st century AD), authored a book of cookery. Our manuscript was penned in several hands in a mix of Anglo-Saxon and Carolingian scripts at the monastery at Fulda (Germany) around 830 AD. It is one of two manuscripts (the other at the Vatican) presumed to have been copied from a now lost common source. The Apicius manuscript is the gem of the Academy’s Margaret Barclay Wilson Collection of cookery, acquired in 1929. READ MORE→
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Carte de Visite Collection
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The collection consists of 223 late 19th and early 20th century photographs of national and international figures in medicine and public health. It was digitized by the Metropolitan New York Library Council's (METRO) Culture in Transit project and is part of the Digital Culture of Metropolitan New York (DCMNY) website. This collection contains portraits both of lesser known individuals and of famous New York physicians, such as Abraham Jacobi, Lewis Albert Sayre, Willard Parker, Stephen Smith, Emily Blackwell, and Valentine Mott, as well as of many with international reputations: Robert Koch, Louis Pasteur, Hermann von Helmholtz, Rudolf Virchow, and others. New York photographers took a number of the photographs; others were created by the
Show moreThe collection consists of 223 late 19th and early 20th century photographs of national and international figures in medicine and public health. It was digitized by the Metropolitan New York Library Council's (METRO) Culture in Transit project and is part of the Digital Culture of Metropolitan New York (DCMNY) website. This collection contains portraits both of lesser known individuals and of famous New York physicians, such as Abraham Jacobi, Lewis Albert Sayre, Willard Parker, Stephen Smith, Emily Blackwell, and Valentine Mott, as well as of many with international reputations: Robert Koch, Louis Pasteur, Hermann von Helmholtz, Rudolf Virchow, and others. New York photographers took a number of the photographs; others were created by the New York offices of such establishments as Mathew Brady, as well as by photographers in Paris, Berlin, and London. EXPLORE COLLECTION ON DCMNY →
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Drugs and Medicine
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A collection of texts on drugs and medicine, covering patent medicines, Chinese medicine in the West, medicinal plants native to America, and early documentation of zoology, botany and medicine in Brazil.
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Expanding Access to Biodiversity Literature
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Nine titles (11 volumes) from the late 19th and early 20th centuries on medical botany were digitized and contributed to the Biodiversity Heritage Library(BHL) as part of the Expanding Access to Biodiversity Literature. The Library’s contributions include:
Show moreNine titles (11 volumes) from the late 19th and early 20th centuries on medical botany were digitized and contributed to the Biodiversity Heritage Library(BHL) as part of the Expanding Access to Biodiversity Literature. The Library’s contributions include: - Baillon, H. (Henri). (1878). Programme du cours d’histoire naturelle médicale professé à la Faculté de médecine de Paris. 3ème partie, Etude spéciale des plantes employées en médecine. Paris : F. Savy.
- Gattinger, A., & Allison, T. F. P. (1894). The medicinal plants of Tennnessee : exhibiting their commercial value : with an analytical key, descriptions in aid of their recognition, and notes relating to their distribution, time and mode of collection, and preparation for the drug market. Nashville, Tenn. : Franc. M. Paul, Printer to the State.
- Kīrtikara, K. R., & Basu, B. D. (1918). Indian medicinal plants (Vol. 2nd ed. (1918)). Bahadurganj, India : Sudhindra Nath Basu, Pâninî office; [etc., etc.].
- Kraemer, H. (1902). A course in botany and pharmacognosy. Philadelphia : [Press of Edward Stern].
- Meyer, T. (1911). Arzneipflanzenkultur und Kräuterhandel : rationelle Züchtung, Behandlung und Verwertung der in Deutschland zu ziehenden Arznei- und Gewürzpflanzen ; eine Anleitung für Apotheker, Landwirte und Gärtner. Berlin : J. Springer.
- Moquin-Tandon, A. (1866). Éléments de botanique médicale : contenant la description des végétaux utiles à la médecine et des espèces nuisibles à l’homme, vénéneuses ou parasites, précédée de considérations sur l’organisation et la classification des végétaux (2. éd.). Paris : J.-B. Baillière et fils.
- Schneider, A., & California. State Board of Forestry. (1912). Pharmacal plants and their culture. Sacramento : Richardson, Superintendent of State Printing.
- Velásquez, M. A., & Maldonado, A. (1920). Contribución al estudio de la materia médica peruana. [Fasciculo I-III. Lima : Sanmarti y ca.
- Youngken, H. W. (Heber W. (1918). Pharmaceutical botany (2d ed., and enl., enl.with 195 illustrations.). Philadelphia : P. Blakiston’s Son & Co.
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Facendo Il Libro: The Making of Fasciculus Medicinae, an Early Printed Anatomy
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The collection includes five editions of the Fasciculus Medicinae printed between the years of 1495 and 1522. The Fasciculus medicinae—literally, the “little bundle of medicine”—is a small group of independently-authored medical treatises and illustrations first printed in 1491. Remarkable as one of the earliest illustrated medical books to be printed, the Fasciculus was reprinted in dozens of different editions and translated into the major European vernacular languages into the 1520s. The Fasciculus also serves as an important witness to a dynamic period of change, reflecting both medieval medical ideas and new advances spurred by the humanistic surge associated with the Renaissance. This is perhaps best illustrated by the inclusion of
Show moreThe collection includes five editions of the Fasciculus Medicinae printed between the years of 1495 and 1522. The Fasciculus medicinae—literally, the “little bundle of medicine”—is a small group of independently-authored medical treatises and illustrations first printed in 1491. Remarkable as one of the earliest illustrated medical books to be printed, the Fasciculus was reprinted in dozens of different editions and translated into the major European vernacular languages into the 1520s. The Fasciculus also serves as an important witness to a dynamic period of change, reflecting both medieval medical ideas and new advances spurred by the humanistic surge associated with the Renaissance. This is perhaps best illustrated by the inclusion of the first printed scene of human dissection, an indication of the growing importance of empirical investigations of the interior. The images attached to the Fasciculus are a blend of diagrams copied from medieval manuscripts alongside newer, narrative-based scenes demonstrating the modern taste for classical styles in figures and interiors. EXPLORE OUR NEW ONLINE EXHIBIT TO LEARN MORE → This digital collection was made possible by generous support from The Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation.
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From Basilisks to Bezoars: The Surprising History of Harry Potter’s Magical World
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This collection celebrates the twentieth anniversary of the publication of J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone by showcasing rare books and objects dating back to the fifteenth century that reveal the history behind many of the creatures, plants and other magical elements that appear in the Harry Potter series—from mandrakes to basilisks to Nicholas Flamel and the philosopher’s stone itself. The collection is organized as a fictional study aid for Hogwarts students preparing for their important wizardry exams, the O.W.L.s, with content relating to seven Hogwarts courses. Disclaimer: This exhibition is not licensed or endorsed by Warner Bros. or J.K. Rowling.
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Midwifery and Childbirth
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A collection of texts on midwifery and childbirth, including the best-selling sex manual and guide to childbirth and the oldest manual for midwives printed in the English language.
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