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- Title
- Apicius [De re culinaria Libri I-IX]
- Description
- 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) 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.
- Subjects (LC)
- Cookbooks, Cooking, Latin peoples, Cooking, Mediterranean, Cooking, Roman, Early works to 1800, Manuscripts, Medicine
- Title
- Ayer's Cherry Pectoral Cures Coughs Colds &c: Penn's Treaty
- Description
- Trade card advertising Ayer's Cherry Pectoral featuring an image of a meeting between seven colonists (William Penn and others) and seven Native Americans. The Native Americans sit and stand to the left, and the colonists on the right present two scrolls that read "Ayer's Cherry Pectoral and Cures Colds, Coughs, &c." William Penn is holding a medicine bottle. The image is loosely based on Benjamin West's oil painting "The Treaty of Penn with the Indians." The back has an image of hands pouring medicine into a spoon in the upper left and text listing the curative properties of Ayer's Cherry Pectoral.
- Conditions Cured (LC)
- Asthma, Catarrh, Cold (Disease), Cough, Croup, Influenza, Laryngitis, Throat—Diseases, Tuberculosis, Whooping Cough
- Subjects (LC)
- Advertising—Medicine, Clothing And Dress, Ethnic Costume, Hats, Indians Of North America, Indigenous Peoples, Men, Treaties
- ID
- WH117
- Collection
- William H. Helfand Collection of Pharmaceutical Trade Cards
- Title
- The Morning Prayer [from verso]
- Description
- Trade card advertising Dr. D. Jayne's Carminative Balsam, Dr.Jayne's Tonic Vermifuge, and Dr. Jayne's Sanative Pills featuring an elderly woman with a male toddler on her lap and a young girl standing by her right side. There is a cat playing with a shoe by her left foot. She seems to be in a sewing room of sorts, teaching the two children how to position their hands in prayer. The back features the curative properties of the items advertised.
- Conditions Cured (LC)
- Cholera, Diarrhea, Dysentery, Fever, Gastroenteritis, Helminths, Indigestion
- Subjects (LC)
- Advertising—Medicine, Animals, Babies, Cats, Children, Children—Prayers And Devotions, Children's Clothing, Domestic Space, Dress And Clothing, Dwellings, Families, Morning Prayer, Older People—Prayers And Devotion, Prayer, Scissors And Shears, Women's Hats
- ID
- WH162
- Collection
- William H. Helfand Collection of Pharmaceutical Trade Cards
- Title
- Smith's Infirmary Hospital
- Description
- Color postcard with view of Smith's Infirmary Hospital on Staten Island. Turrets and awnings are seen; ivy covers a portion of the wall. The lawn and trees in front of the castle-like building are visible; in front of a low stone wall, three people sit in an open carriage with a white horse. | Postcard sent with one-cent Benjamin Franklin stamp. | Handwritten address on back to Miss Christine Geisel of Springfield, Mass. [Geisel is the paternal aunt of Theodore Geisel (aka Dr. Seuss).]
- Subjects (LC)
- Hospitals, Hospital buildings, Hospitals – New York (State) -- Richmond County, Smith's Infirmary Hospital, Horses, Carriages and carts, Horse-drawn vehicles, People, Men, Women, Lawns, Gates, Ivy, Stone walls
- ID
- nycsi_042
- Geographic Subject
- Staten Island (New York, N.Y.)
- Title
- Richmond Memorial Hospital
- Description
- Color postcard with front view of Richmond Memorial Hospital on Staten Island. Shrubs are seen on the fenced-in lawn, one large tree stands to the right. Two police officers stand in front of the brick building, next to a mailbox, and a woman stands at the front entrance. | Handwritten message on back reading "Billy Ana Harold."
- Subjects (LC)
- Hospitals, Hospital buildings, Hospitals – New York (State) -- Richmond County, Richmond Memorial Hospital, Richmond University Medical Center, Mailboxes, Trees, Shrubs, Lawns, Streets, Police, People, Women
- ID
- nycsi_016
- Geographic Subject
- Staten Island (New York, N.Y.)
- Title
- The Hospital for Special Surgery
- Description
- Color postcard with street-level view of the entrance to the Hospital for Special Surgery in Manhattan with people entering. The building's balconies are partially visible, as is shrubbery along the front of the hospital. | Caption at top left of back describes the hospital and its mission. | Card not posted.
- Subjects (LC)
- Hospitals, Hospital buildings, Hospitals – New York (State) -- New York County, Hospital for Special Surgery, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Greater New York, Driveways, Balconies, People, Pedestrians, Shrubs
- ID
- nycm_457
- Geographic Subject
- Manhattan (New York, N.Y.)
- Title
- N.Y. Hospital
- Description
- Black-and-white postcard showing a side view of New York Hospital, the neighboring buildings, and the Manhattan street in front. Horse-drawn carriages and people on the sidewalks are visible. | Card not posted.
- Subjects (LC)
- Hospitals, Hospital buildings, Hospitals -- New York (State) -- New York County, New York Hospital, New York-Presbyterian Hospital, Horses, People, Pedestrians, Carriages and carts, Horse-drawn vehicles, Streets
- ID
- nycm_315
- Geographic Subject
- Manhattan (New York, N.Y.)
- Title
- Montefiore Hospital and Medical Center [from back]
- Description
- Color postcard showing main entrance of Montefiore Hospital and Medical Center in the Bronx. The entrance has a metal gate and a few trees on the right side; by the entrance there is a group of people; an American flag on a flagpole is visible above the entrance. In the background a larger multistory brick building can be seen. | Card not posted.
- Subjects (LC)
- Hospitals, Hospital buildings, Hospitals -- New York (State) -- Bronx County, Montefiore Hospital and Medical Center, Jewish hospitals, Driveways, People, Pedestrians, Trees, Shrubs, Flags -- United States, Flagpoles, Gates
- ID
- nycbx_048
- Geographic Subject
- Bronx (New York, N.Y.)
- Title
- St. Catharine Hospital
- Description
- Color postcard with view of St. Catherine's Hospital in Brooklyn. Image shows the ivy-covered brick hospital building, people walking on the sidewalk, a business with a red-and-white-striped awning on the right-hand side. | Postcard sent with one-cent Benjamin Franklin stamp. | Handwritten message on back from Blanche to Miss Kathryn Becker in New York City, letting her know any night will suit her.
- Subjects (LC)
- Hospitals, Hospital buildings, Hospitals – New York (State) -- Kings County, St. Catherine's Hospital (Brooklyn, N.Y.), Awnings, Pedestrians, People, Ivy, Street lighting
- ID
- nycbk_137
- Geographic Subject
- Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.)
- Title
- Side View, Kings County Hospital
- Description
- Color postcard showing a side view of Kings County Hospital in Brooklyn. Hedges and trees line the side and front of the red brick building. A woman in a white dress is walking in front of the hospital. | Postcard sent with one-cent Benjamin Franklin stamp. | Handwritten message on front: "From Emily, Helen & [Gotthiel?]."
- Subjects (LC)
- Hospitals, Hospital buildings, Hospitals – New York (State) -- Kings County, Kings County Hospital (Kings County, N.Y.), Trees, Women, People, Hedges, Shrubs
- ID
- nycbk_062
- Geographic Subject
- Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.)
- Title
- The Roosevelt Hospital
- Description
- Color postcard with an aerial view of Roosevelt Hospital in Manhattan with streetcars, horses, carriages, buggies, and pedestrians in front. Neighboring buildings can be faintly seen in the left background. | Handwritten message on back from Wm. Oakley to Mr. Alburt Oakley of Sayville, L.I., saying he is at the hospital and getting along fine. | Card not posted.
- Subjects (LC)
- Hospitals, Hospital buildings, Hospitals – New York (State) -- New York County, Horses, People, Pedestrians; Carriages and carts, Horse-drawn vehicles, Cable cars (Streetcars)
- ID
- nycm_395
- Geographic Subject
- Manhattan (New York, N.Y.)
- Title
- Jamaica Hospital
- Description
- Black-and-white postcard with image of Jamaica Hospital's wooden building from across a Queens street. There is snow on the ground and a woman stands in front of the building; a horse and carriage are partially visible on the left-hand side. | Postcard sent with one-cent Benjamin Franklin stamp. | Handwritten message on back from Carrie to Mrs. Ada F. Smith of Freeport, Long Island, telling her she has arrived at home.
- Subjects (LC)
- Hospitals, Hospital buildings, Hospitals – New York (State) -- Queens County, Jamaica Hospital (Jamaica, New York, N.Y.), Porches, Snow, People, Pedestrians, Trees
- ID
- nycq_021
- Geographic Subject
- Queens (New York, N.Y.)
- Title
- [Introduction]
- Description
- The Dutch West India Company occupied northeastern Brazil from 1624 to 1654. In 1638, the physician Willem Piso and astronomer Georg Markgraf arrived as part of Johann Maurits’ research staff, tasked with promoting scientific studies in Brazil. This is the Introduction to their collaborative illustrated folio volume, which spanned 12 books and was published in 1648. Rich in description of native life, the book contains 446 woodcuts illustrating local flora and fauna, and comprises the most important early documentation of zoology, botany and medicine in Brazil.
- Subjects (LC)
- Botanical illustration, Early works to 1800, Indians of Central America, Indigenous crops, Indigenous peoples—Ecology, Natural history—Brazil, Natural history illustration, Medical geography, Medicine, Zoological illustration, Zoology—Brazil, Zoology—Pre-Linnean works, Wood-engraving
- Title
- Historae Rerum Naturalium, Liber Sextus, Qui agit Quadrupedibus, & Serpentibus
- Description
- The Dutch West India Company occupied northeastern Brazil from 1624 to 1654. In 1638, the physician Willem Piso and astronomer Georg Markgraf arrived as part of Johann Maurits’s research staff, tasked with promoting scientific studies in Brazil. This section of the Historia naturalis Brasiliae was written by Piso's colleague, the astronomer Georg Markgraf. Markgraf wrote the last eight sections of the Historia naturalis Brasiliae, of which this is the sixth. These sections as a whole were devoted to the medical uses of plants; to fish, birds, insects, quadrupeds and reptiles; and to full descriptions of geographic regions and their inhabitants. Markgraf also describes the appearance, habits, and environment of each animal depicted.
- Subjects (LC)
- Botanical illustration, Early works to 1800, Indians of Central America, Indigenous crops, Indigenous peoples—Ecology, Natural history—Brazil, Natural history illustration, Medical geography, Medicine, Zoological illustration, Zoology—Brazil, Zoology—Pre-Linnean works, Wood-engraving
- Title
- Army Laboratory, U.S.A. Debarkation Hospital No. 3
- Description
- Black-and-white postcard showing a laboratory at Debarkation Hospital No. 3 in Manhattan. Male and female staff work beneath a window while a uniformed man watches. Two uniformed men can be seen in the background. | Card not posted.
- Subjects (LC)
- Hospitals, Hospital buildings, Hospitals -- New York (State) -- New York County, Debarkation Hospital No. 3 (New York, N.Y.), Military hospitals, World War, 1914-1918, United States -- Army, Soldiers, Men, Women, People, Windows, Laboratories
- ID
- nycm_168
- Geographic Subject
- Manhattan (New York, N.Y.)
- Title
- Columbia University 1907
- Description
- Black-and-white postcard with view of Columbia University's College of Physicians and Surgeons, Vanderbilt Clinic, Sloane Maternity Hospital, Main Building, and Roosevelt Hospital in Manhattan. A streetcar and pedestrians are visible at an intersection. The buildings are labeled at the bottom of the image in white lettering. | Card not posted.
- Subjects (LC)
- Hospitals, Hospital buildings, Hospitals -- New York (State) -- New York County, Vanderbilt Clinic (New York, N.Y.), Columbia University -- College of Physicians and Surgeons, Sloane Hospital for Women (New York, N.Y.), Roosevelt Hospital (New York, N.Y.), People, Pedestrians, Streets, Cable cars (Streetcars)
- ID
- nycm_059
- Geographic Subject
- Manhattan (New York, N.Y.)
- Title
- The Hospital for Special Surgery and The Philip D. Wilson Research Foundation [from back]
- Description
- Black-and-white postcard showing the Hospital for Special Surgery in Manhattan. A view of trees, the East River, East River Drive, pedestrians, and cars parked alongside the building can be seen. | Caption at top left of back describes the hospital. | Card not posted.
- Subjects (LC)
- Hospitals, Hospital buildings, Hospitals – New York (State) -- New York County, Hospital for Special Surgery, Philip D. Wilson Research Foundation, East River Drive (New York, N.Y.), East River (N.Y.), People, Pedestrians, Medicine -- Research, Trees, Clouds
- ID
- nycm_461
- Geographic Subject
- Manhattan (New York, N.Y.)
- Title
- Main Gate, U.S.A. General Hospital No. 1
- Description
- Black-and-white postcard of General Hospital No. 1 in the Bronx. Soldiers and women congregate outside a group of wooden buildings and a main gate, behind which some trees are visible. A soldier with a cocked hat stands in the center; a mailbox is on the left-hand side. | Card not posted.
- Subjects (LC)
- Hospitals, Hospital buildings, Hospitals -- New York (State) -- Bronx County, Military hospitals, United States -- Army -- General Hospital No. 1, Soldiers, Uniforms, Men, Women, People, Gates, Gatehouses, Trees, Mailboxes, Shrubs, United States -- Army, World War, 1914-1918
- ID
- nycbx_073
- Geographic Subject
- Bronx (New York, N.Y.)
- Title
- Long Island State Hospital
- Description
- Color postcard showing Long Island State Hospital in Brooklyn. The hospital is a red brick building with stone columns and steps and a wide lawn in front; an American flag can be seen on the rooftop. A person stands just to the left of the building steps.| Handwritten message on back to Etta discussing the exchange of Christmas cards; writer also mentions that Guy is slowly getting better. | Card not posted.
- Subjects (LC)
- Hospitals, Hospital buildings, Hospitals – New York (State) -- Kings County, Long Island State Hospital, Brooklyn State Hospital, Public hospitals, State hospitals, Psychiatric hospitals, Flags -- United States, People, Lawns, Columns, Psychiatric hospital care
- ID
- nycbk_090
- Geographic Subject
- Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.)
- Title
- Presbyterian Hospital
- Description
- Color postcard with view of Presbyterian Hospital's brick building and the cobblestoned Manhattan street in front. Surrounding buildings are visible, including a church (probably St. James's Church), as are horse-drawn carriages and pedestrians. A fenced-in area with shrubbery is visible. | Printed at bottom of front: "No. 5102 Published by The American News Company, New York, Leipzig, and Dresden." | Card not posted.
- Subjects (LC)
- Hospitals, Hospital buildings, Hospitals – New York (State) -- New York County, Presbyterian Hospital (New York, N.Y.), New York Presbyterian Hospital, Horses, Carriages and carts, Horse-drawn vehicles, Fences, People, Pedestrians, Streets, Church buildings, Cobblestone roads, Shrubs
- ID
- nycm_381
- Geographic Subject
- Manhattan (New York, N.Y.)