Highlights of the History of Medicine Division

History of Medicine History of Medicine DivisionDivision

History of Medicine DivisionHistory of Medicine Division

All monographs published before 1914All monographs published before 1914

All serials before 1871All serials before 1871

All Manuscripts & Archival CollectionsAll Manuscripts & Archival Collections

Prints, photographs, and audiovisualsPrints, photographs, and audiovisuals

Isagoge Johannitii in Tegni GaleniIsagoge Johannitii in Tegni Galeni..(Oxford, 13th century).(Oxford, 13th century).

Commentary on HippocratesCommentary on Hippocrates (1269 A.D.)(1269 A.D.)

Incunabula. Aristotle’s Incunabula. Aristotle’s De animalibus.De animalibus. (Venice, 1476)(Venice, 1476)

Johannes de Ketham’s Johannes de Ketham’s Fasiculo Fasiculo de Medicina de Medicina (Venice, 1494)(Venice, 1494)

Vesalius’ Vesalius’ De fabricaDe fabrica (Basel, 1543) (Basel, 1543)

Natural HistoryNatural History

East Asian CollectionsEast Asian Collections

Chinese, Japanese, and Korean Chinese, Japanese, and Korean MaterialsMaterials

3,000 items pre-19003,000 items pre-1900 Printed books, manuscripts, Printed books, manuscripts,

ephemeraephemera Japanese materials cataloged Japanese materials cataloged

using CJK softwareusing CJK software

1818thth-Century Pharmaceutical Ephemera -Century Pharmaceutical Ephemera (Japan)(Japan)

1919thth-Century Ms. on Surgery (Japan)-Century Ms. on Surgery (Japan)

Archives & Modern Archives & Modern ManuscriptsManuscripts

Archival CollectionsArchival Collections Personal PapersPersonal Papers Bound ManuscriptsBound Manuscripts Oral HistoriesOral Histories

Profiles in Science: Florence Profiles in Science: Florence SabinSabin

Prints & PostersPrints & Posters

PhotographsPhotographs

Images in the History of Images in the History of Medicine (IHM) OPACMedicine (IHM) OPAC

http://http://wwwihm.nlm.nih.gov/wwwihm.nlm.nih.gov/

Historic AudiovisualsHistoric Audiovisuals

All material in the Library dating All material in the Library dating before 1970before 1970

Over 4,000 items, 500 of which are Over 4,000 items, 500 of which are pre-1950pre-1950

Mostly available in LocatorPlusMostly available in LocatorPlus Copies can be made for researchersCopies can be made for researchers

Access to the CollectionsAccess to the Collections

Open to the General Public Open to the General Public

(Mon-Fri, 8:30-5:00)(Mon-Fri, 8:30-5:00) Special Reading Room with Increased Special Reading Room with Increased

SecuritySecurity Reproduction Performed by StaffReproduction Performed by Staff InterLibrary Loan of ReproductionsInterLibrary Loan of Reproductions Digitization ProjectsDigitization Projects