By Lindsay Franz ~ For many, Thanksgiving kicks off all the delicious food of the holiday season. As baking commences,
Tag: 1500s
Visionary Technology: Exploring Eyeglasses and Impairment in the NLM Collection
An interview with Rachael Gillibrand, PhD, on herNLM History Talk and her research on how ocular health has influenced the design of eyeglasses throughout history.
Islamic Medical Manuscripts in the National Library of Israel Collections
An interview with Samuel Thrope, PhD on his NLM History Talk and his work with Islamic medical manuscripts.
Precautions for Doctors, 1495
Circulating Now welcomes guest blogger Richard Tait, PhD, who shares his research on a rare incunable in the National Library
The Langenburg Manuscript, ca. 1580
By Pia F. Cuneo ~ Originally published in Hidden Treasure: The National Library of Medicine, 2011. Just as there are
Remembering the Saints of the Plague
By Laura Hartman ~ Today, as many Western Christian churches celebrate All Saints’ Day, it seems fitting to remember the
Of Unica and…Unicorns?—Identifying Unique Holdings at NLM
By Krista Stracka ~ The National Library of Medicine recently digitized a 1501 edition of what is commonly considered the
On Latin and the Rooster in Medicine
By Atalanta Grant-Suttie ~ Latin has been part of the fabric of communication in the Western World for centuries. It
Treatise of Artificial Waters
By Margaret Kaiser ~ Herbs have been grown and used as medicine for thousands of years. Le Traicte des eaues
Sitting by the Fireside: African American History, Women’s History, and Food
Fire and Freedom: Food and Enslavement in Early America recognizes the ways in which meals can tell us how power is exchanged between and among different peoples, races, genders, and classes.