BERNHARD SIEGFRIED ALBINUS (1697-1770). Tabulae sceleti et musculorum corporis humani. Leiden: 1747 This work is perhaps the most monumental and finest anatomical atlas ever published. The plates, although probably derived […]
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Notes from the John Martin Rare Book Room, December 2013
Notes from the John Martin Rare Book Room, December, 2013 JOHANN CASPAR LAVATER (1741-1801). Essai sur la physiogno-monie : destiné à faire connoître l’homme… 4 vol. 1781[-1786]. Lavater was born […]
Expedited Diffusion of Innovation: A reflection on the Ponseti Method
The Univ. of Iowa History of Medicine Society invites you to hear: Asitha Jayawardena, medical student and winner of the Sparks Essay Contest, speak on “Expedited Diffusion of Innovation: A […]
E.A. Franken to speak on The Foundation of Radiology
The University of Iowa History of Medicine Society invites you to hear: E. A. Franken, Jr., Emeritus Professor, Department of Radiology, University of Iowa College of Medicine speaking on: “The […]
Notes from the John Martin Rare Book Room, November 2013
Notes from the John Martin Rare Book Room, November, 2013 GASPARE TAGLIACOZZI (1545-1599). De curtorum chirurgia per insitionem, libri duo. Venice: 1597. Tagliacozzi was professor of surgery and anatomy at […]
2,000 Year History of Scabies
Russell W. Currier, past president of the American Veterinary Medical History Society will speak on: “2,000 Year History of Scabies: From Humoral Beliefs to Contagion to Modern Understanding” Thursday, October […]
Notes from the John Martin Rare Book Room, September 2013
HANS VON GERSDORFF (ca. 1455-1529). Feldtbuch der Wundartzney. Strasbourg: Bey Hans Schotten, 1530. Gersdorff was a military surgeon who gained wide experience during forty years of campaigning and was an […]
H. Stanley Thompson to speak on Abraham Flexner’s Contributions to the Univ. of Iowa COM
The University of Iowa History of Medicine Society invites you to hear: H. Stanley Thompson, Emeritus Professor, Department of Ophthalmology, University of Iowa College of Medicine speaking on: “Abraham Flexner’s […]
New Hardin Exhibit: History of Dentistry
There’s a new exhibit at Hardin, 3rd floor. “Dentistry: Innovations and Curiosities” Stop by to see information on antiquities, medieval practices, the founders of modern dentistry, early dental tools, the […]
Notes from the John Martin Rare Book Room @Hardin Library
Notes from the John Martin Rare Book Room August 2013 MARC JEAN BOURGERY (1797-1849). Traité complet de l’anatomie de l’homme, comprenant la médecine opératoire. Paris: 1831-1854. Bourgery’s work is without […]