Activities of Daily Living– While fads and fancies in health and medicine come and go, the underlying essentials of wellbeing, including, rest, nutrition, exercise, and moderation have gone unchallenged for millennia. One of the more popular works outlining keys to basic fitness is the Tacuini sanitatis by the eleventh century Iraq physician, Ibn Butlān (d.Continue reading “News from the John Martin Rare Book Room – Activities of Daily Living”
Monthly Archives: March 2009
Iowa City Flood Digital Collection Now Online
The University of Iowa Libraries is pleased to announce that the Iowa City Flood Digital Collection is now available for viewing online. The collection uses mixed multimedia, including photographs and audio interviews, to document the flood that many on campus are still feeling the effect of today, over six months later. The collection can beContinue reading “Iowa City Flood Digital Collection Now Online”