{"id":2786,"date":"2014-03-24T15:30:16","date_gmt":"2014-03-24T15:30:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/hardin\/?p=5134"},"modified":"2014-03-24T15:30:16","modified_gmt":"2014-03-24T15:30:16","slug":"john-martin-rare-book-room-open-house-march-27","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/combo\/2014\/03\/24\/john-martin-rare-book-room-open-house-march-27\/","title":{"rendered":"John Martin Rare Book Room Open House March 27"},"content":{"rendered":"

The University of Library History of Medicine Society invites you to<\/p>\n

Incunabula in a Medical Context <\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/h1>\n

Open House<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/h1>\n

Thursday, March 27, 4:30-7 pm<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/h1>\n

\u00a0\u00a0Incunabula are early printed books dating from 1450 to 1500, immediately after the introduction of the printing press.<\/p>\n

The John Martin Rare Book\u00a0Room at the Hardin Library for the\u00a0Health Sciences\u00a0will be opening its doors on the evening of Thursday, March 27 to let guests take a stroll through the 15th century.\u00a0 Attendees will be allowed to page through and photograph our 32 incunabula along with select medieval manuscripts and facsimiles (copies), from 1500-1520.<\/p>\n

To learn more, visit the Rare Book Room site<\/a>. Contact Rare Book Room Curator Donna Hirst at (319) 335-9154 or by email at donna-hirst@uiowa.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Don’t miss this chance for a unique glimpse into centuries-old medical scholarship!<\/p>\n

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Image via lib.cam.ac.uk<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Incunabula page from the editio princeps of Lactantius (Italy, 1465). <\/em><\/p>\n

Manuscript belongs to Cambridge University Library’s Incunabula Project.<\/em><\/p>\n

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