Henri De Mondeville (ca 1260- ca 1320). Chirurgie. Paris: Felix Alcan, 1892. Mondeville was born in Normandy and studied medicine in Paris and Montpellier before going to Bologna. Italian surgeons were at a much higher status than in France at this time. Mondeville’s chief work, the Cyrurgia, was written between 1306-1320 and contains his basicContinue reading “February Notes from the John Martin Rare Book Room @Hardin Library | Henri de Mondeville”
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January 2016 Notes from the John Martin Rare Book Room @ Hardin Library | Charles Estienne (1504-1564)
Charles Estienne (1504-1564). De dissectione partium corporis humani libri tres. : Apud Simonem Colinaeum, 1545. Estienne was a member of the famous Estienne family of printers. He received his medical degree from the University of Paris in 1542, but had been at work on this anatomical magnum opus for many years, as some of the platesContinue reading “January 2016 Notes from the John Martin Rare Book Room @ Hardin Library | Charles Estienne (1504-1564)”
December Notes from the John Martin Rare Book Room @Hardin Library | Jacopo Berengario Da Carpi
JACOPO BERENGARIO DA CARPI (1470-1530). Isagoge breves, perlucide ac uberime, in anatomia humani corporis. [Bologna: Impressum per Benedictum Hectoris, 1522]. Berengario was a serious student of Mondino and followed him in all matters pertaining to anatomy. He wrote Commentaria on Mondino’s Anothomia in 1521, and corrected many of Mondino’s shortcomings and added in his own observations. HeContinue reading “December Notes from the John Martin Rare Book Room @Hardin Library | Jacopo Berengario Da Carpi”
Healthcare for Native Americans : Triumphs and Tragedies |UI History of Medicine Society Talk| Thurs. Nov. 19, 5:30pm
Thursday, November 19 5:30-6:30pm 2117 MERF (Medical Education Research Facility) The health status of Native Americans has, for 200 years, been substantially poorer than other U.S. Citizens. Responsibility for their healthcare has (theoretically) been with the federal government. Franken will cover ups and downs of this unique arrangement, as well as the special status of these NativesContinue reading “Healthcare for Native Americans : Triumphs and Tragedies |UI History of Medicine Society Talk| Thurs. Nov. 19, 5:30pm”
Notes from the John Martin Rare Book Room @Hardin Library | October 2015 | Giovanni Andrea Dalla Croce
Giovanni Andrea Dalla Croce (1509?-1580). Chirugiae…libri septem. Venice: Apud Jordanum Zilettun, 1573. Not a great deal is known of Croce’s life. He was born at Venice, and was a member of the College of Surgeons in Venice. In 1560 he was mentioned as being on of the city’s most successful surgeons. Chirugiae is Croce’s majorContinue reading “Notes from the John Martin Rare Book Room @Hardin Library | October 2015 | Giovanni Andrea Dalla Croce”
Deconstructing the body: medical art | History of Medicine Lecture | Sept. 24, 5:30pm
This lecture will demonstrate how primarily Western artists have portrayed the human body, physicians, illnesses and their treatments from 1500AD-present. Dr. Kerber will review the rise of medical imaging in the 20th century, and show how artists have incorporated these new imaging technologies into their art. Thursday, September 24, 2015, 5:30-6:30pm Medical Education Research FacilityContinue reading “Deconstructing the body: medical art | History of Medicine Lecture | Sept. 24, 5:30pm”
August Notes from the John Martin Rare Book Room @Hardin Library
MARCELLO MALPIGHI (1628-1694). De pulmonibus observationes anatomicae. In Thomas Bartholin’s De pulmonum substantia & motu diatribe, Copenhagen, 1663 Anatomist, embryologist, physiologist, and microscopist, Malpighi was instrumental in the development of embryology and histology and also a great microscopic anatomist. Malpighi made many scientific contributions, but many consider his discovery of the pulmonary circulation the most important. De pulmonibusContinue reading “August Notes from the John Martin Rare Book Room @Hardin Library”
Birthing, Midwifery, and Obstetrics through History – Exhibit @Hardin Library through August
This exhibit highlights items from the John Martin Rare Book Room at the Hardin Library for the Health Sciences. The exhibit addresses antiquity, medical perspectives, innovations, pioneers, and notable books.
Medicinal Plants of the Mediterranean – History of Medicine Society, R. Palmer Howard Dinner – April 24, 2015
The University of Iowa History of Medicine Society invites you to attend the R. Palmer Howard reception, dinner, and presentation on Friday, April 24, 2015. Alain Touwaide of the Smithsonian Institution will speak on Medicinal Plants of the Mediterranean : A Unique Tradition. The event will be held at the Sheraton Hotel in Downtown Iowa City, beginning at 6pm. Continue reading “Medicinal Plants of the Mediterranean – History of Medicine Society, R. Palmer Howard Dinner – April 24, 2015”
Birthing, Obstetrics & Midwifery – John Martin Rare Book Room open house March 26, 4-7pm
Join the University of Iowa History of Medicine Society and the University Libraries at an open house in the John Martin Rare Book Room, Hardin Library for the Health Sciences, on March 26, 2015 from 4:00pm-7:00pm. 28 books (complete list) from 1551 to 1894 will be on display, covering: anatomy midwifery early obstetrics disease Continue reading “Birthing, Obstetrics & Midwifery – John Martin Rare Book Room open house March 26, 4-7pm”