Anatomy of a Book
Melbourne Rare Book Week
This talk will explore highlights of the Library’s impressive holdings of medical texts, from a medieval pharmacopeia manuscript through to magnificent, illustrated sixteenth-century volumes by Andreas Vesalius (recently acquired with donor support) and Charles Estienne. A highlight will be the richly illustrated first European work on Chinese medicine, published in 1686 and recently acquired with the support of a generous donor. Held in the Digital Laboratory, SLV.
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