By Michael J. North ~ Chocolate for Valentine’s Day shows affection, but chocolate also has a history as a medicine.
Tag: 1600s
Markham’s Masterpiece of Horse Care
By Michael J. North ~ Markham’s Masterpiece One of the most important and enduring books in the English language about the care of horses is
Three Rare Volumes Go to New York
By Michael J. North I was quite excited when I heard that The Grolier Club of New York was staging an exhibition on the history
Medicine, Museums, and Unicorns
By Stephen J. Greenberg ~ One of the fun parts of working at the reference desk in the History of Medicine Division at the National