Published in 1720, Eleazar Albin’s A Natural History of English Insects includes vibrantly colored plates dedicated to women who supported the work. This copy belonged to Margaret Cavendish Bentinck.
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NLM Collections Tour: Matters of the Heart
Welcome to a virtual tour of the historical collections of the National Library of Medicine. Today we are featuring collections about the heart.
AIDS Posters: A Community Tool Used to Save Lives
Circulating Now welcomes guest blogger Theodore (ted) Kerr to discuss his research in the AIDS poster collection at the National Library of Medicine and his
September 11: Remembering, Collecting
This Saturday marks twenty years since the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 that occurred in New York City, Arlington, VA, and Shanksville, PA. This
The Artist Book: Cover to Cover with Maria G. Pisano Part II
This is part II of our interview with book artist Maria G. Pisano. The National Library of Medicine recently acquired 3 of her artist books,
The Artist Book: Cover to Cover with Maria G. Pisano Part I
The National Library of Medicine recently acquired three artist books. Read an interview with the artist about her art form and inspirations.
Love Song of the Periodical Cicada: “tsh-e-e-E-E-E-E-E-e-ou”
By Krista Stracka ~ A few remarks upon Cicada septendecim will doubtless prove of interest now that the species has been occupying so much attention.
Dissecting Gender: Reframing Anatomical History Through the Female Body
An interview with Allison Hill-Edgar, MD, MFA on her NLM History Talk and her work related to connections between early anatomical works and contemporary medical practice.
Pictures of the Pandemic
By Ginny A. Roth ~ July 23rd, 2020, was a typical hot, humid day in Washington, D.C., but unlike other summer days in the Nation’s
The Langenburg Manuscript, ca. 1580
By Pia F. Cuneo ~ Originally published in Hidden Treasure: The National Library of Medicine, 2011. Just as there are many different kinds of people,