By Paula Findlen ~ Originally published in Hidden Treasure: The National Library of Medicine, 2011. Installments of this lavishly illustrated encyclopedia of the anatomy, physiology,

Hidden Treasure: The National Library of Medicine, a hardback book of nearly 240 pages with 450 full-color illustrations, was created to celebrate the Library’s 175th anniversary (1836-2011). It is available as a free download from NLM Digital Collections. The book is also available from its publisher, Blast Books, and major online booksellers.
By Paula Findlen ~ Originally published in Hidden Treasure: The National Library of Medicine, 2011. Installments of this lavishly illustrated encyclopedia of the anatomy, physiology,
By Stephen P. Rice ~ Originally published in Hidden Treasure: The National Library of Medicine, 2011. This multilingual eye-test chart, published in 1907, was the
By Steven Heller ~ Originally published in Hidden Treasure: The National Library of Medicine, 2011. Tuberculosis attracted considerable attention from artists and writers. Along with
By Harriet Ritvo ~ Originally published in Hidden Treasure: The National Library of Medicine, 2011. This is a rare book in several senses. Not only
By Hannah Landecker ~ Originally published in Hidden Treasure: The National Library of Medicine, 2011. Most people have two eyes directed forward. In ophthalmology textbooks
By Eva Åhrén ~ Originally published in Hidden Treasure: The National Library of Medicine, 2011. It was owned by Charles Darwin, Jean-Martin Charcot, Hermann von
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By Sander L. Gilman ~ Originally published in Hidden Treasure: The National Library of Medicine, 2011. Elbert Hubbard (1856–1915), Arts and Crafts guru and follower
By Tal Golan ~ Originally published in Hidden Treasure: The National Library of Medicine, 2011. Dr. William J. Morton (1845–1920) hurried this book, The X
By Hannah Landecker ~ Originally published in Hidden Treasure: The National Library of Medicine, 2011. Most people have two eyes directed forward. In ophthalmology textbooks