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Hosting the Washington Conservation Guild

March 12, 2019 Circulating Now

By Stephen J. Greenberg ~ Last month, on February 7, 2019, forty-five members of the Washington Conservation Guild (WCG) held their floating monthly meeting in

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America’s National Parks: Preserved for Public Health

August 25, 2016 Circulating Now

For many people today, the outdoors’ tranquility and expansiveness serves as a tonic to calm nerves and revive energy. 

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A Mystery in Manuscripts

September 25, 2014 Circulating Now

By James Labosier Among the History of Medicine’s manuscript collections rests a small group of letters and diaries from Army Surgeon Jonathan Letterman. However, these

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Last week for #ManuscriptMonday, we featured a 13th century Articella written in Latin on vellum. This week, we have an image from a recently acquired 15th century Articella in Catalan on paper. An Articella is a collection of medical treatises bound together to use as a textbook or reference.
In the spirit of the #OlympicGames, we are flipping out for Arthur and Charles Nahl’s ‘Instruction on gymnastics’ (San Francisco, 1863). Accompanied by 53 plates designed and engraved by the authors, this book includes instruction on the exercises and construction of equipment while emphasizing the importance of physical fitness.
This triangular bandage was created in 1869 by the German surgeon Friedrich von Esmarch (1823-1908). The bandage was issued with his pamphlet 'Der erste Verband auf dem Schlachfelde' in first aid kits for soldiers. The illustration shows wounded soldiers and medical personnel in a battlefield to demonstrate how the bandage should be applied.
For #WoodcutWednesday, this illustration from the 1634 ‘The workes of that famous chirurgion Ambrose Parey’ features the namesake suture method of Ambroise Paré, a French #BarberSurgeon often considered the founder of modern surgery. The Paré suture involved pasting a plaster cloth onto the skin surrounding an open wound. The cloth was then stitched instead of the skin.
We are Reti for #InternationalChessDay with an image from the Zwerdling Postcard Collection. Designed by the Swedish-German artist Brynolf Wennerberg during WWI, this color #postcard features a nurse and a wounded soldier sitting at a small table playing chess. The soldier holds his head as his opponent smiles and calls “Schach!” (Check!).
This week’s #ManuscriptMonday features an image from a 13th century copy of the Articella held at NLM. The Articella ("the little art") is a compilation of six ancient writings used in medieval and early Renaissance medical teaching.

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