New Rare Books Cataloged in the Center for the History of Medicine!

The Center for the History of Medicine has cataloged a number of titles, which are newly available in our reading room. Some recent highlights include:

  • Galeni Pergameni, Claudii. De differentijs symptomatum liber I.: De causis symptomatum libri III. Interpreted by Thomas Linacro. Parisiis: Apud Simonem Colinaeum, 1528.
    • R138 .G35 1528 no. 1
  • Galeni Pergameni, Claudii. De diebus directoriis libri tres.: De morborum temporibus, liber unus. De generalibus morborum temporibus, alter. Parisiis: Apud Simonem Colinaeum, 1529.
    • R138 .G35 1528 no.3
  • Galeni Pergameni, Claudii. Libri duo de semine. Interpreted by Ioanne Guinterio Andernaco. Parisiis: Apud Simonem Colinaeum, 1533.
    • R138 .G35 1528 no.4
  • Rāzī, Abū Bakr Muḥammad ibn Zakarīyā. Rhasis philosophi tractatus nonus ad regem Almansorem de curatione morboru[m] particularium: opusculum huic saeculo accommodatissimum. Parisiis: Apud Simonem Colinaeum, 1534.
    • R138 .G35 1528 no.2
  • Kittoe, William Hamilton. The ladies’ medical friend, or a guide to the treatment of those diseases incident to females from an early period; with advice to mothers on the management of infants. To which is added, an appendix of original prescriptions. London: Sherwood, Gilbert, and Piper, 1845.
    • RA778 .K58 1845
  • Pulte, J.H. Homoeopathic domestic physician: containing the treatment of diseases; with popular explanations of anatomy, physiology, hygiene, and hydropathy: also an abridged materia medica. Cincinnati: Moore, Wilstach & Keys, 1854.
    • RX73 .P85 1854
  • Pulte, J.H. and Egbert Guernsey. Letters on Diphtheria. Saint Louis: R. & H. Luyties, 1860.
    • RX226.D6 P85 1860
  • Revue médico-photographique des hôpitaux de Paris: Fondée et publiée sous le patronage de l'Administration de l'Assistance publique. Avec le concours de Mm. les professeurs, médecins et chirurgiens des hôpitaux. Paris: A. Delahaye, Librare-Éditeur, place de l’École-de-médecine, 1875.
    • TR708 .R48 1875
  • Physicians’ handy book of materia medica and therapeutics: with classified list of the pharmaceutical preparations manufactured by Nelson, Baker, & Co. Detroit: Nelson, Baker, & Co., 1904.
    • RS156 .N45 1904
  • The Druggists Circular formula book: in which may be found recipes for hundreds of unofficial preparations in daily demand. New York: The Druggists Circular, 1915.
    • RS125 .D78 1915
  • Common disorders of the thyroid: Etiology, Diagnosis, and Treatment: Proceedings of a Round Table Discussion with seven clinical endocrinologists. Deerfield, Illinois: Travenol Laboratories, Inc., Flint Division, 1984.
    • QM371 .C66 1984
  • Wise, Robert E. Lahey Clinic, from Boston to Burlington: a history of momentous struggles, medical innovation, and continued leadership in patient-centered care. Burlington, Massachusetts: Robert E. Wise, M.C. Research and Education Institute, 2012.
    • RA982.B2L W57 2012 c.1-2
    • This item is a 2012 pre-publication copy of the title, which was published in 2013.

The catalog record for the following item was also updated to highlight hand-drawn color illustrations that are appended to the volume.

Come on in and take a look! All of these titles and more can be accessed in our reading room. Contact the Center for the History of Medicine for more information and to set up an appointment. Happy reading!