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College of Physicians
- 1724
- Publisher Bowles, John, 1701-1779
- Subject Medicine, Royal College of Physicians of London, Medical offices
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Surgeon operating on a man's foot
- At the Alchemist
- Circa 1820 – circa 1870
In a small workshop a medical alchemist tends to the foot of a seated patient while the man's wife and child look on. At left, an assistant grinds a substance--likely a medicine or salve--in a small mortar and pestle.…
- After Teniers, David, 1610-1690
- Subject Medicine and art, Medicine, Alchemy, Alchemy in art
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Plate No. 3: Medicinal Plants
- Part of The Book of Health
- 1898
Depicts stavesacre, golden rod, lime, and bear berry.
- Author Lyman, Henry M. (Henry Munson), 1835-1904
- Publisher W.P. Mason
- Subject Goldenrods, Limes, Delphinium, Medicine, Medicinal plants, Arctostaphylos uva-ursi, Medicine, Popular
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Plate No. 13: Medicinal Plants
- Part of The Book of Health
- 1898
Depicts parsley, valerian, foxglove, and crowfoot.
- Author Lyman, Henry M. (Henry Munson), 1835-1904
- Publisher W.P. Mason
- Subject Medicine, Medicinal plants, Parsley, Purple foxglove, Medicine, Popular, Valeriana officinalis, Ranunculus acris
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Plate No. 16: Medicinal Plants
- Part of The Book of Health
- 1898
Depicts dill, peppermint, spurge-laurel, and black bryony.
- Author Lyman, Henry M. (Henry Munson), 1835-1904
- Publisher W.P. Mason
- Subject Peppermint, Daphnes, Black bryony, Medicine, Medicinal plants, Dill, Medicine, Popular
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Plate No. 6: Medicinal Plants
- Part of The Book of Health
- 1898
Depicts scurvy-grass, colchicum or meadow saffron, garlic, and horse-radish.
- Author Lyman, Henry M. (Henry Munson), 1835-1904
- Publisher W.P. Mason
- Subject Colchicum, Garlic, Medicine, Medicinal plants, Horse-radish, Medicine, Popular, Lepidium oleraceum
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19 itemsThe Book of Health
- 1898
Intended as a health reference book for the family, topics include diseases, anatomy, hygiene, care of the sick, medicinal plants and administration of medicine. Select anatomical diagrams have been digitized along with…
- Author Lyman, Henry M. (Henry Munson), 1835-1904
- Subject Human anatomy--Study and teaching, Human skeleton, Poisonous animals, Medicine, Medicinal plants, Human anatomy, Phrenology, Medicine, Popular, Phrenology--Study and teaching, Family medicine, Lyman, Henry M. (Henry Munson), 1835-1904, Human skeleton--Study and teaching
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Plate No. 4: Medicinal Plants
- Part of The Book of Health
- 1898
Depicts henbane, calamint, sage, and mustard.
- Author Lyman, Henry M. (Henry Munson), 1835-1904
- Publisher W.P. Mason
- Subject Lamiaceae, Sage, Medicine, Medicinal plants, Hyoscyamus niger, Cruciferae, Medicine, Popular
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Plate No. 14: Medicinal Plants
- Part of The Book of Health
- 1898
Depicts hemlock, barberry, elder, and oak.
- Author Lyman, Henry M. (Henry Munson), 1835-1904
- Publisher W.P. Mason
- Subject Oak, Poison hemlock, Medicine, Medicinal plants, Elders (Plants), Medicine, Popular, Barberries
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Plate No. 5: Medicinal Plants
- Part of The Book of Health
- 1898
Depicts thorn-apple, asparagus, marsh mallow, and hop.
- Author Lyman, Henry M. (Henry Munson), 1835-1904
- Publisher W.P. Mason
- Subject Asparagus, Malvaceae, Medicine, Medicinal plants, Datura wrightii, Medicine, Popular, Hops
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Plate No. 9: Medicinal Plants
- Part of The Book of Health
- 1898
Depicts peony, St. John's wort, aconite or monkshood, and lily of the valley.
- Author Lyman, Henry M. (Henry Munson), 1835-1904
- Publisher W.P. Mason
- Subject Medicine, Monkshoods, Lilies-of-the-valley, Hypericum, Peonies, Medicinal plants, Medicine, Popular
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Plate No. 2: Medicinal Plants
- Part of The Book of Health
- 1898
Depicts buckthorn, fennel, tansy, and wood sorrel.
- Author Lyman, Henry M. (Henry Munson), 1835-1904
- Publisher W.P. Mason
- Subject Oxalis, Medicine, Medicinal plants, Tanacetum vulgare, Fennel, Medicine, Popular, Buckthorns
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Plate No. 7: Medicinal Plants
- Part of The Book of Health
- 1898
Depicts juniper, black currant, white horehound, and coltsfoot.
- Author Lyman, Henry M. (Henry Munson), 1835-1904
- Publisher W.P. Mason
- Subject Junipers, Medicine, Medicinal plants, Marrubium, Coltsfoot, Medicine, Popular, European black currant
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Plate No. 20: Poisonous Reptiles and Insects
- Part of The Book of Health
- 1898
Depicts a mad dog, scorpion, rattlesnake, tarantula, centipede, and copperhead.
- Author Lyman, Henry M. (Henry Munson), 1835-1904
- Publisher W.P. Mason
- Subject Rattlesnakes, Copperhead, Poisonous animals, Medicine, Tarantulas, Centipedes, Medicine, Popular, Rabies in dogs, Scorpions
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Plate No. 1: Medicinal Plants
- Part of The Book of Health
- 1898
Depicts saffron, meadow-sweet, hedge-mustard, and hedge-nettle.
- Author Lyman, Henry M. (Henry Munson), 1835-1904
- Publisher W.P. Mason
- Subject Rosaceae, Stachys, Medicine, Cruciferae, Saffron crocus, Medicine, Popular, Medicinal plants
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Plate No. 8: Medicinal Plants
- Part of The Book of Health
- 1898
Depicts plantain, white poppy, pennyroyal, and bearsfoot.
- Author Lyman, Henry M. (Henry Munson), 1835-1904
- Publisher W.P. Mason
- Subject Lamiaceae, Plantago, Hellebores, Medicinal plants, Medicine, Popular, Cannon, Poppy, Medicine
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Plate No. 15: Medicinal Plants
- Part of The Book of Health
- 1898
Depicts bittersweet, chamomile, caraway, and Herb Robert.
- Author Lyman, Henry M. (Henry Munson), 1835-1904
- Publisher W.P. Mason
- Subject Medicine, Medicinal plants, Umbelliferae, Bittersweet, Medicine, Popular, German chamomile, Geranium robertianum
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Plate No. 12: Medicinal Plants
- Part of The Book of Health
- 1898
Depicts mullein, rosemary, nettle, and deadly nightshade.
- Author Lyman, Henry M. (Henry Munson), 1835-1904
- Publisher W.P. Mason
- Subject Rosemary, Medicine, Medicinal plants, Mulleins, Medicine, Popular, Belladonna (Plant), Nettles
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333 itemsThe History of Inoculation and Vaccination for the Prevention and Treatment of Disease
- Circa 1913
This book on the history of vaccination is associated with the American Medical Association's 1913 Annual Meeting, which took place in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Includes a forward by Henry S. Wellcome announcing the…
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Postage stamp from Comoros commemorating Avicenna (Ibn Sina)
- After 1979 – before 2000
Postage stamp from Comoros, an archipelago of volcanic islands situated off the south-east coast of Africa, featuring a depiction of Persian polymath Avicenna (circa 980 - 1037), also known as Ibn Sina, Abu Ali Sina,…