Welcome to the Medical Historical Library

Meet our first Simbonis Intern!

Emma Brennan-Wydra

We are delighted to share a report on the work of our first Simbonis intern, Emma Brennan-Wydra, who joined the staff in the Medical Historical Library at the end of May 2018.  Emma offered the following glimpses into her life and experiences as our intern.

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It’s #flapbookfriday and we’ve got another fabulous flap anatomy to share, from the title The natural method of healing : a new and complete guide to health (1898) by Friedrich Eduard Bilz (1842-1922). Bilz was a German naturopath know for inventing Sinalco, the oldest soft drink in Europe. Published in German originally as Das Neue Naturheilverfahren, this popular work was widely translated. #mustache #head #face #eye #movablebook #flapanatomy #flapbook #anatomy #anatomicalart #anatomicalillustration #medhist #histmed #librariesofinstagram #rarebooks 16th century fashion trend, or very uncomfortable medical treatment? This peculiar mask would have been used by “father of ophthalmology” Georg Bartisch to remedy a bad case of strabismus (crossed eyes). Considered one of the first works on diseases and surgery of the eye, Bartisch’s Ophthalmodouleia, das ist Augendienst (1583) includes over 90 woodcuts illustrating eye diseases and their treatments. This title was recently called up by a researcher. #bartisch #georgbartisch #ophthalmology #ophthalmic #eye #surgery #oculist #ocular #strabismus #crosseyes #renaissance #woodcut #histmed #medhist #librariesofinstagram #specialcollections #rarebooks #woodcutwednesday #woodcut What kind of lifestyle do you want? Tobacco companies often promoted a carefree, leisure-filled world with attractive, stylish, and successful people smoking cigarettes in their advertisements. Dive into this world at our exhibition opening for Selling Smoke today, November 13th, from 12-1:30 over at the Memorabilia Room in Sterling Memorial Library, 120 High Street. The exhibition runs until February 22nd, 2019. Please join us on Tuesday, Nov. 13, from 12-1:30 at Sterling Memorial Library's Memorabilia room for the opening reception for