M0007994: First page of Hieronymus Fracastorius' poem Syphilis sive morbus gallicus

Reproduction of the first page of the poem Syphilis sive morbus gallicus [Syphilis or the French Disease] by Girolamo Fracastoro (Latin name Hieronymus Fracastorius), published in Riesman, David: The story of medicine in the middle ages, New York: P.B. Hoeber, inc., 1935

July 1941

1 photograph glass plate negative; 12 x 16.5 cm

Wellcome Collection holds the publication depicted in the glass plate negative

Catalogue data comes from a combination of entries in the original glass plate registers, metadata created when the glass plates were digitised in the early 2000s and enhancements made by the cataloguer in 2020.

Please consult the digitised version as this item is fragile. Email library@wellcomecollection.org to request access to the physical item.