The Iconographic collections of the Wellcome Institute for the History of Medicine / William Schupbach.

  • Wellcome Historical Medical Library
Date:
1989
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Credit: The Iconographic collections of the Wellcome Institute for the History of Medicine / William Schupbach. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    The Wellcome Institute exists to provide library resources and research and teaching facilities for all persons with serious interests in the history of medicine and in allied subjects. It is supported solely by the Wellcome Trust, a charity created by the will of Sir Henry S. Wellcome (1853-1936). This booklet is one in a series describing the collections and history of the Wellcome Institute Library. Others already published are: Nigel Allan, The Oriental collections [manuscripts and printed books], 1984 Dominik Wujastyk, The South Asian collections [manuscripts and printed books], n.d. [1984], second edition 1988 Robin Price, The American collections [manuscripts and printed books], 1986 Julia Sheppard, The Contemporary Medical Archives Centre, 1987. The Wellcome Institute is at 183 Euston Road, London NW1 2BP, England. The Library is open from Monday to Friday, 9.45-17.15 (19.30 on Tuesdays and Thursdays), but closed on public holidays and between Christmas and New Year. Visitors wishing to use the Special Collections are advised to make an appointment with the appropriate Curators in advance (tel. 01-387 4477). From 2 April 1990 through 1991, the Institute's temporary address is Bentley House, 200 Euston Road, London NW1 2BQ. Published 1989 by the Wellcome Institute for the History of Medicine, 183 Euston Road, London NW1 2BP. Copyright © The Trustees of the Wellcome Trust 1989. ISBN 0 85484 080 X front cover illustration a surgeon bandaging his patient's arm after bloodletting. Oil painting on copper, 50.4x39.9 cm., by Jacob Toorenvliet (Leiden c. 1635-1719), signed and dated along the top in the form 'JToorenvliet Inventor et Fecit Anno 1666' (J[acob] Toorenvliet [was the] designer [of this] and made [it] in [the] year 1666). 22501691096