| Creator: | Various |
| Title: | Medical mss. |
| Collection No.: | LMC 1728 |
| Dates: | 1720-1890 |
| Quantity: |
Quantity: 2 Boxes Quantity: 2 standard |
| Abstract: | The Medical mss., ca. 1720-1890, consists of manuscripts regarding medical procedures, treatises, records, etc. in French and Latin. |
| Location: | Lilly - Stacks |
| Language: | Materials are in French ; Latin . |
| Repository: | Lilly Library 1200 E. Seventh St. Bloomington, Indiana 47405-5500 Business Number: 812-855-2452 liblilly@indiana.edu URL: https://libraries.indiana.edu/lilly-library |
Much was still unknown about the causes of diseases and how to cure them during the 18th and 19th centuries. The records constituting this collection document some of the thinking and medical practices of a time when medical practices were still being developed and were somewhat controversial.
The Medical mss., ca. 1720-1890, consists of manuscripts regarding medical procedures, treatises, records, etc. in French and Latin. Five manuscripts complete the collection.
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[Item], Medical mss., Lilly Library, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana.
Gift: 1997
Scope and Contents: Suggestion that the author could be Stahl, Hoffmann, or Boerhaave. Dated possibly before 1720 or 1730.
Physical Description: Handwritten manuscript in Latin.
Physical Description: Handwritten manuscript in Latin.
Scope and Contents: This appears to be three Latin books bound in one volume.
Scope and Contents: French manuscript. Surgeon's name is difficult to read.