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Monthly Archives: June 2010

Noteworthy: A Look at the Oldest Item in the NLM Collection

Nestled among the National Library of Medicine’s renowned and wide-ranging History of Medicine collection of rare manuscripts, historic books, and journals is the third oldest Arabic medical manuscript in existence. The Comprehensive Book on Medicine (Kitab al-Hawi fi al-tibb), is the oldest manuscript in the collections of the NLM, and the anchor of the 139…

June 22, 2010 in Collections, Featured Articles.

Everything Old Is New Again: NLM Hosts First Preservation Week

It was a week like no other at the National Library of Medicine. For five days in May, people brought their family treasures to NLM to learn how to protect and preserve them. They came with photos, books, a family Bible, an American flag too old to have 50 stars, and an evening gown worn…

June 11, 2010 in Events, Featured Articles, Organizations.

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