Medicine, mortality and the book trade
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Medicine, mortality and the book trade
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St. Paul's Bibliographies , Oak Knoll Press, 1998
- : us
- : uk
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LCCN:2001320074
Includes bibliographical references and index
Contents of Works
- Printers' diseases : the human cost of a mechanical process / Michael Harris
- Pills and print / Peter Isaac
- Mortality and the mental map of London : Richard Smyth's obituary / Vanessa Harding
- Medical incunabula / Lotte Hellinga
- Between the market and the academy : Robert S. Whipple (1871-1953) as a collector of science books / Silvia De Renzi
- 'These crafty dealers' : Sir Henry Wellcome as a book collector / John Symons
- Reading : a health warming / Roy Porter
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Description
Leading scholars from different specialities provide glimpses of the interaction betwen science, medicine and the culture of print, and reveal the medical hazards that constantly threatened the health and safety of London printers from the 15th to the 19th century.
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