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March 9, 2006
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Medical history
Avicenna (above) was the Latin name of the great medieval Muslim scholar Ibn Sina (980-1037), who wrote the Canon medicinae, a compendium of medical knowledge. The 1491 edition, now on exhibit at the Countway Library of Medicine, is the first printing of a medical treatise in Hebrew. (Purchased for the Solomon M. Hyams Collection of the Boston Medical Library, 1931)
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HARVARD GAZETTE ARCHIVES
Countway reveals 'buried' treasures
Series of exhibitions shows off medical library's vast collection
Harvard Film Archive honors actress Tantoo Cardinal
Native American thespian honored at Sun Hill Award
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