| Date |
27 July 2026, 4:00pm–5:00pm
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|---|---|
| Cost | Free |
| Bookings | Bookings required |
| Location |
Digital Lab Meet at the Swanston Street Welcome Zone |
This Rare Book Week, join State Library Victoria as you journey through centuries of extraordinary medical texts.
This talk will explore highlights of the Library’s impressive holdings of medical texts, from a medieval pharmacopeia manuscript through to magnificent early modern works by Andreas Vesalius (recently acquired with donor support) and Charles Estienne. A highlight will be the richly illustrated first European work on Chinese medicine, published in 1686 and recently acquired with donor support.
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About Melbourne Rare Book Week
Rare Book Week is an annual, Melbourne-wide program of free talks and events that celebrate the importance of books, literacy and literature in our lives. It has become a key event in literary Melbourne’s calendar since 2012.
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