Historical Bibliography Updated: February 5, 2020
A manual of select medical bibliography, in which the books are arranged chronologically according to the subjects, and the derivations of the terms and the nosological and vernacular synonyms of the diseases are given. With an appendix, containing lists of the collected works of authors, systematic treatises on medicine, transactions of societies, journals, &c. &c &c.
Publication Details
London: Sherwood, Gilbert & Piper, 1835 CE.
“First serious attempt by anyone in the English-speaking world to give a subject classification for medical literature” (Fulton). This was first published in volume 4 of Cyclopaedia of practical medicine, edited by Forbes, A. Tweedie, and J. Conolly, 4 vols., London, Sherwood, 1833-34.
Digital facsimile of the 1835 edition from Google Books at this link.
Thematic Classifications
| Catalog Metadata | Reference Information |
|---|---|
| Entry Number | #6755 |
| Permanent Link | https://hom-sveltekit.fly.dev/entry/8176 |
| Author Bio Link | Wikipedia ↗ |
| External URL | a-manual-of-select-medical-bibliography |
Geographic Context
Publication place: London