Historical Bibliography Updated: June 17, 2026
The great medical bibliographers. A study in humanism.
Publication Details
Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 1951 CE.
1. The Beginnings: Tritheim, Champier, and Gesner.
2. The Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries: Medical Book Sales, à Beughem, Van der Linden, Haller, and the Rise of Medical Biobibliography.
3. Medical Subject Indices: Ploucquet, Forbes, Callisen, and Billings; Choulant and Osler; Keynes and the Rise of Personal Bibliography.
Appendiix I. The Gesner Bibliothecae
Appendix II. List of Early Medical Sales
Appendix III. The Haller Bibliothecae
Appendix IV: Works by Ludwig Choulant
Appendix V: [Bibliographies by] Geoffrey Keynes
Thematic Classifications
| Catalog Metadata | Reference Information |
|---|---|
| Entry Number | #6785 |
| Permanent Link | https://hom-sveltekit.fly.dev/entry/8322 |
| Author Bio Link | Wikipedia ↗ |
| External URL | the-great-medical-bibliographers-a-study-in-humanism |
Geographic Context
Publication place: Philadelphia