HAPPY HALLOWEEN from Special Collections!

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HAPPY HALLOWEEN! Have fun out there, but don’t go bleeding yourself dry! Do however stop by the Special Collections display on the 6th floor if you’d like to see some grisly bloodletting tools. These bloodletting scarificators range in different styles and sizes for the whole family! And to better get acquainted with this age old art, below is a selection of books from our collection here at Hirsh:

Researches on the effects of bloodletting, 1836

Andreas Vesalius Bruxellensis: the bloodletting letter of 1539

Galen on bloodletting : a study of the origins, development, and validity of his opinions, with a translation of the three works

Nine pints : a journey through the money, medicine, and mysteries of blood