History of Medicine Collection
The History of Medicine Collection holds rare books and serials documenting medical knowledge from the 16th century to the present day.
History of Medicine Collection
The History of Medicine Collection contains rare volumes and serials, mostly originating from the University’s former Institutes of History of Medicine and Pathological Anatomy. It includes over 3,000 monographs and serials spanning from the 16th to the 21st century, as well as 19th-century medical dictionaries in complete sets, publications with high-quality illustrations, and books bearing autographed dedications or ownership stamps of renowned medical scholars.
Materials can be consulted by appointment via email (biblio.malliani@unimi.it) or by using the “Request” function on Minerva to have them delivered in the reading room.
Seminar “Sguardi sulla storia della medicina”
On 11 February 2020, the seminar “Sguardi sulla storia della medicina” (Perspectives on the History of Medicine) was held, where the University’s libraries presented some of their historical and valuable collections, including the History of Medicine Collection preserved at the Malliani Library. The event provided an overview of the collection and discussed selected themes documented within it, including an analysis of Exercitatio Physiologica, an 18th-century work by Bartolomeo de Battisti, a key figure in the history of Milan’s Ospedale Maggiore, and Delle alienazioni mentali ed il miglior metodo di curarle, a mid-19th-century psychiatric volume. The discussion also touched on vaccination and tuberculosis, highlighting their continued relevance today.
The cataloguing of these collections was supported by the Lombardy Region.
Open in: Minerva
Library: Medicine Vialba Centre - Malliani
