Adopt a book
The Royal Society of Medicine’s Library is seeking your help to conserve some valuable items from our collection as part of our conservation programme a to protect our treasured old and rare books collection.
Could you help conserve just one of these treasures?
Tabulae Anatomicae, 1553 - £230
Bartolomeo Eustachi, a contemporary of Andreas Vesalius, is regarded as one of the founders of the science of human anatomy. Tabulae anatomicae or Anatomical Engravings, completed in 1552, is believed to be his greatest work and the RSM is the proud owner of this first edition copy. The copy requires minor conservation work to repair the paper, re-back the item and add a new leather spine at a cost of £230.
A Treatise on the High Operation for the Stone, 1723 - £320
William Cheselden was an English surgeon who helped establish surgery as a scientific endeavour. He invented a new approach to the removal of bladder stones which he published in one of his most celebrated works: A Treatise on the High Operation for the Stone. It is this book of 1723 that requires conservation at a cost of £320 which includes recollating the pages and adding leather corners.
De vocis auditusque organis, Cesseri, 1600-1601 - £640
Giulio Cesare Casseri published one of his great books in Ferrara in 1600-1601. The work is on a comparative anatomy focussed on the ear and throat with beautiful and instructive prints which we hope to restore to near original condition. It is expected these extensive repairs will cost in the region of £640.
Adopt a book - Donate today
If you are able to adopt a book and fund the full cost of conservation for any of these titles, your generosity will be recorded in our Adopt a Book register.
Donations of any size help the Library to conserve these items for future generations and are greatly appreciated.
Just click donate today and specify the amount you wish to donate. Be sure to email the library so we can track your kind donation and put it to good use.
If you have any questions about making a donation to the RSM, please email development@rsm.ac.uk.