Treasures of The Library

Name: Treasures of The Library
Start: 2025-03-26T11:00:00+00:00
End: 2025-03-26T11:50:00+00:00
Location: Nicolson St,Edinburgh,EH8 9DW,GB

Schedule

Wed Mar 26 2025 at 11:00 am to 11:50 am

UTC+00:00

Location

Nicolson St,Edinburgh,EH8 9DW,GB | Edinburgh, SC

Join The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh Library and Archive to view some of our rarest collections not on public display
The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh’s Library and Archive are delighted to offer the opportunity to view some of our rare collections not on public display. The College Library and Archive, which has its origins in the seventeenth century, has accumulated a world-renowned collection of significant surgical, medical and historical texts from around the globe, and we hope you will join us for an exclusive look at some of these items.
We will be exhibiting some of the oldest items in our collection, including a 1460 “Book of Hours”, and a superb copy of “The Nuremberg Chronicle” from 1493, as well as unique medical texts such as Henry Gray’s handwritten annotations on the first edition proof of “Gray’s Anatomy”. Ticket holders will be able to view these treasures and other rare items held by the College Library and Archive.
Age Guidance: 16+
Improtant Refund Information: Eventbrite charge a booking fee (6.95% + £0.59 of the ticket value per sold ticket) for this event which is included in your ticket price but is non-refundable. This is part of Eventbrite terms and conditions and is not at the discretion of Surgeons Hall Museums.
Content Warning: Our collections contain human remains as well as representations of anatomy, injury, and disease that some may find upsetting .