Wybrane kolekcje historyczne z zakresu historii medycyny i farmacji we współczesnych zbiorach muzealnych i bibliotekach naukowych Stambułu – część pierwsza
Selected historical collections in the field of the history of medicine and pharmacy in the contemporary museum collections and scientific libraries of Istanbul. Part one

Summary/Abstract: In the collections of Turkish public scientific institutions, museums and libraries,there are extensive resources of historical artifacts connected thematically with the history of medicine and pharmacy. They include mainly manuscript books in Arabic, Persian, Turkish and also in Greek and Latin, which were gathered inthe capital of the Ottoman Empire. The historical and medical collections contain also numerous printed books, including critical editions of the work by the classicauthors of Islamic medicine together with their translations into congressional languages. In Istanbul, we can also fi nd numerous examples of various types ofdevices and equipment used in connection with the treatment and production ofmedicines. The article consists of two parts. The first part presents the outline of the history of the development of historical collections in Istanbul connected with the history of medicine and pharmacy. The second part describes selected museumfacilities and collections.

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