- Dolph Briscoe Jr. Library
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The Dolph Briscoe Jr. Library is the central library of the main campus of the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio.
The library was designed by Kell Muñoz Architects.[1] It is named after Dolph Briscoe.
Special collections
Treasures of the library include[2] more than 4500[3] rare medical texts dating from the 15th to the early 20th century:
- The Canon of Medicine by Avicenna
- Anatomy of Melancholy by Burton, 1632 edition.
- De Medicina by Celsus, 1481 edition.
- The Micrographia by Robert Hooke
- De Humani Corporis Fabrica by Vesalius, 1543 edition
Original copies also exist by Nostradamus, Albinus, Galen, Mascagni, and Withering.
References
- ^ http://www.kellmunoz.com/project.php?project=132
- ^ http://www.library.uthscsa.edu/gethelp/help.cfm?Category=Nixon
- ^ Friends of The P.I. Nixon Medical Historical Library Newsletter. No. 27, Annual Newsletter, Fall 2011.
External links
Affiliated hospitals University Health System (UH) • Wilford Hall Medical Center (WH) • Brooke Army Medical Center (BAMC) • South Texas Veterans Health Care System (STVHCS) • Christus Santa Rosa health systemPeople Francisco G. Cigarroa • Julio PalmazCenters and Institutes Greehey Children's Cancer Research Institute • Cancer Therapy & Research Center (CTRC) • Barshop Institute • Dolph Briscoe Jr. LibraryOther related MANGO • South Texas Medical Center • Southwest Foundation for Biomedical Research • Southwest Research Institute • Texas Neurosciences Institute • UTSA College of Sciences (joint Clinical Lab Sciences program) • UTSA Engineering (joint BME program)Categories:- Libraries in San Antonio, Texas
- University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
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