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{"id":26184,"date":"2023-03-30T11:00:32","date_gmt":"2023-03-30T15:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/?p=26184"},"modified":"2023-03-29T10:41:34","modified_gmt":"2023-03-29T14:41:34","slug":"dr-windsor-gentleman-collector-of-rare-medical-books","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/2023\/03\/30\/dr-windsor-gentleman-collector-of-rare-medical-books\/","title":{"rendered":"Dr. Windsor: Gentleman Collector of Rare Medical Books"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>By Anne Rothfeld ~<br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<p>What motivates a rare book collector? A medical professional naturally accumulates an array of reference books particularly around their specialization. But what attracts some to historical works, and materials that range far from a collector\u2019s professional interests?\u00a0 Books are certainly beautiful, aesthetic objects; and then there\u2019s the thrill of the hunt. Book collectors\u2019 euphoria for seeking certain editions through antiquarian bookshops and assembling materials into an ever-growing collection, indicates into emotional investment. Collectors’ motivations are as unique to the individual as to their collection\u2014the private pleasure of discovering and accumulating treasures, an altruistic impulse to preserve knowledge, or a more public desire to build a quality collection that will stand as a legacy.\u00a0 Some or all of these may have motivated Thomas Windsor, whose lifetime of investment in books enriched the growing collections of the Library of the Surgeon General’s Office (now the National Library of Medicine) upon his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC5356076\/?page=1\">death in 1910<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_26199\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-26199\" style=\"width: 225px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Windsor.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"26199\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/2023\/03\/30\/dr-windsor-gentleman-collector-of-rare-medical-books\/windsor\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Windsor.jpg?fit=900%2C1200&ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"900,1200\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}\" data-image-title=\"Windsor\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"<p>Thomas Windsor in A Centenary History of the Manchester Medical Society, With Biographical Notices of its First President, Secretaries and Honorary Librarian, 1934<br \/>\nNational Library of Medicine #<br \/>\n31711080R<\/p>\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Windsor.jpg?fit=225%2C300&ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Windsor.jpg?fit=768%2C1024&ssl=1\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-26199\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Windsor.jpg?resize=225%2C300&ssl=1\" alt=\"A photograph of an older man, seated in profile, in a heavy coat and brimmed cap.\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Windsor.jpg?resize=225%2C300&ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Windsor.jpg?resize=768%2C1024&ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Windsor.jpg?resize=600%2C800&ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Windsor.jpg?resize=300%2C400&ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Windsor.jpg?resize=150%2C200&ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Windsor.jpg?resize=840%2C1120&ssl=1 840w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Windsor.jpg?w=900&ssl=1 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-26199\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Thomas Windsor in <em>A Centenary History of the Manchester Medical Society, With Biographical Notices of its First President, Secretaries and Honorary Librarian<\/em>, 1934<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/catalog.nlm.nih.gov\/permalink\/01NLM_INST\/1o1phhn\/alma993088683406676\"><em>National Library of Medicine #31711080R<\/em><\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Thomas Windsor (1831\u20131910) was a well-regarded British surgeon who had a large private practice. He studied at the Manchester Royal School of Medicine where he qualified and passed the Membership of the Royal College of Surgeons (MRCS) in 1853\u20131854.\u00a0 After receiving his diploma from the Manchester Eye Hospital in 1856, Windsor began his career working in London\u2019s general and special hospitals as an ophthalmic surgeon, including Salford and Pendleton Royal Hospital and Dispensary, Manchester Southern Hospital for Women and Children, and Royal Infirmary, and served as lecturer in ophthalmology at Owens College Manchester.\u00a0 He spoke several languages and tracked medical advancements across Europe. He abstracted articles from medical journals indicating his knowledge of the breadth of the surgical field and transcribed and translated numerous articles from German and French medical journals into notebooks.\u00a0 He even introduced German ophthalmological innovations to British surgeons.<\/p>\n<div class=\"tiled-gallery type-rectangular tiled-gallery-unresized\" data-original-width=\"840\" data-carousel-extra='{"blog_id":1,"permalink":"https:\\\/\\\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\\\/2023\\\/03\\\/30\\\/dr-windsor-gentleman-collector-of-rare-medical-books\\\/","likes_blog_id":"52242398"}' itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageGallery\" > <div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 840px; height: 488px;\" data-original-width=\"840\" data-original-height=\"488\" > <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 336px; height: 488px;\" data-original-width=\"336\" data-original-height=\"488\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/2023\/03\/30\/dr-windsor-gentleman-collector-of-rare-medical-books\/windsor_treatment_101222002\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"332\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"484\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"26202\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Windsor_Treatment_101222002.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"828,1206\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"1"}\" data-image-title=\"Article by Windsor\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Windsor_Treatment_101222002.jpg?fit=206%2C300&ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Windsor_Treatment_101222002.jpg?fit=703%2C1024&ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Windsor_Treatment_101222002.jpg?w=332&h=484&ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Windsor_Treatment_101222002.jpg?w=828&ssl=1 828w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Windsor_Treatment_101222002.jpg?resize=206%2C300&ssl=1 206w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Windsor_Treatment_101222002.jpg?resize=703%2C1024&ssl=1 703w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Windsor_Treatment_101222002.jpg?resize=768%2C1119&ssl=1 768w\" width=\"332\" height=\"484\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"332\" data-original-height=\"484\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Article by Windsor\" alt=\"The first page of a journal article, annotated with Library markings.\" style=\"width: 332px; height: 484px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> “The Treatment of Wounds of the Eye by Suture” by Thomas Winsor in Manchester Medical and Surgical Report, 1871 <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 504px; height: 488px;\" data-original-width=\"504\" data-original-height=\"488\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/2023\/03\/30\/dr-windsor-gentleman-collector-of-rare-medical-books\/hospital-note\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"500\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"484\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"26203\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/hospital-note.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"983,952\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"1"}\" data-image-title=\"Manchester Eye Hospital Letterhead\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/hospital-note.jpg?fit=300%2C291&ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/hospital-note.jpg?fit=840%2C814&ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/hospital-note.jpg?w=500&h=484&ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/hospital-note.jpg?w=983&ssl=1 983w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/hospital-note.jpg?resize=300%2C291&ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/hospital-note.jpg?resize=768%2C744&ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/hospital-note.jpg?resize=840%2C814&ssl=1 840w\" width=\"500\" height=\"484\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"500\" data-original-height=\"484\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Manchester Eye Hospital Letterhead\" alt=\"Hospital letterhead with handwritten notes.\" style=\"width: 500px; height: 484px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Thomas Windsor’s Letterhead as a Surgeon at Manchester Eye Hospital, ca. 1860 <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <\/div> <!-- close row --> <\/div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_26197\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-26197\" style=\"width: 226px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Index2_2931155R.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"26197\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/2023\/03\/30\/dr-windsor-gentleman-collector-of-rare-medical-books\/index2_2931155r\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Index2_2931155R.jpg?fit=981%2C1302&ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"981,1302\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"1"}\" data-image-title=\"Index2_2931155R\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"<p>Windsor\u2019s handwritten Index to Medical Literature, 1855<br \/>\nNational Library of Medicine #2931155R<\/p>\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Index2_2931155R.jpg?fit=226%2C300&ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Index2_2931155R.jpg?fit=772%2C1024&ssl=1\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-26197\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Index2_2931155R.jpg?resize=226%2C300&ssl=1\" alt=\"A handwritten page headed Na in a book with alphabetical page tabs, heavily worn, \" width=\"226\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Index2_2931155R.jpg?resize=226%2C300&ssl=1 226w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Index2_2931155R.jpg?resize=772%2C1024&ssl=1 772w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Index2_2931155R.jpg?resize=768%2C1019&ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Index2_2931155R.jpg?resize=900%2C1200&ssl=1 900w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Index2_2931155R.jpg?resize=600%2C800&ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Index2_2931155R.jpg?resize=300%2C400&ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Index2_2931155R.jpg?resize=150%2C200&ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Index2_2931155R.jpg?resize=840%2C1115&ssl=1 840w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Index2_2931155R.jpg?w=981&ssl=1 981w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 226px) 100vw, 226px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-26197\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Thomas Windsor\u2019s handwritten <em>Index to Medical Literature<\/em>, 1855<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/catalog.nlm.nih.gov\/permalink\/01NLM_INST\/1o1phhn\/alma992998343406676\"><em>National Library of Medicine #2931155R<\/em><\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>But Windsor\u2019s lasting fame rests on his love for collecting old and rare medical books. Retiring from his practice in 1878 at the age of 47, Windsor turned his attention to acquiring rare medical books, early manuscripts, and incunabula, and building medical bibliographic knowledge.\u00a0 His love of books led to a longstanding association as an honorary librarian to the Manchester Medical Society (MMS) from 1858\u20131883 during which time he took over the MMS library, acquiring new material, cataloging the entire collection, and eventually supervising its transfer to Owens College in 1875.\u00a0 Windsor inexpensively purchased books \u201c\u2026rich in books of plates, dictionaries, cyclop\u00e6dias, periodicals and old and scarce books\u201d not only for their rarity, but also for the artworks, turning the MMS into a nationally significant collection.\u00a0 The collection grew four-fold under his tutelage.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_26205\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-26205\" style=\"width: 185px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/bookplate_2931174R.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"26205\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/2023\/03\/30\/dr-windsor-gentleman-collector-of-rare-medical-books\/bookplate_2931174r\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/bookplate_2931174R.jpg?fit=741%2C1200&ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"741,1200\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}\" data-image-title=\"bookplate_2931174R\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"<p>A book plate documenting the acquisition of a manuscript from Dr. Windsor in 1913.<br \/>\nNational Library of Medicine #2931174R<\/p>\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/bookplate_2931174R.jpg?fit=185%2C300&ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/bookplate_2931174R.jpg?fit=632%2C1024&ssl=1\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-26205\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/bookplate_2931174R.jpg?resize=185%2C300&ssl=1\" alt=\"The inside cover of a small leather-bound book with a pasted book label of the Surgeon General's Office Library and reading presented by Dr. Thomas Windsor, Manchester, Engl.\" width=\"185\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/bookplate_2931174R.jpg?resize=185%2C300&ssl=1 185w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/bookplate_2931174R.jpg?resize=632%2C1024&ssl=1 632w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/bookplate_2931174R.jpg?w=741&ssl=1 741w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 185px) 100vw, 185px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-26205\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A book plate documenting the acquisition of a manuscript from Thomas Windsor in 1913.<br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/resource.nlm.nih.gov\/2931174R\"><em>National Library of Medicine #2931174R<\/em><\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In 1874, Windsor\u2019s connection to the Library of the Surgeon General\u2019s Office began. <a href=\"https:\/\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/2017\/07\/18\/new-history-of-the-nlm-civil-war-and-the-era-of-john-shaw-billings\/\">John Shaw Billings<\/a> (1838\u20131913), the surgeon and librarian in charge, wrote to Windsor at the MMS regarding an exchange of duplicate medical books housed in each library.\u00a0 Windsor enthusiastically responded and negotiations commenced.\u00a0 Specific exchange clauses were established, and financials rendered at stated intervals.\u00a0 Soon, crates of books crossed the Atlantic Ocean in both directions.\u00a0 Reportedly, one crate consisted of approximately 148 volumes and 64 pamphlets.<\/p>\n<p>Windsor, described as Billing\u2019s second-hand man and thus the library\u2019s greatest benefactor, became Billings\u2019 overseas book agent, searching for and acquiring special titles for the Army medical library. Soon, Windsor took an interest in <a href=\"https:\/\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/2017\/07\/18\/new-history-of-the-nlm-civil-war-and-the-era-of-john-shaw-billings\/\"><em>Index Medicus<\/em><\/a>, contributing to \u201cNotes and Queries\u201d regarding rare book editions, and the <a href=\"https:\/\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/2020\/09\/24\/director-jones-and-the-rise-of-the-army-medical-library\/\"><em>Index-Catalogue<\/em><\/a>, where Windsor was acknowledged for his voluntary donations of valuable rare medical books, including <a href=\"https:\/\/catalog.nlm.nih.gov\/permalink\/01NLM_INST\/1o1phhn\/alma994375003406676\">watercolors of anatomical sketches<\/a> by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nlm.nih.gov\/exhibition\/dream-anatomy\/index.html?assetPath=section2_slide15\">Sir Charles Bell<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>As the former owner and donor of nearly 80 remarkable examples of rare medical books acquired for the Library of the Surgeon General’s Office collections, Thomas Windsor exemplifies the gentleman book collections. Examples of his purchases for his private collection, now available through NLM Digital Collections, include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>[<em><a href=\"http:\/\/resource.nlm.nih.gov\/100899906\">Leechbook, no. 1<\/a><\/em>] <em>Herbarium Novum Anglicanum and Medieval English<\/em>, (15th century) is a collection of medicinal recipes, treatises on pestilence, urine, alchemy, and a poem on bloodletting’<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/resource.nlm.nih.gov\/100957835\"><em>Viaticus: De Medicina Physicae Artis<\/em><\/a> (13th century) consists of treatment of diseases and heavily annotated with marginal and interlinear notes;<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/resource.nlm.nih.gov\/9412629\"><em>Incipit tractatus de egritudinibus capitis<\/em><\/a> (1481) and <a href=\"http:\/\/resource.nlm.nih.gov\/100899316\"><em>Antonii Guaiynerii de balneis<\/em><\/a> (1481) are two treatises on internal and external use of water for therapeutic purposes, and formulas for various types of medicinal substances’;<\/li>\n<li>[<a href=\"http:\/\/resource.nlm.nih.gov\/101232418\"><em>Medical Treatise<\/em><\/a>] (1615) contains diagnoses, medical treatments, and recipes;<\/li>\n<li>and <a href=\"http:\/\/resource.nlm.nih.gov\/2931174R\"><em>Medical receipts and miscellanies by an unknown hand about 1673<\/em><\/a> is an example of <a href=\"https:\/\/collections.nlm.nih.gov\/?f%5Bdrep2.subjectAggregate%5D%5B%5D=Pharmaceutical+Preparations\">Pharmaceutical Preparations<\/a> and includes notations by Thomas Windsor.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"tiled-gallery type-rectangular tiled-gallery-unresized\" data-original-width=\"840\" data-carousel-extra='{"blog_id":1,"permalink":"https:\\\/\\\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\\\/2023\\\/03\\\/30\\\/dr-windsor-gentleman-collector-of-rare-medical-books\\\/","likes_blog_id":"52242398"}' itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageGallery\" > <div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 840px; height: 420px;\" data-original-width=\"840\" data-original-height=\"420\" > <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 256px; height: 420px;\" data-original-width=\"256\" data-original-height=\"420\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/2023\/03\/30\/dr-windsor-gentleman-collector-of-rare-medical-books\/attachment\/100957835\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"252\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"416\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"26209\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/100957835.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"727,1200\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}\" data-image-title=\"De Medicina Physicae Artis\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/100957835.jpg?fit=182%2C300&ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/100957835.jpg?fit=620%2C1024&ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/100957835.jpg?w=252&h=416&ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/100957835.jpg?w=727&ssl=1 727w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/100957835.jpg?resize=182%2C300&ssl=1 182w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/100957835.jpg?resize=620%2C1024&ssl=1 620w\" width=\"252\" height=\"416\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"252\" data-original-height=\"416\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"De Medicina Physicae Artis\" alt=\"A manuscript in Latin on Velum with illuminated letters and annotations.\" style=\"width: 252px; height: 416px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> De Medicina Physicae Artis, 13th century National Library of Medicine #100957835 <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 262px; height: 420px;\" data-original-width=\"262\" data-original-height=\"420\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/2023\/03\/30\/dr-windsor-gentleman-collector-of-rare-medical-books\/2931174r-pgimg-81\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"258\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"416\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"26208\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2931174R-pgimg-81.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"745,1200\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}\" data-image-title=\"For Caughs in Children\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2931174R-pgimg-81.jpg?fit=186%2C300&ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2931174R-pgimg-81.jpg?fit=636%2C1024&ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2931174R-pgimg-81.jpg?w=258&h=416&ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2931174R-pgimg-81.jpg?w=745&ssl=1 745w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2931174R-pgimg-81.jpg?resize=186%2C300&ssl=1 186w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2931174R-pgimg-81.jpg?resize=636%2C1024&ssl=1 636w\" width=\"258\" height=\"416\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"258\" data-original-height=\"416\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"For Caughs in Children\" alt=\"A handwritten page of remedies.\" style=\"width: 258px; height: 416px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> National Library of Medicine #2931174R <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 322px; height: 420px;\" data-original-width=\"322\" data-original-height=\"420\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/2023\/03\/30\/dr-windsor-gentleman-collector-of-rare-medical-books\/101232418-pgimg-2\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"318\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"416\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"26210\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/101232418-pgimg-2.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"916,1200\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}\" data-image-title=\"Medical Treatise, 1615\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/101232418-pgimg-2.jpg?fit=229%2C300&ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/101232418-pgimg-2.jpg?fit=782%2C1024&ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/101232418-pgimg-2.jpg?w=318&h=416&ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/101232418-pgimg-2.jpg?w=916&ssl=1 916w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/101232418-pgimg-2.jpg?resize=229%2C300&ssl=1 229w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/101232418-pgimg-2.jpg?resize=782%2C1024&ssl=1 782w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/101232418-pgimg-2.jpg?resize=768%2C1006&ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/101232418-pgimg-2.jpg?resize=840%2C1100&ssl=1 840w\" width=\"318\" height=\"416\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"318\" data-original-height=\"416\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Medical Treatise, 1615\" alt=\"The inside cover of a leather-bound book with a pasted book label of the Surgeon General's Office Library and reading presented by Dr. Thomas Windsor, Manchester, Engl.\" style=\"width: 318px; height: 416px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> National Library of Medicine #101232418 <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <\/div> <!-- close row --> <div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 840px; height: 604px;\" data-original-width=\"840\" data-original-height=\"604\" > <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 462px; height: 604px;\" data-original-width=\"462\" data-original-height=\"604\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/2023\/03\/30\/dr-windsor-gentleman-collector-of-rare-medical-books\/101232418-pgimg-11\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"458\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"600\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"26207\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/101232418-pgimg-11.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"916,1200\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}\" data-image-title=\"A table of astrological symbols\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/101232418-pgimg-11.jpg?fit=229%2C300&ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/101232418-pgimg-11.jpg?fit=782%2C1024&ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/101232418-pgimg-11.jpg?w=458&h=600&ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/101232418-pgimg-11.jpg?w=916&ssl=1 916w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/101232418-pgimg-11.jpg?resize=229%2C300&ssl=1 229w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/101232418-pgimg-11.jpg?resize=782%2C1024&ssl=1 782w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/101232418-pgimg-11.jpg?resize=768%2C1006&ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/101232418-pgimg-11.jpg?resize=840%2C1100&ssl=1 840w\" width=\"458\" height=\"600\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"458\" data-original-height=\"600\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"A table of astrological symbols\" alt=\"A handwritten table of symbols and meanings.\" style=\"width: 458px; height: 600px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Medical Treatise, 1615 National Library of Medicine #101232418 <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 378px; height: 604px;\" data-original-width=\"378\" data-original-height=\"604\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/2023\/03\/30\/dr-windsor-gentleman-collector-of-rare-medical-books\/windsor_bell_65530510r\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"374\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"600\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"26206\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Windsor_Bell_65530510R.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"747,1200\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"1"}\" data-image-title=\"The Arteries\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Windsor_Bell_65530510R.jpg?fit=187%2C300&ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Windsor_Bell_65530510R.jpg?fit=637%2C1024&ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Windsor_Bell_65530510R.jpg?w=374&h=600&ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Windsor_Bell_65530510R.jpg?w=747&ssl=1 747w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Windsor_Bell_65530510R.jpg?resize=187%2C300&ssl=1 187w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Windsor_Bell_65530510R.jpg?resize=637%2C1024&ssl=1 637w\" width=\"374\" height=\"600\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"374\" data-original-height=\"600\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"The Arteries\" alt=\"A fold out colored illustration in a bound manuscript.\" style=\"width: 374px; height: 600px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Engravings of the arteries, 1801 by Sir John Bell National Library of Medicine #65530510R <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <\/div> <!-- close row --> <\/div>\n<p>Materials connected to important figures in medical history including:<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_26195\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-26195\" style=\"width: 285px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/bookplate_100899285.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"26195\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/2023\/03\/30\/dr-windsor-gentleman-collector-of-rare-medical-books\/bookplate_100899285\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/bookplate_100899285.jpg?fit=1233%2C1298&ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1233,1298\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"1"}\" data-image-title=\"bookplate_100899285\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"<p>Thomas Windsor\u2019s Annotation and initials in Flosule viatici (13th century)<br \/>\nNational Library of Medicine #100899285<\/p>\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/bookplate_100899285.jpg?fit=285%2C300&ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/bookplate_100899285.jpg?fit=840%2C884&ssl=1\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-26195\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/bookplate_100899285.jpg?resize=285%2C300&ssl=1\" alt=\"A page with two papers pasted on, one a handwritten slip dated April 4, 1873, the other a bookplate with the initials BAZW. \" width=\"285\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/bookplate_100899285.jpg?resize=285%2C300&ssl=1 285w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/bookplate_100899285.jpg?resize=973%2C1024&ssl=1 973w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/bookplate_100899285.jpg?resize=768%2C808&ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/bookplate_100899285.jpg?resize=1200%2C1263&ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/bookplate_100899285.jpg?resize=840%2C884&ssl=1 840w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/bookplate_100899285.jpg?w=1233&ssl=1 1233w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 285px) 100vw, 285px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-26195\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Thomas Windsor\u2019s annotation and initials in <em>Flosule viatici<\/em> (13th century)<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/catalog.nlm.nih.gov\/permalink\/01NLM_INST\/1o1phhn\/alma998992853406676\"><em>National Library of Medicine #100899285<\/em><\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>A first (London) copy of Harvey\u2019s <em><a href=\"https:\/\/catalog.nlm.nih.gov\/permalink\/01NLM_INST\/a7hdtr\/alma992384963406676\">De Generatione Animalium<\/a><\/em> with handwritten lectures and notes by John Hunter;<\/li>\n<li><em><a href=\"http:\/\/resource.nlm.nih.gov\/2931021R\">Lectures on the Rationale of Surgery<\/a><\/em>, handwritten notes by John Hunter on general surgery;<\/li>\n<li>Notes on Sir Astley Cooper\u2019s <em><a href=\"http:\/\/resource.nlm.nih.gov\/2931059R\">Anatomical Lectures<\/a><\/em> on practices of anatomy and surgery, 1888;<\/li>\n<li>and Rabelais\u2019s edition of selected works from Hippocrates and Galen.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>And a wealth of unique manuscripts by:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/catalog.nlm.nih.gov\/permalink\/01NLM_INST\/1o1phhn\/alma9911420933406676\">Joannes de Sacro Bosco<\/a> (13th century) on astronomy with marginalia in different hands;<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/catalog.nlm.nih.gov\/permalink\/01NLM_INST\/1o1phhn\/alma998998753406676\">Burckhard von Horneck<\/a> (15th century) on hygiene and aging, with marginalia;<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/catalog.nlm.nih.gov\/permalink\/01NLM_INST\/1o1phhn\/alma9911396113406676\">Nicolaus Pol<\/a> (16th century) on fevers, syphilis (morbo gallico), flebotomy, cauterization, diseases of children, and medical recipes;<\/li>\n<li>and Sir Charles Bell\u2019s (19th century) <a href=\"https:\/\/catalog.nlm.nih.gov\/permalink\/01NLM_INST\/1o1phhn\/alma994375003406676\">water-color drawings of the arteries<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_26194\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-26194\" style=\"width: 840px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Bell-heart_65530510R.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"26194\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/2023\/03\/30\/dr-windsor-gentleman-collector-of-rare-medical-books\/bell-heart_65530510r\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Bell-heart_65530510R.jpg?fit=1600%2C1199&ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1600,1199\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}\" data-image-title=\"Bell-heart_65530510R\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"<p>Engravings of the arteries, 1801 by Sir John Bell<br \/>\nNational Library of Medicine #65530510R<\/p>\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Bell-heart_65530510R.jpg?fit=300%2C225&ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Bell-heart_65530510R.jpg?fit=840%2C629&ssl=1\" class=\"size-large wp-image-26194\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Bell-heart_65530510R.jpg?resize=840%2C629&ssl=1\" alt=\"Photograph of an open book with two detailed colored illustrations of a human heart on one side and handwritten comments titled Front and Back Views of the Heart on the other.\" width=\"840\" height=\"629\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Bell-heart_65530510R.jpg?resize=1024%2C767&ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Bell-heart_65530510R.jpg?resize=300%2C225&ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Bell-heart_65530510R.jpg?resize=768%2C576&ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Bell-heart_65530510R.jpg?resize=1536%2C1151&ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Bell-heart_65530510R.jpg?resize=1200%2C899&ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Bell-heart_65530510R.jpg?resize=800%2C600&ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Bell-heart_65530510R.jpg?resize=400%2C300&ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Bell-heart_65530510R.jpg?resize=200%2C150&ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Bell-heart_65530510R.jpg?resize=840%2C629&ssl=1 840w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Bell-heart_65530510R.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-26194\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Engravings of the arteries<\/em>, 1801 by Sir John Bell<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/catalog.nlm.nih.gov\/permalink\/01NLM_INST\/1o1phhn\/alma994375003406676\"><em>National Library of Medicine #65530510R<\/em><\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Windsor was a born book collector, a combination of medical professional and bibliographer, freely buying and collecting common and rare books to please his fellow physicians, librarians, bibliophiles, and his own eccentric taste.\u00a0 Windsor did not collect for himself alone. Whatever his motivation, researchers today are the benefactors of Windsor\u2019s determination that the Library of the Surgeon General\u2019s Office would be a fitting repository for his extensive collection and his foresight that the institution would evolve into the current internationally known research institution for medicine and public health and world class biomedical library, the National Library of Medicine.<\/p>\n<p><em>Anne Rothfeld, PhD, is a librarian and historian in the History of Medicine Division of the National Library of Medicine.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Anne Rothfeld ~ What motivates a rare book collector? 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