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{"id":6257,"date":"2015-03-12T11:00:54","date_gmt":"2015-03-12T15:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/?p=6257"},"modified":"2024-11-13T14:17:08","modified_gmt":"2024-11-13T19:17:08","slug":"hosting-the-ambassador-of-belgium","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/2015\/03\/12\/hosting-the-ambassador-of-belgium\/","title":{"rendered":"Hosting the Ambassador of Belgium"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>By Jeffrey S. Reznick<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Belgium\u2014founding member of the European Union and a country whose heritage is rich in so many ways, and especially in the history of medicine.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6261\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6261\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/dsc0595.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"6261\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/2015\/03\/12\/hosting-the-ambassador-of-belgium\/_dsc0595\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/dsc0595.jpg?fit=1600%2C1067&ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1600,1067\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{"aperture":"4","credit":"","camera":"NIKON D750","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1425377937","copyright":"","focal_length":"48","iso":"1600","shutter_speed":"0.033333333333333","title":"","orientation":"1"}\" data-image-title=\"Ambassador Verbeke and Kaat Wils view Vesalius\" data-image-description=\"<p>Michael North, Head of the NLM\u2019s Rare Books and Early Manuscripts Section shows the book to the Ambassador and Professor in the company of Historian Michael Sappol and NLM director Donald A.B. Lindberg.<\/p>\n\" data-image-caption=\"<p>Ambassador Verbeke and Professor Wils view NLM’s copy of De Fabrica. Photo by Stephen Greenberg, NLM<\/p>\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/dsc0595.jpg?fit=300%2C200&ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/dsc0595.jpg?fit=840%2C560&ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-6261 size-medium\" title=\"Viewing the Vesalius\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/dsc0595.jpg?resize=300%2C200&ssl=1\" alt=\"Five people stand around an open book in the NLM's reading room.\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6261\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Left to right, Ambassador Johan Verbeke, NLM Director Donald A.B. Lindberg, Historian Michael Sappol, and Professor Kaat Wils view NLM’s unique copy of Vesalius’ <em>De Fabrica <\/em>with Michael North (right).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Recently, we were honored to host a visit of Belgium\u2019s <a title=\"Facebook: The Embassy of Belgium to the United States\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/BelgiumintheUSA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ambassador to the United States<\/a>, Johan Verbeke. Joining him was Kaat Wils, Professor of Modern European Cultural History at the <a title=\"KU Leuven\" href=\"http:\/\/www.kuleuven.be\/english\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">University of Leuven<\/a>. We were pleased to share with them some rare and unique materials from the Library\u2019s collection that were created in Belgium, and some materials that reflect relations between our two countries.<\/p>\n<p>The highlight of the visit was viewing our <a title=\"NLM's Circulating Now\" href=\"http:\/\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/2014\/12\/16\/nlms-unique-de-fabrica\/\">unique copy of <em>De Fabrica<\/em><\/a>, by Andreas Vesalius (1514\u20131564), with a discussion led by Michael North, Head of the NLM\u2019s Rare Books and Early Manuscripts Section. Recognizing the birth of Vesalius\u2014500 years ago in Belgium\u2019s capital, Brussels\u2014has been a landmark event celebrated worldwide, and by both <a title=\"NLM's Circulating Now\" href=\"http:\/\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/tag\/vesalius\/\">the Library<\/a> and the Belgian Embassy in the United States. This opportunity to discuss the significance of Vesalius\u2019 work with the Ambassador and Professor Wils was a very special addition to our celebration of this anniversary.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6260\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6260\" style=\"width: 200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/dsc0625.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"6260\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/2015\/03\/12\/hosting-the-ambassador-of-belgium\/_dsc0625\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/dsc0625.jpg?fit=1067%2C1600&ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1067,1600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{"aperture":"4","credit":"","camera":"NIKON D750","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1425379037","copyright":"","focal_length":"38","iso":"1600","shutter_speed":"0.016666666666667","title":"","orientation":"1"}\" data-image-title=\"Ambassador Verbeke and Kaat Wils\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"<p>Ambassador Verbeke and Professor Wils view archival materials related to the Red Cross of Belgium<\/p>\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/dsc0625.jpg?fit=200%2C300&ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/dsc0625.jpg?fit=683%2C1024&ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-6260 size-medium\" title=\"Viewing ephemera from the Red Cross of Belgium during WWI\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/dsc0625.jpg?resize=200%2C300&ssl=1\" alt=\"A man and woman view materials laid out on a table in the Library reading room.\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6260\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ambassador Verbeke and Professor Wils view NLM archival materials related to the Red Cross of Belgium<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Ambassador Verbeke and Professor Wils also viewed archival materials from our collections. Rebecca Warlow, Head of the NLM\u2019s Images and Archives Section, guided our guests through a brief selection of materials highlighting Belgium\u2019s central importance during World War I, the centenary of which is underway worldwide. These materials included several posters and postcards from la Croix-Rouge de Belgique (the Red Cross of Belgium) promoting health and hygiene during the period.<\/p>\n<p>Also shown were photographs of <a title=\"NLM's Images from the History of Medicine\" href=\"http:\/\/resource.nlm.nih.gov\/101445383\">Belgium\u2019s King Baudouin and Queen Fabiola<\/a>, taken during a visit to the National Institutes of Health in 1980, and postcards related to the humanitarian works of <a title=\"NLM's Images from the History of Medicine\" href=\"http:\/\/resource.nlm.nih.gov\/101625488\">King Leopold III and Princess Astrid<\/a>, and <a title=\"NLM's Images from the History of Medicine\" href=\"http:\/\/resource.nlm.nih.gov\/101625477\">Princess Josephine-Charlotte<\/a>.<\/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\\\/2015\\\/03\\\/12\\\/hosting-the-ambassador-of-belgium\\\/","likes_blog_id":"52242398"}' itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageGallery\" > <div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 840px; height: 251px;\" data-original-width=\"840\" data-original-height=\"251\" > <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 335px; height: 251px;\" data-original-width=\"335\" data-original-height=\"251\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/2015\/03\/12\/hosting-the-ambassador-of-belgium\/a016819\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"331\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"247\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"6334\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/a016819.png\" data-orig-size=\"1600,1195\" 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=\"NIH hosts Belgian Royalty in 1980\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/a016819.png?fit=300%2C224&ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/a016819.png?fit=840%2C627&ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/a016819.png?w=331&h=247&ssl=1\" width=\"331\" height=\"247\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"331\" data-original-height=\"247\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"NIH hosts Belgian Royalty in 1980\" alt=\"A man in a lab coat gives a tour outside on the NIH campus to a group of people.\" style=\"width: 331px; height: 247px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Dr. Fredrickson hosts Belgian royalty at NIH, 1980 <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 163px; height: 251px;\" data-original-width=\"163\" data-original-height=\"251\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-small\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/2015\/03\/12\/hosting-the-ambassador-of-belgium\/d05118\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"159\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"247\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"6328\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/d05118.png\" data-orig-size=\"773,1200\" 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=\"Postcard Portrait of Belgian Royalty\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/d05118.png?fit=193%2C300&ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/d05118.png?fit=660%2C1024&ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/d05118.png?w=159&h=247&ssl=1\" width=\"159\" height=\"247\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"159\" data-original-height=\"247\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Postcard Portrait of Belgian Royalty\" alt=\"A man in uniform and a well dressed woman stand with a nurse holding an infant.\" style=\"width: 159px; height: 247px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Leopold III of Belgium and his wife, Princess Astrid, together with a nurse holding a baby, ca. 1930 <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 180px; height: 251px;\" data-original-width=\"180\" data-original-height=\"251\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-small\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/2015\/03\/12\/hosting-the-ambassador-of-belgium\/d05110\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"176\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"247\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"6329\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/d05110.png\" data-orig-size=\"858,1200\" 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=\"Red Cross of Belgium Postcard and Stamps\" data-image-description=\"<p>https:\/\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/2015\/03\/12\/hosting-the-ambassador-of-belgium\/<\/p> \" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/d05110.png?fit=215%2C300&ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/d05110.png?fit=732%2C1024&ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/d05110.png?w=176&h=247&ssl=1\" width=\"176\" height=\"247\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"176\" data-original-height=\"247\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Red Cross of Belgium Postcard and Stamps\" alt=\"Two postmarked stamps on a postcard, all featuring the sam image of a woman in a red ross uniform.\" style=\"width: 176px; height: 247px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> A postcard and Belgian Red Cross stamps featuring Princess Josephine-Charlotte, 1953 <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 162px; height: 251px;\" data-original-width=\"162\" data-original-height=\"251\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-small\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/2015\/03\/12\/hosting-the-ambassador-of-belgium\/d04832\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"158\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"247\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"6330\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/d04832.png\" data-orig-size=\"766,1200\" 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=\"Red Cross of Belgium WWI Poster\" data-image-description=\"<p>Elle secourt et console toutes les infortunes \/ Allard L’Olivier. <\/p> \" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/d04832.png?fit=192%2C300&ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/d04832.png?fit=654%2C1024&ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/d04832.png?w=158&h=247&ssl=1\" width=\"158\" height=\"247\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"158\" data-original-height=\"247\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Red Cross of Belgium WWI Poster\" alt=\"A poster featuring an illustration of a nurse holding a baby on her arm and supporting a wounded man.\" style=\"width: 158px; height: 247px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> She rescues and consoles all the misfortunes, ca. 1915 <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <\/div> <!-- close row --> <div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 840px; height: 539px;\" data-original-width=\"840\" data-original-height=\"539\" > <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 345px; height: 539px;\" data-original-width=\"345\" data-original-height=\"539\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/2015\/03\/12\/hosting-the-ambassador-of-belgium\/d04831\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"341\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"535\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"6331\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/d04831.png\" data-orig-size=\"764,1200\" 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=\"Red Cross of Belgium WWI Poster\" data-image-description=\"<p>En temps de guerre, elle lutte contre la mort \/ Allard L’Olivier. <\/p> \" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/d04831.png?fit=191%2C300&ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/d04831.png?fit=652%2C1024&ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/d04831.png?w=341&h=535&ssl=1\" width=\"341\" height=\"535\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"341\" data-original-height=\"535\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Red Cross of Belgium WWI Poster\" alt=\"A poster featuring an illustration of a nurse holding a wounded man and keeping a figure of death at bay.\" style=\"width: 341px; height: 535px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> In times of war, she fights against Death, ca. 1915 <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 252px; height: 539px;\" data-original-width=\"252\" data-original-height=\"539\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-small\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/2015\/03\/12\/hosting-the-ambassador-of-belgium\/c03830\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"248\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"535\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"6332\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/c03830.png\" data-orig-size=\"555,1200\" 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=\"Red Cross of Belgium Anti-Tuberculosis Poster\" data-image-description=\"<p>La sante\u00b4 comme la fortune vient en dormant–la fene^tre ouverte publie\u00b4 par la Croix-Rouge de Belgique ; reproduction autorise\u00b4e par le Comite\u00b4 national de defense contre la tuberculose. <\/p> \" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/c03830.png?fit=139%2C300&ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/c03830.png?fit=474%2C1024&ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/c03830.png?w=248&h=535&ssl=1\" width=\"248\" height=\"535\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"248\" data-original-height=\"535\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Red Cross of Belgium Anti-Tuberculosis Poster\" alt=\"A poster of a child sleeping by an open window.\" style=\"width: 248px; height: 535px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Health, like fortune, comes while you are sleeping\u2014with the window wide-open, ca. 1916 <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 243px; height: 539px;\" data-original-width=\"243\" data-original-height=\"539\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-small\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/2015\/03\/12\/hosting-the-ambassador-of-belgium\/c03828\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"239\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"535\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"6333\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/c03828.png\" data-orig-size=\"537,1200\" 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=\"Red Cross of Belgium Anti-Tuberculosis Poster\" data-image-description=\"<p>La classe en plein air fortifie l’enfant de\u00b4bile publie\u00b4 par la Croix-Rouge de Belgique ; reproduction autorise\u00b4e par la Comite\u00b4 national de defense contre la tuberculose.<\/p> \" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/c03828.png?fit=134%2C300&ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/c03828.png?fit=458%2C1024&ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/c03828.png?w=239&h=535&ssl=1\" width=\"239\" height=\"535\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"239\" data-original-height=\"535\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Red Cross of Belgium Anti-Tuberculosis Poster\" alt=\"A poster of a children at lessons in a roofed shelter without walls.\" style=\"width: 239px; height: 535px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> An open-air classroom strengthens the weak child, ca. 1916 <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <\/div> <!-- close row --> <\/div>\n<p>Ambassador Verbeke, who graduated from the University of Ghent with degrees in Law and Philosophy, and obtained his LL.M. at the Yale Law School, appreciated the humanism conveyed by <em>De Fabrica<\/em>, and the richness overall in the collections he saw on his visit:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>It was a pleasure and a privilege to visit the historical collections of the U.S. National Library of Medicine, and to see its unique copy of <em>De Fabrica<\/em>. Through this book which was authored by our own Andreas <em>Vesalius, <\/em>and so many other collections of the NLM, our countries have a deep connection in history, a connection that informs our good relations today, and is an important foundation upon which our countries look together to advancing the understanding of medicine and science in the 21st-century.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Accepting a gift copy of the NLM\u2019s <a title=\"NLM's Digital Collections\" href=\"http:\/\/collections.nlm.nih.gov\/HiddenTreasure\"><em>Hidden Treasure<\/em><\/a> book, Professor Wils agreed:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>As the title of your splendid work <em>Hidden Treasures<\/em> suggests, the collection is exceptionally rich, with medical texts and images from the middle ages to the present, stemming from all parts of the world. A treasure to cherish, both with a view to future research and with a view to informing the public on the historicity and materiality of medical knowledge. I enjoyed my visit tremendously, and thank you very much for your own time, expertise, and hospitality.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>We look forward to keeping in touch with our friends from Belgium, and we appreciate their valuable time and interest in our collections!<\/p>\n<p><em>The <a title=\"National Library of Medicine\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nlm.nih.gov\/\">NLM<\/a> and its <a title=\"NLM's History of Medicine Division\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nlm.nih.gov\/hmd\/\">History of Medicine Division<\/a> are <a title=\"National Library of Medicine\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nlm.nih.gov\/hmd\/about\/visitus.html\">open to the public<\/a> from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (EST) Monday thru Friday except for <a title=\"National Library of Medicine\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nlm.nih.gov\/about\/holiday.html\">Federal holidays<\/a>. We warmly welcome visitors and anyone who would wish to request a tour of our collections and exhibitions. Contact us at (301) 402-8878 or at <a href=\"https:\/\/support.nlm.nih.gov\/ics\/support\/KBList.asp?folderID=150&from=\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NLM Customer Support<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/jeffrey-s-reznick.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"551\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/2013\/07\/02\/the-president-is-somewhat-restless-reenacting-the-summer-of-1881-and-the-days-following-the-assassination-of-president-james-a-garfield\/jeffrey-s-reznick\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/jeffrey-s-reznick.jpg?fit=220%2C298&ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"220,298\" 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":""}\" data-image-title=\"Jeffrey S. Reznick\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/jeffrey-s-reznick.jpg?fit=220%2C298&ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/jeffrey-s-reznick.jpg?fit=220%2C298&ssl=1\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-551\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/jeffrey-s-reznick.jpg?resize=77%2C105\" alt=\"Portrait of Jeffrey S. Reznick in the HMD Reading Room\" width=\"77\" height=\"105\" \/><\/a>Jeffrey S. Reznick, PhD, is Chief of the History of Medicine Division at the National Library of Medicine.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Jeffrey S. 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