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Exhibit on Greek Medicine
" 'I Swear by Apollo Physician': Greek Medicine from the Gods to Galen"
The History of Medicine Division of the National Library of Medicine has installed an exhibition on Classical Greek medicine titled, " 'I swear by Apollo Physician': Greek Medicine from the Gods to Galen."
The exhibition is on display outside the Division's Reading Room until April 26, 2002.
The exhibition focuses on the history of Greek medicine and Classical Greek contributions to modern medicine. Included in the exhibition are items from the Library's history of medicine collection, among which are early printed editions and medieval manuscripts of works by physicians such as Hippocrates, Galen, Artemidorus, Aristotle, and Dioscorides.
Many foundations of modern Western medicine lie in Classical Greece, from about 800 B.C.E. to about 200 C.E. During this period Greek medicine departed from the divine and mystical and moved toward observation and logical reasoning. These ideas spread throughout the Mediterranean world and as far east as India, and their influence has remained strong in much of the West to this day.
The National Library of Medicine is at 8600 Rockville Pike, on the grounds of the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland. The Library is open 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday; 8:30 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. on Thursday; and 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Saturday. Because of heightened security, parking at the NIH is difficult. Go to www.nlm.nih.gov/about/visitor.html for directions and information about security measures. Metro service (Medical Center Station on the Red Line) is convenient.
Here are several images from the exhibit:
Last updated: 13 February 2004
First published: 26 April 2002
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