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Disease, Hygiene & Medical Practice
A focused group of public-domain works connected by subject, literary setting and recurring questions.
Independent digital catalogue
Historical Medicine Archive: Public Domain Medical and Health Texts
The Historical Medicine Archive offers access to 96 public-domain works on disease, hygiene, medical practice, anthropology, and everyday life. With contributions from 111 authors, this digital library spans historical medical texts, public health sources, and anatomical studies. It serves as a resource for researchers and enthusiasts interested in the evolution of medical knowledge and practices.
96 public-domain works111 represented authorsSource-attributed catalogue records
Subject gateways
Explore by Theme
Move through the collection by subject, historical setting and type of source.
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Anthropology & Everyday Life: Sources & Perspectives
Texts connected with historical lives, social customs, institutions and the worlds in which people lived.
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Medicine, Health & Anatomy — Reader’s Shelf
A focused group of public-domain works connected by subject, literary setting and recurring questions.
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Medicine, Health & Anatomy — Reader’s Shelf — Collection 4
A focused group of public-domain works connected by subject, literary setting and recurring questions.
Medicine — Editor’s Selection
A closer look
Collection Spotlight
One work and three nearby readings from the current catalogue.
Selected from the current catalogue
A reference hand-book for nurses...
This work offers one entry point into the authors, subjects and source types represented in the current catalogue.
View catalogue recordNewly Catalogued by ULIEC
A practical guide for making pos...
In Disease...
The care of the skin and hair — ...
In Disease...
The works of the highly experien...
In Disease...
Rebecca Jarrett — Edition Insights
In Anthrop...
Text book of veterinary medicine...
In Medicin...
Lessons from the life of Florenc...
In Anthrop...
Bodily changes in pain, hunger, ...
In Disease...
An essay on diseases incidental ...
In Disease...
Routes through the collection
Reading Paths
Four routes into the collection for readers approaching the catalogue with different questions.
Begin with Disease, Hygiene & Medical PracticeOpen a focused route to works connected with Disease, Hygiene & Medical Practice.Explore Anthropology & Everyday Life: Sources & PerspectivesCompare authors, source types and recurring questions within Anthropology & Everyday Life: Sources & Perspectives.Read through Medicine, Health & Anatomy — Reader’s ShelfMove from introductory records to related works in Medicine, Health & Anatomy — Reader’s Shelf.Browse Medicine, Health & Anatomy — Reader’s Shelf — Collection 4Use this theme as a starting point for nearby catalogue records in Medicine, Health & Anatomy — Reader’s Shelf — Collection 4.
Record framework
How This Catalogue Works
How records are presented and connected without altering the represented source texts.
Source connection
Link catalogue pages with the files and references currently available.
Metadata organization
Present visible title, author and edition information for easier discovery.
Collection grouping
Arrange works by recurring subjects, literary settings and historical questions.
Context layer
Describe relationships between records while preserving the wording of source texts.
About these records
Frequently Asked Questions
How the collection is organized, presented and corrected.
It generally means that the represented source text is no longer protected by copyright in the applicable jurisdiction or has been released for public use. Status may vary by country and edition.
A record may include the title, author, category, cover, description, edition information, source references and available reading or download options.
A category reflects a work’s principal subjects, literary setting, source type and relationship to nearby records in the collection.
The catalogue adds navigation, metadata and editorial context. The represented source text retains its wording, edition information and rights status.
Use the contact page and include the work title, page address and the exact attribution, category, metadata or source detail requiring attention.
Catalogue stewardship
Edgar Eliot
Senior Editor
Maintains catalogue records, records source attribution, organizes metadata, assigns categories, and prepares editorial context for each work.
