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Date: 19 May 2014 6pm: registration 6.30pm: Lecture by Peter Murray Jones, 'Early medical printing and the Fasciculus medicinae of Johannes de Ketham' 7.30pm: Reception, including display of the RCP Fasciculus medicinae and other medical incunables from the RCP library. Book online: http://www.rcplondon.ac.uk/fasciculus-medicinae Tickets: £5 (including refreshments) For enquiries please email [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> or telephone 020 3075 1543 Last year the RCP purchased the 1500 Latin edition of the Fasciculus medicinae, an exceptionally illustrated medical incunable. Join us on 19 May to learn more about this beautiful book. Peter Murray Jones is Fellow and Librarian at King's College, Cambridge. He is the author of Medieval Medicine in Illuminated Manuscripts (1998), and studies of the impact of the coming of print on medical knowledge and practice. Last year he conducted workshops on 'Epidemic print: medical incunabula and their readers' at Cambridge University Library. The lecture will put the Fasciculus medicinae, published in both Latin and vernacular versions, in the context of the early printing of medicine in Europe. The book was exceptional in both its text and illustrations, but it clearly resonated with contemporary collectors and readers. It is still the centrepiece of any great collection of early medical books. The purchase of the Fasciculus medicinae was generously supported by the Arts Council PRISM Fund Katie Birkwood | Rare Books and Special Collections Librarian Library, Archive and Museum Services | Royal College of Physicians 11 St Andrews Place | Regent's Park | London NW1 4LE Direct line +44 (0)20 3075 1482 | Fax +44 (0)20 7486 3729 | www.rcplondon.ac.uk<http://www.rcplondon.ac.uk/> | facebook<http://www.facebook.com/RoyalCollegeofPhysicians> | twitter<http://twitter.com/#!/RCPLondon> | linkedin<http://www.linkedin.com/company/royal-college-of-physicians> 'This bewitching poison'<http://www.rcplondon.ac.uk/museum-and-garden/exhibitions/bewitching-poison-alcohol-and-royal-college-physicians>: alcohol and the Royal College of Physicians | 13 January - 28 July 2014 | Open Mon to Fri 9am-5pm Explore 300 years of drinking history through the work of artists, doctors and satirists This message may contain confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient please inform the sender that you have received the message in error before deleting it. Please do not disclose, copy or distribute information in this e-mail or take any action in reliance on its contents: to do so is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. Thank you for your co-operation.