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Ann Blair: Credit, Thanks and Blame in the Works of Conrad Gessner

2015-BLAIR_Ann-RBS-marty-moore_3croppedIn this illustrated lecture, Harvard historian Ann Blair discusses the work of Zürich physician Conrad Gessner, who published prolifically in a wide range of areas and genres, from bibliography and philology to natural history and medicine. Blair analyzes Gessner’s many prefaces and dedications to show how he used the medium of print to distribute credit, thanks, and blame in unusually public ways. He sought to enhance his ability to gather information and to elicit contributions of manuscripts, images, and help from scholars all over Europe.











When: Sat., Jan. 30, 2016 at 11:00 am - 12:30 pm
Where: The New York Academy of Medicine
1216 Fifth Ave.
212-822-7200
Price: Free
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2015-BLAIR_Ann-RBS-marty-moore_3croppedIn this illustrated lecture, Harvard historian Ann Blair discusses the work of Zürich physician Conrad Gessner, who published prolifically in a wide range of areas and genres, from bibliography and philology to natural history and medicine. Blair analyzes Gessner’s many prefaces and dedications to show how he used the medium of print to distribute credit, thanks, and blame in unusually public ways. He sought to enhance his ability to gather information and to elicit contributions of manuscripts, images, and help from scholars all over Europe.

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