BERETTA, Marco
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A history of non-printed science. A select catalogue of the Waller Collection.Uppsala, Sweden: Acta Universitatis Upsaliensis, 1993.Describes elements of the Waller Collection not covered in Sallander's 2-volume catalogue of the books. Erik Waller assembled the largest library of the history of medicine and science of any 20th century collector. The Waller Library consists of the following components, totaling over 108,000 items. Books: 21,000 Uncatalogued pamphlets, booklets & offprints: 4000 Autographs & Letters: 30,000 Alba Amicorum: 36 Bookplates: 200 Iconography (Prints, etc.): 40,000 Manuscripts & Diplomas: 300 Medals: 600 Estimated total: 108,100
Subjects: BIBLIOGRAPHY › Catalogues of Physicians' / Scientists' Libraries |
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Bibliotheca Lavoisieriana: The catalogue of the library of Antoine Laurent Lavoisier.Florence: Leo S. Olschki, 1995.Subjects: BIBLIOGRAPHY › Catalogues of Physicians' / Scientists' Libraries, Chemistry, Chemistry › History of Chemistry |
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The arsenal of eighteenth-century chemistry: The laboratories of Antoine Laurent Lavoisier (1743-1794) by Marco Beretta and Paolo Brenni.Leiden & Boston: Brill, 2022."The substantial collection of Antoine Laurent Lavoisier’s apparatus is not the only surviving collection of eighteenth-century chemical apparatus and instrumentation, but it is without question the most important. The present study provides the first scientific catalogue of Lavoisier’s surviving apparatus. This collection of instruments is remarkable not only for the quality of many of them but, above all, for the number of items that have survived (ca. 600 items). Given such a wealth and variety of instruments, this study also offers the first comprehensive attempt to reconstruct the cultural and social context of Lavoisier’s experimental activities" (publisher). Subjects: Chemistry › History of Chemistry, INSTRUMENTS & TECHNOLOGIES › History of Biomedical Instrumentation |