Early Medical and Dental Books
From the Thomas Wiltberger Evans Collection
Tab. VI from Philip Pfaff's "Abhandlung von den Zähnen des menschlichen Körpers und deren Krankheiten" (RK301 P53 1756)
On exhibit August 19 - November 17, 2019
This small exhibition exemplifies Thomas Wiltberger Evans’s book collecting in the conjoined early history of, first, general medicine and surgery and, second, his specific field, dentistry. For Evans, a noticeably successful and prominent dental practitioner in his era, book collecting seemed a gentleman’s avocation. This survey of the collection indicates that, vocationally and avocationally, Evans was both a smart dentist and a smart collector.
Leon Levy Dental Medicine Library
University of Pennsylvania
240 S. 40th Street, Philadelphia, PA
Gallery hours: Monday-Friday, 8am-5pm
Free and open to the public (please show photo ID at entrance).
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