https://heritage.rcpsg.ac.uk/files/original/3fae6e5530da82f924d1b982fe0dc920.jpg e23a267f202e5faf48b8240d5acd6ecc https://heritage.rcpsg.ac.uk/files/original/9b3b2ec20aea36610590bb88b48654f4.jpg 364f84a2c12e341d577876cccf96b3bb Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Books Subject The topic of the resource Book collections Description An account of the resource The College Library was founded in 1698 when Faculty members donated books for our first home at the Trongate in Glasgow. We have been collecting books both old and new ever since, and our collection of rare books stretches back to the 15th century. We hold many fine examples of important historical texts, with particularly strong representation in medicine, surgery, botany and materia medica from the 18th and 19th centuries. We also hold a collection of several thousand medical pamphlets from the 18th to the early 20th centuries. Most of the book collection can be found on our online catalogue and we regularly add new records to make our collections more discoverable. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource An inquiry into the causes and effects of the variolae vaccinae : a disease discovered in some of the western counties of England, particularly Gloucestershire, and known by the name of the cow pox Description An account of the resource A first editon of Jenner's "An Inquiry into the Causes and Effects of the Variolae Vaccinae", the monumental book of his career where he documents the use of cowpox to protect agains smallpox. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Edward Jenner Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource c. 1798 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Bookstore (JEN) Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available London : printed, for the author, by Sampson Low, No. 7, Berwick Street, Soho: and sold by Law, Ave-Maria Lane; and Murray and Highley, Fleet Street Edward Jenner Vaccination