Under the Knife: Adventures in Pre-Modern Medicine is the latest online exhibition from Gonville & Caius College Library.

Under the Knife is inspired by Caius’ significant role in pre-modern medicine, most notably in the work of John Caius, William Harvey, and Francis Glisson. The College’s strength in medical education in the later sixteenth and the seventeenth centuries is reflected in its Lower Library, which holds a large medical collection in manuscript and early print. This exhibition is an adventure in the breadth and variety of pre-modern medicine, both within the university and outside it.

The exhibition was on display in the Lower Library from March 16 to June 29, 2023, and is now online on the Library webpages.

Please enjoy the online exhibition, curated by the Library staff, by clicking on the highlighted text.

For more information on the Library, visit the dedicated pages.