RCP 9: Simples and Rarities Suitable and Honourable to the College

Download or read book RCP 9: Simples and Rarities Suitable and Honourable to the College written by Alastair Compston and published by Little, Brown Book Group. This book was released on 2018-06-28 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Royal College of Physicians celebrates its 500th anniversary in 2018, and to observe this landmark is publishing this series of ten books. Each of the books focuses on fifty themed elements that have contributed to making the RCP what it is today, together adding up to 500 reflections on 500 years. Some of the people, ideas, objects and manuscripts featured are directly connected to the College, while others have had an influence that can still be felt in its work. This, the ninth book in the series looks at the libraries and archive of the Royal College.