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1794-96: Beitrage zur Geschichte der Medizin. Edited by Ktmr Sprengel (1766- 

 1837). Only one volume published, in 3 parts: 1, 239 p., 1794; 2, 244 p., 1795; 

 3, 270 p., 1796. Halle a. S., Rengersche Buchhandlung. See Isis 2: 142. 

 Each fascicle is dedicated to a scholar: No. 1 to Hensler, No. 2 to Bottiger and 

 No. 3 to Weigel. The first fascicle contains many of the editor's unpublished 

 writings (history of smallpox in Western Europe, the Black Death of 1349-1350, 

 letters on Galen's philosophical system, anecdotes from the times of Louis XI, etc.) 

 The 2nd fascicle contains an article of Hellmuth on the yellow fever in Philadel- 

 phia. The third number deals with the alleged southwestern African origin of 

 syphilis, contains a treatise of Ibn Sina on nerves in Arabic original with German 

 translation, also an essay of G. F. Harless on the history of physiology of the blood 

 in classical antiquity. (C. F. M.) 



1911-1927: Beitrage zur Geschichte der Medizin. Edited by Adolf Kronfeld. 



Published by M. Perles in Wien. 



Irregularly pubHshed numbers, being reprints of single or several medico-historical 

 articles originally issued in the Wiener medizinische Wochenschrift. No. 1 (1911): 

 Zur Geschichte der Syphilis; ein antikes Votivbild; eine Poliklinik aus dem V. 

 Jahrhundert (A. Kronfeld); No. 2 (1912): Die Entwicklung des Anatomiebildes 

 seit 1632 (A. Kronfeld); Dr. Pasqual Josef Ferro (O. Steinhaus); No. 3 

 (1923): Erinnerungen an Leopold v. Dietl. The last number is No. 4 (1927). 

 (C. F. M.). 



1925-1926: Beitrage zur Geschichte der Medizin. Edited by Henry E. Sigerist; 



published by Orell Fiissli in Ziirich. 



A short series of monographs, 25 cm X 16 cm, comprising only 3 nos. issued for 

 the Institut fiir Geschichte der Medizin in Leipzig. No. 1 ( 1925 ) : Friihmittelalter- 

 liche Rezeptarien (J. Jorimann); No. 2 (1925): Die lateinischen Handschriften 

 Pseudogalens (H. Leisinger); No. 3 (1926): Zur Kenntnis der Medizinhistorie in 

 der deutschen Romantik (H. v. Seemen). (G. F. M.) 



1948- : Beitrage zur Geschichte der Medizin. Edited by L. Schonbaxjer, and 



published by F. Deuticke in Wien. 



Numbered and illustrated monographs, 23 cm, issued from the Institut fiir 

 Geschichte der Medizin in Wien. Nos. 1-4 were written by the editor on such topics 

 as the importance of Austrian surgery, the Austrian military medicine, history of 

 anesthesia, wound treatment ( history of antisepsis and asepsis ) . Hefte 5 and 6 are 

 M. Jantsch on history of goiter, and history of malaria. Latest no. on record 

 Heft 6 (1948). (C. F. M.) 



1902-1929: Beitrage zur Geschichte der Naturwissenschaften, by Eilhard Wiede- 

 mann, Erlangen. 

 See Sitzungsberichte der Physikalisch-medizinischen Sozietat zu Erlangen. 



1891- : Beitrage zur Geschichte der Philosophie (und Theologie) des Mittelal- 

 ters; Texte und Untersuchungen. Estabhshed by Glement Baumker; edited 

 by Martin Grabmann. Published in Miinster by AschendorflF. 

 A series of numbered monographs, 24 cm X 16 cm, of great importance for the 

 history of medieval sciences though it is chiefly devoted to philosophy (and the- 

 ology). No. 15 and No. 16 (1916-1920): De animahbus (text of Albertus 

 Magnus). Band 31, No. 2 (1934): Die Quaestiones naturales des Adelardus von 

 Bath (M. Miiller). Last volume on record is Bd. 36, No. 1, 1940. There are also 

 supplements, vol. 1 being from 1913. (G. F. M.) 



1923: Beitrage zur Geschichte der Syphilis. Tokyo. 



The serial ended with its first number. (Since the pubHcation was not in my 

 hand, it is questionable whether it is a true serial or a monograph). (C.F.M.). 



1909- : Beitrage zur Geschichte der Technik und Industrie. Jahrbuch des 

 Vereines Deutscher Ingenieure. Edited by Conrad Matschoss, Berlin. 

 Annual publication containing papers on the history of technology and industry. 



