262 Institutes, Museums, Libraries 



Institucion Cultural Espanola ( Calle Bernardo Irigoyen 672 ) : 



This institute deserves to be listed in spite of the fact that it is not primarily con- 

 cerned with the history of science, because when the government arbitrarily closed 

 MiELi's institute in Sante Fe in 1943, the Institucion Cultural Espaiiola had the gen- 

 erosity and wisdom of offering asylum to him and his library. Moreover, it enabled 

 him in 1945 to realize his first "coloquio" (colloquy, symposium) on the history 

 and philosophy of science, and promoted his publications (except Archeion which 

 was forbidden). 



Jose Babini: Historia de la ciencia argentina (p. 184-87, Mexico 1949; Isis 41, 

 84). 



— Santa Fe — 



1938-1943: Institute de historia y filosofia de la ciencia: 



Institute established as a part of the Universidad Nacional del Litoral in 1938 

 at the instance of Aldo Mieli, who was brought from Paris to Santa Fe in order 

 to take charge of it. At the same time Mieli transferred the editorial office of 

 Archeion (Archivio di storia della scienza, q.v.) from Paris to Santa Fe. Unfortu- 

 nately, MiELi's Instituto was one of the first victims of the political intolerance and 

 stupidity which dominated the Argentine nation; the government closed it in 1943 

 and stopped the publication of Archeion. 



Asylum was given to Mieli by the Institucion cultural espaiiola in Buenos Aires. 



Aldo Mieli: La historia y la filosofia de la ciencia (Suppl. to the Bulletin of 

 the history of medicine, no. 3, Castiglioni Festschrift, p. 205-16, Baltimore 1944). 

 In the Italian appendix to this Spanish paper Mieli describes the persecution of 

 which he was the victim. Cortes Pla: Aldo Mieli en la Argentina (Archives 29, 

 907-12, 1950). 



AUSTRIA 



— Vienna (Wien) — 



1907: Institut fiir Geschichte der Medizin: 



This institute for the history of medicine was created at the instance of Robert 

 VON ToEPLi ( 1856- ) and Max Neuburger in 1906; it was opened modestly 



in 1907. In 1918, it was moved to the Josephinum, where it was close to a rich 

 library. Six rooms were added to it in 1935-38. The Institute including a museum 

 and library is very largely the creation of Max Neuburger, who was professor of 

 the history of medicine in the University of Venna. 



Emanuel Berghoff: Max Neuburger. Werden und Wirken eines Oesterreichi- 

 schen Gelehrten (Wien 1948; Isis 41, 97), description of the museum on pp. 66-95, 

 many objects being reproduced. 



BELGIUM 



ANTViTERPEN 



Musee Plantin-Moretus: 



This museum concerning the history of early typography and graphic arts in 

 Antwerpen is established in the very buildings which were occupied for three cen- 

 turies (1576-1876) by the illustrious printer, Christopher Plantin (1520-89), his 

 son-in-law, John Moerentorf or Moretus (1543-1610), and their descendants. 



Many editions of the Catalogue have appeared in French, Dutch and English. 

 I have used the second English edition of the Catalogue by Max Rooses (Antwerpen 

 1909). 



The Museum has published many books and prints concerning its own collections 

 or the lives and activities of the Plantin and Moretus printers. Many other books 

 on the same subject have appeared elsewhere. A full Plantin-Moretus bibliog- 

 raphy would require much space. Good general account by Maurice Sabbe: 

 L'oeuvre de Christophe Plantin et de ses successeurs (210 p., Bruxelles, 1937). 



There are in other European cities many museums or collections concerning the 

 history of typography, but no attempt has been made to list them here. The Musee 



