Samuri......... The website www.scienceheritagelimited.com has available 8 books that are reprints of historically important "history of microscopy and histotechnology books" included is the 1885 edition of Arthur Bolles Lee's "The Microtomist's Vade-Mecum". It's amazing how little (relatively) things have changed. The only thing missing in the 1885 edition is the use of formalin as a tissue fixative. This did not come about until 1892 and undoubtedly appears in his later editions. Good reading,
jim J.B.McCormick, M.D. -----Original Message----- From: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu [mailto:histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Robert Richmond Sent: Thursday, January 28, 2010 7:42 AM To: Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Subject: [SPAM-HC] - [Histonet] Microtomist's Vade-Mecum on the Web - Email found in subject Arthur Bolles Lee's The Microtomist's Vade-Mecum, 7th edition (1913) is available online on Google Books, along with some other editions: http://books.google.com/books?id=4m5MAAAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=arthur+bolles+lee&ei=BpJhS96xKJTIzASV9vnNBQ&cd=1#v=onepage&q=&f=false This marvelous old histology recipe book was a great rarity before the Web, though it's actually now available from Amazon. It took me several years to find a copy in 1976 - found one in a consignment of old books discarded from the library of a long-defunct college. A note about the title: Vade-Mecum (pronounced something like voddy-make-um) - literally "come with me" (think of "Quo Vadis) is an old word for a practical handbook of something. Bob Richmond Samurai Pathologist Knoxville TN _______________________________________________ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet *** Confidentiality Statement *** This e-mail is intended only for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed and may contain information that is privileged and confidential. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, please notify the sender immediately by replying to this message and then delete it from your system. Any review, dissemination, distribution, or reproduction of this message by unintended recipients is strictly prohibited and may be subject to legal restriction. Thank you for your cooperation. _______________________________________________ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet
