David S. Jones

Harvard University

Wednesday, November 13, 2019, 11:30 pm EST
Old North Church & Historic Site 193 Salem Street Boston, MA 02113

David Jones, Ackerman Professor of the Culture of Medicine at Harvard University to discuss how Boston tackled smallpox inoculation controversies in 1721 and 1901, followed by a community conversation with Tegan Kehoe of the Museum of Medical History and Innovation that reviews how these historical narratives can provide perspective on modern vaccination controversies and suggest possible ways to navigate this ongoing debate.

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Two stylistic interpretations of the same woodcut

Two stylistic interpretations of the same woodcut from two copies of Walther Ryff’s Des aller fürtrefflichsten, höchsten und adelichsten Geschöpffs aller Creaturen…. Both copies were printed in 1541 from the press of Balthasar Beck.