Rare, Beautiful and Disturbing Objects From the National Library of Medicine
Buried in the National Library of Medicine's collection of more than 17 million items are some pretty amazing, largely unseen objects from around the world. Our Apr. 2 gallery of our favorite images from the book Hidden Treasure was a hit with our readers.
Images courtesy of Blast Books, New York, from the book Hidden Treasure: The National Library of Medicine, edited by Michael Sappol. Captions adapted from the book.