at a glance

Presented by the  Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, the study A história e o acervo das obras raras da Biblioteca de Manguinhos - The history of  Biblioteca de Manguinhos and its rares collections, by Marilene Antunes Sant'anna, This article narrates the creation of Fundação Oswaldo Cruz Biblioteca de Manguinhos  (Manguinhos Library).

the article describes the  rare collections of books, magazines, journal, brochures, leaflets and publications addressing subjects such as history, biological sciences and health from the seventeenth to the twentieth century. further topics of discussion are the rich, original ornaments and decorations, which have been added to the library over the past hundred years.