Richard Stonley (1519 or 20-1600) boasts an interesting literary claim to fame: his acquisition of a newly printed copy of Venus and Adonis on 12th June 1593 makes him the earliest known purchaser of any Shakespeare work. We are fortunate… Read More ›
![Woodcut of Hippocrates (presumably raised from the dead!) talking with Avicenna. From Hippocrates: Prognostics [English] [ca. 1545] (Sp Coll Hunterian Au.4.11e)](http://universityofglasgowlibrary.files.wordpress.com/2013/01/stonley_hippo_avi.jpg?w=120&h=120&crop=1)
