The Dibner Library of the History of Science and Technology

Herbert McLean Evans (1882–1971) was a renowned anatomist and embryologist, as well as a prolific collector of rare scientific books.

This refers to Bern Dibner’s influential bibliography, Heralds of Science (1955), which selected 200 classic titles that established the foundations of science. "No. 7" identifies this specific work's entry in that canon.

BRITISH MUSEUM EXHIBITION 1963

This indicates the volume was loaned for a specific exhibition at the British Museum in 1963, likely the "Printing and the Mind of Man" exhibition.

BURNDY LIBRARY

Bern Dibner (1897–1988) was an industrialist and historian of science who founded the Burndy Library; his collection formed the core of the Dibner Library at the Smithsonian.

Provenance: The chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.