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DESCRIPTION:The vernissage for this exhibit will be held on May 2\, 2019 at
  5pm. For more information click here.\n\nJust as the year 2019 is commemo
 rated as the 100th year since the death of Sir William Osler it is also be
 ing celebrated around the world as the 500th year since the death of Leona
 rdo da Vinci. The lives of these two individuals\, separated by four centu
 ries\, have many common features. Both had a certain restlessness with Osl
 er holding positions in many universities while Leonardo spent his time en
 gaged in the artistic furor of the Renaissance. Osler would outline the im
 portance of bedside teaching while Leonardo would direct an ‘Academia’. Ea
 ch loved books. The essential role of careful anatomical observation in th
 eir search for knowledge characterized their lives. Osler\, a witness to t
 he renaissance in Leonardo studies occurring in the late 19th and early 20
 th century was an active participant in this revival. On opening the Bibio
 theca Osleriana\, under the heading of Sixteenth Century\, Leonardo one fi
 nds the major component of Osler’s Leonardo Collection. Osler‘s collection
  focused on Leonardo’s works on flight\, anatomy and Leonardo’s life and a
 rt.\n\nThe books and articles in this exhibition are based on William Osle
 r’s Leonardo da Vinci Collection with additional Leonardo materials from t
 he Dr. Rolando Del Maestro Collection. The Exhibition is entitled Sir Will
 iam Osler’s Leonardo da Vinci Collection: Flight\, Anatomy and Art. The ob
 jectives of this exhibition are: 1) to outline a short history of Leonardo
 ’s life pertinent to Osler’s Leonardo Collection\, 2) to explore the simil
 arities in the lives of William Osler and Leonardo da Vinci\, and 3) to do
 cument the history of the Leonardo volumes in Osler’s library focused unde
 r the topics of flight\, anatomy and art along with Osler’s personal engag
 ement with his Leonardo Collection. \n\nCome…browse through the fascinatin
 g original editions of Leonardo’s books\, articles and pamphlets present i
 n Osler’s collection. Look over Osler’s shoulder as he and his cataloguers
  examined and transformed these volumes\, inserting important items\, incl
 uding personal letters and witness new insights. Feel the intimate connect
 ion with each volume. Enjoy the very human imaginative process that result
 s in the creation and beauty of the book.\n\nExhibition curated by Dr. Rol
 ando F. Del Maestro\, William Feindel Professor Emeritus in Neuro-Oncology
  at 51³Ô¹ÏÍø and Director\, Neurosurgical Simulation and Artifici
 al Intelligence Learning Centre at the Montreal Neurological Institute.\n
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190415
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190630
LOCATION:4th floor lobby\, McLennan Library Building\, CA\, QC\, Montreal\,
  H3A 0C9\, 3459 rue McTavish
SUMMARY:Exhibition | Sir William Osler's Leonardo da Vinci Collection: Flig
 ht\, Anatomy and Art
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