Monro Collection

An almost complete collection of the printed editions of the works of the 17th-century physician, Sir Thomas Browne, probably best known as the author of Religio medici.

289 volumes bequeathed by Thomas Kirkpatrick Monro (1865-1958), Regius Professor of the Practice of Medicine at Glasgow University.

How to find material in the Monro Collection

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• Sir Geoffrey Keynes: A bibliography of Sir Thomas Browne, 2nd ed. (Oxford, 1968). Copies in the Monro Collection are identified by the symbol "GUL".
• See also the Religio Medici (Book of the Month: July 2002) article featuring Monro 1 (with reference to other books in the collection)