Royal Dentistry Library ((link))

This is the heart of the physical collection. Here you will find first editions of Pierre Fauchard’s "Le Chirurgien Dentiste" (1728), the book that named dentistry. The library boasts annotated copies where royal dentists scribbled notes in the margins for treating European courts. You can trace the evolution of the dental chair—from wooden "Birmingham" chairs to the hydraulic marvels of the late Victorian era through patent schematics.

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The royal court was the ultimate beta tester. When porcelain teeth were invented in the 1790s, it was the royalty who first tested their mastication strength. The library holds the lab notes of Nicholas Dubois De Chemant, the first porcelain dentist. This is the heart of the physical collection