# Event Details - **Event Name**: Lunch Time Talk: A Legacy in Pages- The History of the RCSEd Library - **Event Start and End Date**: Tue, 24 Mar, 2026 at 01:15 pm – Tue, 24 Mar, 2026 at 01:45 pm - **Event Description**: Discover how the RCSEd Library has preserved centuries of medical knowledge and the stories hidden within its remarkable collections.About this EventJoin us for this bite sized lunch time talk exploring selebrating some of Edinburghs rarest books.In this 30min talk College Librarian Steven Kerr will explore the history of The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh’s Library and Archive, one of the most distinguished medical libraries in the world. Established in the seventeenth century, the Library has grown over centuries to amass a world-renowned collection of surgical, medical, and historical texts.This talk will trace the Library’s evolution, from its origins as a resource for surgeons in training to its role today as a guardian of medical heritage, while showcasing some of its most remarkable items.Discover how the Library has preserved medical knowledge across centuries, and the stories hidden within its extraordinary collections.Duration: 30mins (approx.)Content Warning: Our collections contain human remains as well as representations of anatomy, injury, and disease that some may find upsetting - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/edinburgh/lunch-time-talk-a-legacy-in-pages-the-history-of-the-rcsed-library/100001968194055402 - **Event Categories**: workshops - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 3, max: 3, currency: GBP ## Event venue details - **city**: Edinburgh - **state**: SC - **country**: United Kingdom - **location**: Surgeons' Hall Museums - **lat**: 55.8292247 - **long**: -3.1338428 - **full address**: Surgeons' Hall Museums, Nicolson Street, Edinburgh, United Kingdom ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: Lunch Time Talk: A Legacy in Pages- The History of the RCSEd Library - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events10/banners/a419891ac2c0ada5fc5e7edd613f74304e535a5381dd8c5f65bf3ef89750a5fe-rimg-w1200-h675-dc002c41-gmir.jpg?v=1765486975 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is Lunch Time Talk: A Legacy in Pages- The History of the RCSEd Library being held? - **A:** Lunch Time Talk: A Legacy in Pages- The History of the RCSEd Library takes place on Tue, 24 Mar, 2026 at 01:15 pm to Tue, 24 Mar, 2026 at 01:45 pm at Surgeons' Hall Museums, Nicolson Street, Edinburgh, United Kingdom. - **Q**: How much do tickets cost for Lunch Time Talk: A Legacy in Pages- The History of the RCSEd Library? - **A:** Tickets for Lunch Time Talk: A Legacy in Pages- The History of the RCSEd Library are priced at GBP 3 per person. Here's a full breakdown of available ticket types:Ticket TypePriceAvailabilityGeneral AdmissionGBP 3Available - **Q**: Who is organizing Lunch Time Talk: A Legacy in Pages- The History of the RCSEd Library? - **A:** Lunch Time Talk: A Legacy in Pages- The History of the RCSEd Library is organized by The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh Library & Archive. ## Structured Data (JSON-LD) ```json [ { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "Event", "name": "Lunch Time Talk: A Legacy in Pages- The History of the RCSEd Library", "image": "https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events10/banners/a419891ac2c0ada5fc5e7edd613f74304e535a5381dd8c5f65bf3ef89750a5fe-rimg-w1200-h675-dc002c41-gmir.jpg?v=1765486975", "startDate": "2026-03-24", "endDate": "2026-03-24", "url": "https://allevents.in/edinburgh/lunch-time-talk-a-legacy-in-pages-the-history-of-the-rcsed-library/100001968194055402", "location": { "@type": "Place", "name": "Surgeons' Hall Museums", "address": { "@type": "PostalAddress", "streetAddress": "Nicolson Street", "postalCode": "EH8 9DW", "addressLocality": "Edinburgh", "addressRegion": "SC", "addressCountry": "GB" }, "geo": { "@type": "GeoCoordinates", "latitude": "55.8292247", "longitude": "-3.1338428" } }, "eventAttendanceMode": "https://schema.org/OfflineEventAttendanceMode", "description": "Discover how the RCSEd Library has preserved centuries of medical knowledge and the stories hidden within its remarkable collections.", "offers": [ { "@type": "AggregateOffer", "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock", "priceCurrency": "GBP", "availabilityStarts": "2026-04-07", "availabilityEnds": "2026-03-24", "validFrom": "2026-04-07", "lowPrice": "3.00", "highPrice": "3.00", "price": "3.00", "url": "https://allevents.in/edinburgh/lunch-time-talk-a-legacy-in-pages-the-history-of-the-rcsed-library/100001968194055402" }, { "@type": "Offer", "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock", "priceCurrency": "GBP", "availabilityStarts": "2026-04-07", "availabilityEnds": "", "validFrom": "2026-04-07", "url": "https://allevents.in/edinburgh/lunch-time-talk-a-legacy-in-pages-the-history-of-the-rcsed-library/100001968194055402", "price": "3.00", "name": "General Admission" } ], "organizer": [ { "@type": "Organization", "name": "The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh Library & Archive", "url": "https://allevents.in/org/the-royal-college-of-surgeons-of-edinburgh-library-and-archive/20809257", "description": "About the Library at RCSEd\n\n\nThe first recorded evidence of the existence of the Library dates from 1696, when provision was made for the \"books and other certain rarities\" in the new Hall of the Incorporation of Barbers and Chirurgeons being built in High School Yards. In 1699, the chirurgeon apothecaries announced in the Edinburgh Gazette that they were:\n\n\n\"erecting a library of Physicall, Chirurgicall, Botanicall, Pharmaceuticall and other curious books…if any person have such to bestow let them give notice to …Treasurer to the Society…names will be honourably recorded...\"\n\n\nThere were about 120 books in the Library when, in 1709, Thomas Kincaid donated his collection of nearly 200 books. His note about the gift said hethought it reasonable that he should do everything that lay in his way to advance the honour and promote the interests of the Society and being persuaded that a full and compleat Library of such books as relate to the profession will not only be a good ornament to that stately fabrick (the 1697 building) ... but would also contribute towards the emproving and protecting of this most useful and Necessary Art ." } ] } ] ```