The Seward County Community College Library is proud to
present the exhibition Harry Potter’s World: Renaissance Science, Magic, and
Medicine.
The six-panel exhibition explores the world of Harry
Potter and its roots in Renaissance magic, science, and medicine. Among the
sections covered are potions, immortality, fantastic beasts, monsters, magical
creatures and herbology.
In 1997, British author J. K. Rowling introduced the
world to Harry Potter and a literary phenomenon was born. Millions of readers
have followed Harry to the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry where he
discovers his heritage, encounters new plants and animals, and perfects his
magical abilities.
Although a fantasy story, the magic in the Harry Potter books
is partially based on Renaissance traditions that played an important role in
the development of Western science, including alchemy, astrology, and natural
philosophy.
The exhibition, which is brought to you by the National
Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health, runs from Monday, November
21 through Friday, January 6 and is open during library hours. It is free and
open to the public.
For more information, contact the SCCC Library at (620)
417-1160.