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The seven-headed beast is worshipped by men of all nations, as told in the Book of Revelations. Engraving.

Erasistratus, a physician, realising that Antiochus's (son of Seleucus I) illness is lovesickness for his stepmother Stratonice, by observing that Antiochus's pulse rose when ever he saw her. Mezzotint by V. Green, 1776, after B. West.

A mint liqueur label illustrated with two men, an angel and a crown. Engraving, 19th century.

The three kings bring offerings to the infant Jesus. Engraving by N. Dorigny after C. Maratta.

Antiochus is reclining on a bed while his physician Erasistratus is taking his pulse; King Seleucus and Queen Stratonice are seated at his bedside. Engraving by L. de Visscher after P. Berrettini da Cortona, ca. 1680.

Napoleon climbing a headless skeleton trying to reach an unattainable crown; representing his imperial ambitions for France and his own for sovereignty. Coloured etching, 1803.

Christ is paraded before the people wearing a crown of thorns. Etching by F.P. Massau after J.F. Overbeck, 1848.

A putto pours a phial into a dragon's mouth, pumping a bellows with his other hand; representing the fixing of volatile matter in the alchemical process. Watercolour painting.

Erasistratus, a physician, realising that Antiochus's (son of Seleucus I) illness is lovesickness for his stepmother Stratonice, by observing that Antiochus's pulse rose whenever he saw her. Line engraving by J.C. Levasseur, 1769, after H. Collin de Vermont, 1727.

The mocking and flagellation of Christ. Line engraving by G. Sadeler after J. Palma the elder.

1 print : stipple engraving ; image 26.4 x 36.6 cm

Erasistratus, a physician, realising that Antiochus's (son of Seleucus I) illness is lovesickness for his stepmother Stratonice, by observing that Antiochus's pulse rose whenever he sees her. Stipple engraving by G. Graham, 1793, after B. West.

The text from Isaiah ("And nations shall come to your light, and kings to the brightness of your rising") is compared with the story from Matthew 2.2 about the kings following the star to Bethlehem. Light emanates from the finger of the Christ child. The kings all hold vases; a crown and a sceptre lie on the ground. One king looks Arabian. A broken wooden roof joins with a large pillar

1 print : line engraving with etching ; platemark 55.5 x 33.1 cm

The queen is aureoled by a rainbow of yellow and blue. Lennep comments that the original manuscript includes an inscription: "Filius natus ex me, major est me" (the son born of me is greater than me). Compare with the following drawing ( Wellcome Library catalogue no. 38827i), of the new king

Splendor solis

1 painting : watercolour ; image 42.3 x 22.1 cm.

A queen dressed in blue, representing mercury, in a crowned alchemical flask. Watercolour painting.

1 folded sheet (6 page) : color illustrations ; 21 cm

Improving that smile / Colgate.

Card advertising R.D. Caddy's dental practices at 109 Westborough in Scarborough and also in Malton and Filey. An oval photograph of King George V is in the centre of the card, printed in brown. there is a hole at the top where a ribbon would probably have been tied originally, possibly to commemorate the coronation of the king in 1910. Painless extractions, dentures, crowns, bridges are all advertised.

1 sheet : illustrations, portrait ; 13 cm

English & American dentistry : surgery hours: from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily / R.D. Caddy.

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Erasistratus, a physician, realising that Antiochus's (son of Seleucus I) illness is lovesickness for his stepmother Stratonice, by observing that Antiochus's pulse rose whenever he sees her. Stipple engraving by G. Graham, 1793, after B. West.

The three kings bring offerings to the infant Jesus. Engraving by N. Dorigny after C. Maratta.

A queen dressed in blue, representing mercury, in a crowned alchemical flask. Watercolour painting.

Improving that smile / Colgate.

English & American dentistry : surgery hours: from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily / R.D. Caddy.

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Erasistratus, a physician, realising that Antiochus's (son of Seleucus I) illness is lovesickness for his stepmother Stratonice, by observing that Antiochus's pulse rose whenever he sees her. Stipple engraving by G. Graham, 1793, after B. West.

The three kings bring offerings to the infant Jesus. Engraving by N. Dorigny after C. Maratta.

A queen dressed in blue, representing mercury, in a crowned alchemical flask. Watercolour painting.

Improving that smile / Colgate.

English & American dentistry : surgery hours: from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily / R.D. Caddy.

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