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  • Reconstruction of traditional Arabic pharmacy from authentic materials, in the Wellcome Building, London.
  • Building materials marching out of London of their own accord to build suburban housing over greenfield sites. Etching by G. Cruikshank, 1829.
  • Nepal; foot transport in the Khumbu, 1986. Two young Sherpas carry planks of wood up to the village of Kunde (altitude 3600 metres). Wearing boots which are barely held together and cast-off clothing from Western trekkers, these men transport building materials up a precipitous track.
  • The Wellcome Research Institution's building, Euston Road, London: frontage during final stages of construction by Trollope & Colls, 1932. Photograph.
  • The Wellcome Research Institution building, Euston Road, London: Septimus Warwick beside a pile of carved stone for the new building, 1931. Photograph.
  • The Wellcome Research Institution building, Euston Road, London: Sir Henry Wellcome (second from right) and the architect Septimus Warwick (second from left) inspecting stonework for the new building, 1931. Photograph.
  • Saint Guthlac building a chapel at Croyland. Engraving by G.F. Storm after C.A. Stothard, 1842.
  • Saint Bartholomew of Grottaferrata supervising the building of a church; an accident is avoided when a falling column is stayed on the order of one of his disciples. Engraving by P.A. Pozzi after N. Vanni after D. Zampieri, il Domenichino.
  • Sources of protein for children and adults: milk, meat, fish, eggs and cheese. Colour lithograph, 1966.
  • Chunar seen from the Ganges, Uttar Pradesh. Coloured etching by William Hodges, 1785.
  • Northern view of Chunar from the Ganges, Uttar Pradesh. Coloured etching by William Hodges, 1785.
  • Synthetic DNA channel transporting cargo across membranes
  • Synthetic DNA channel transporting cargo across membranes
  • Synthetic DNA channel transporting cargo across membranes.
  • Step pyramid at Saqqara, Egypt
  • Step Pyramid at Saqqare, Egypt
  • Step Pyramid at Saqqare, Egypt
  • Brighton College, Brighton. Wood engraving, 1849.
  • Human heart (mitral valve) tissue displaying calcification
  • Human heart (mitral valve) tissue displaying calcification
  • Human heart (mitral valve) tissue displaying calcification
  • Human heart (mitral valve) tissue displaying calcification
  • Blood clot forming in arterial plaque
  • Greek open-air shower baths for men. Gouache painting by S.W. Kelly, 1937, after the Antimenes Painter.
  • Men bathing in a public gymnasium. Gouache painting by S.W. Kelly, 1937, after the Antimenes Painter.
  • Greek open-air shower baths for men. Gouache painting by S.W. Kelly, 1937, after the Antimenes Painter.