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  • Mrs Prince, after surgical removal of a breast. Watercolour, 1841.
  • An elderly alchemist sitting next to his equipment. Engraving by C. Weigel, 1698.
  • An alchemist at his alembic; surrounded by vignettes of scientific pursuits. Wood engraving by Dalziel, 18--.
  • The voice : an introduction to practical phonology / by W.A. Aikin.
  • The voice : an introduction to practical phonology / by W.A. Aikin.
  • The voice : an introduction to practical phonology / by W.A. Aikin.
  • Acupuncture chart with a series of points indicated on the figure of a standing Chinese man. Watercolour.
  • Astronomy: an oval chart showing how different planets affect different parts of a man's body. Engraving by P. Miotte.
  • Acupuncture chart with a series of points indicated on the figure of a standing Chinese man. Watercolour.
  • The viscera and the arterial system. Watercolour painting by a Persian artist.
  • The viscera and the arterial system. Watercolour painting by a Persian artist.
  • James Graham and Gustavus Katterfelto in combat using electrotherapy machines as weapons. Etching, 1783.
  • An essay towards a real character and a philosophical language / By John Wilkins.
  • An essay towards a real character and a philosophical language / By John Wilkins.
  • An essay towards a real character and a philosophical language / By John Wilkins.
  • An essay towards a real character and a philosophical language / By John Wilkins.
  • An essay towards a real character and a philosophical language / By John Wilkins.
  • An essay towards a real character and a philosophical language / By John Wilkins.
  • An essay towards a real character and a philosophical language / By John Wilkins.
  • An essay towards a real character and a philosophical language / By John Wilkins.
  • An essay towards a real character and a philosophical language / By John Wilkins.
  • An essay towards a real character and a philosophical language / By John Wilkins.
  • Athletes at a gymnasium. Gouache painting by S.W. Kelly, 1936.
  • A Mevlevi, or whirling dervish, performing a ritual mystic dance. Drawing, ca. 1850 (?).
  • Athenians wearing masks celebrate the vintage by dancing around a statue of Bacchus and sacrificing a goat to him. Engraving by P. Lombard, 1654, after F. Cleyn.
  • An anchoress or nun of an enclosed order locked in her cell; representing the monastic cell as the heaven of the loving soul. Coloured engraving, 16--.
  • Holī festival. Watercolour by a Lucknow painter, 18--.
  • Buddha, resisting the demons of Mara, who are attempting to prevent him from attaining enlightenment, as angels watch from above. Lithograph.
  • Holī festival. Watercolour by a Lucknow painter, 18--.
  • Evidence as to man's place in nature / by Thomas Henry Huxley.