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  • Doctrine of signatures: (above) a plant (crowfoot) resembling the antlers of a stag, and (below) the head of a stag. Coloured ink drawing by C. Etheridge, 1906, after G.B. Della Porta.
  • Doctrine of signatures: (above) a plant (buglossa, borage) with leaves resembling a bull's ear, and (below) a bull's head. Coloured ink drawing by C. Etheridge, 1906, after G.B. Della Porta.
  • Doctrine of signatures: (above) a plant with roots resembling the human hand, and (below) a hand. Coloured ink drawing by C. Etheridge, 1906, after G.B. Della Porta.
  • Doctrine of signatures: (above) a plant with seed-pods resembling the horns of a bull, and (below) a bull's head. Coloured ink drawing by C. Etheridge, 1906, after G.B. Della Porta.
  • Doctrine of signatures : plant resembling a bee.
  • Doctrine of signatures: (above) a plant with leaves resembling a butterfly, and (below) two butterflies. Coloured ink drawing by C. Etheridge, 1906, after G.B. Della Porta.
  • Doctrine of signatures: (above) a plant (arum) with seed-pods resembling the horn of a unicorn, and (below) a unicorn's head. Coloured ink drawing by C. Etheridge, 1906, after G.B. Della Porta.
  • A witch. Etching by G. Petrini after D. Teniers.
  • Doctrine of signatures: (above) a plant (dracunculus, tarragon) with seed-pods resembling the fangs of a snake, and (below) the head of a snake. Coloured ink drawing by C. Etheridge, 1906, after G.B. Della Porta.
  • Doctrine of signatures: (above) a plant with seed-pods resembling the crest of a crested lark, and (below) the head of a crested lark. Coloured ink drawing by C. Etheridge, 1906, after G.B. Della Porta.
  • Doctrine of signatures: (above) a plant with roots resembling a dog's testicles, and (below) a dog's genitals. Coloured ink drawing by C. Etheridge, 1906, after G.B. Della Porta.
  • White male and female symbols on red arranged as if the right side of a clock with the male symbol as the hands; with a message in Portuguese about how AIDS is transmitted through [unprotected] sexual contact; an advertisement by the Comissào Nacional Luta Contra la SIDA, Ministério de Saúde. Colour lithograph by Latina, ca. 1995.
  • Doctrine of signatures: (above) a plant resembling the fangs of a viper, above, and (below) a viper. Coloured ink drawing, c. 1923, after G.B. Della Porta.
  • A wizard performing spells in his den. Wood engraving by S. Millar after himself.
  • Many figures including a woman identified as Venus gambling with Cupid, evidence of torture and tumult. Engraving.
  • Doctrine of signatures: (above) a plant resembling a webbed foot, and (below) a webbed foot. Coloured ink drawing, c. 1923, , after G.B. Della Porta.
  • Doctrine of signatures: (above) a plant (acanthus) with seed-pods resembling a frog, and (below) the head of a frog. Coloured ink drawing by C. Etheridge, 1906, after G.B. Della Porta.
  • Doctrine of signatures: (above) a plant (clover) with leaves resembling the horns of a goat, and (below) a goat's head. Coloured ink drawing by C. Etheridge, 1906, after G.B. Della Porta.
  • Circe sits with books and wand; to right, men transformed into animals. Etching by G.B. Castiglione, 165-.
  • A safety pin with the message in German: 'Symbol of security: Safer Sex''; an advertisement for safe sex by the AIDS-Hilfe Schweiz, AIDS Suisse Contre le SIDA and Aiuto AIDS Svizzero. Colour lithograph.
  • Arabic geomantic signs, wheel of life and death, the zodiac wheel and the Veronica. Engraving.
  • Symbols and talismans from Hindu, pagan and Jewish religions illustrating superstition. Engraving.
  • A grotto containing a magic circle, books and mythical creatures. Etching by J. Vezzani, 1728, after G. Rocchetti after P. Righini.
  • Doctrine of signatures: (above) a plant (antirrhinum)) with seed-pods resembling the head of a calf, and (below) the head of a calf. Coloured ink drawing by C. Etheridge, 1906, after G.B. Della Porta.
  • The sorcerer Isman with a wand in an enchanted forest: an episode in Gerusalemme liberata by Tasso. Wood engraving by J.A. Faxardo after J.J. Lecurieux, 1838.