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  • The god Mercury, with Venus in the background, tries to teach Cupid to read. Engraving by R. Gaillard, 1744, after Van-Loo le pere.
  • Saint Mary (the Blessed Virgin) with the Christ Child: she teaches him to read. Engraving by F. Curti after G.F. Barbieri, il Guercino.
  • A man in an acrobat's outfit teaches a dog a trick while another dog looks on. Colour line block after C. MacIver Grierson.
  • Illustrated Sinhalese covers (inside) showing the events between the Bodhisatta's renunciation and the request by Brahna Sahampati that he teach the Docrine after he becomes a Buddha.
  • Humans shown in their relationships with their pet animals, including a man trying to teach his crow the principles of language and children snail racing. Coloured lithograph.
  • Christ teaches the doctors; while they scour books, he points upwards to indicate the source of his knowledge. Engraving by C. Levasseur after Borel after J. Ribera.
  • Illustrated Sinhalese covers (inside) showing the events between the Bodhisatta's renunciation and the request by Brahna Sahampati that he teach the Docrine after he becomes a Buddha.
  • An old woman tries to teach three children the alphabet, one child is crying, another wears a dunce cap, meanwhile two cats play with a ball of wool. Stipple engraving.
  • A family sit around a table before a woman who teaches them about AIDS; a calendar for the year 1995 with the 1st December highlighted with the words 'SIDA' for World AIDS Day; an AIDS prevention advertisement by the Red Cross of Equatorial Guinea. Colour lithograph, 1995.
  • Illustrated Sinhalese covers (inside) showing the events between the Bodhisatta's renunciation and the request by Brahna Sahampati that he teach the Docrine after he becomes a Buddha. The First Discourse of the Buddha, namely the Dhammacakkappavattana Sutta is commonly known as the Great Discourse on the Wheel of Dhamma
  • The horticulturist; or an attempt to teach the science and practice of the culture and management of the kitchen, fruit, and forcing garden to those who have had no previous knowledge or practice. In these departments of gardening / [New ed. of 'The suburban horticulturist' revised by J.W.L. i.e. Mrs. Jane Webb Loudon. By J.C. Loudon] ; illustrated with numerous engravings on wood.
  • No time for the clinic? : Do you live in the borough of Greenwich? Are you a gay or bisexual man? Then get tested in the privacy of your own home : free rapid testing in your home with results in 20 minutes : Chlamydia and gonorrhoea tests included / The Metro Centre.
  • For gay and bisexual men in Greenwich there are loads of options for getting an HIV test / The Metro Centre.
  • Is HIV at the back of your mind? : the earlier you're diagnosed the more effective the treatment : 25% of gay men in Greenwich get diagnosed with HIV way too late : don't let time run out on you... / The Metro Centre.
  • Is HIV at the back of your mind? : the earlier you're diagnosed the more effective the treatment : 25% of gay men in Greenwich get diagnosed with HIV way too late : don't let time run out on you... / The Metro Centre.
  • No time for the clinic? : Do you live in the borough of Greenwich? Are you a gay or bisexual man? Then get tested in the privacy of your own home : free rapid testing in your home with results in 20 minutes : Chlamydia and gonorrhoea tests included / The Metro Centre.
  • For gay and bisexual men in Greenwich there are loads of options for getting an HIV test / The Metro Centre.
  • What are your safe sex rules? / Metro, Greenwich Primary Care Trust.
  • What are your safe sex rules? / Metro, Greenwich Primary Care Trust.
  • Ten demonstrations of digestion, blood circulation, breathing, bone structure, smell, hearing, sight, touch, taste, the nervous system, and muscle structure. Coloured lithograph by C. Bethmont, ca. 1860 (?).
  • Ten demonstrations of digestion, blood circulation, breathing, bone structure, smell, hearing, sight, touch, taste, the nervous system, and muscle structure. Coloured lithograph by C. Bethmont, ca. 1860 (?).
  • A dancing class: a girl curtsies as a young man bows to her, the teacher plays the violin and a girl stands in a box. Etching by George Cruikshank.
  • A dancing lesson: a boy in a sailor suit dances the hornpipe as the teacher plays the violin; the girl is standing with a stretcher across her back. Etching by George Cruikshank.
  • God creates the sun, moon and earth. Etching by H. Moses after A. Canova.
  • An allegory of the fine arts and architecture. Stipple engraving by F. Bartolozzi, 1766, after G.B. Cipriani.
  • God hangs over the world, gathering the waters and creating fertile earth. Line engraving by F. Villamena after Raphael.
  • God creates light over the waters. Wood engraving by Thompson after J. Martin.
  • The second day of Creation: God, suspended in the clouds, divides the heavens from the waters. Line engraving by T. de Leu after M. de Vos.
  • The dissection of a corpse before a company of surgeons (?). Oil painting.
  • The fourth day of Creation: God creates the sun, moon and stars. Line engraving by Thomas de Leu.