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  • Festival of Muḥarram: a procession, to commemorate the death of the martyrs, of people carrying banners, pennants and replicas of Husain's mausoleum or the Prophet's tomb. Gouache painting by an Indian painter.
  • Guy's Hospital gazette. Special number, In commemoration of the bicentenary of the hospital & the centenary of the medical school, 1725-1925 / editor: Leslie George Housden ; sub-editor: Gordon Gould Cameron.
  • Guy's Hospital gazette. Special number, In commemoration of the bicentenary of the hospital & the centenary of the medical school, 1725-1925 / editor: Leslie George Housden ; sub-editor: Gordon Gould Cameron.
  • A lit candle stiched together representing an advertisement for an exhibition of The Names Project to commemorate those who have died from AIDS between 20 and 23 November 1990 in Mexico. Colour lithograph, 1990.
  • A black female silhouette figure with a purple drape and long hair dancing to the left representing an advertisement for a programme about Women's Rights to commemorate World AIDS Day in Honduras. Colour lithograph, ca. 1996.
  • Advertisement for a "Day Without Art" on 30 November 1991, a symbol of the extent of loss of life and the tragedy of unfulfilled promises to commemorate World AIDS Day on 1 December 1991. Lithograph, 1991.
  • Dinner in honor of Sir William Henry Perkin by his American friends to commemorate the 50th anniversary of his discovery of the dyestuff mauve on Saturday, the sixth of October one thousand, nine hundred and six at Delmonico's.
  • John Caius, master of Gonville and Caius College in the University of Cambridge, 1559-1573 : a biographical sketch written in commemoration of the Four-hundredth anniversary of his birth celebrated on the 6th day of October, 1910.
  • Dinner in honor of Sir William Henry Perkin by his American friends to commemorate the 50th anniversary of his discovery of the dyestuff mauve on Saturday, the sixth of October one thousand, nine hundred and six at Delmonico's.
  • John Caius, master of Gonville and Caius College in the University of Cambridge, 1559-1573 : a biographical sketch written in commemoration of the Four-hundredth anniversary of his birth celebrated on the 6th day of October, 1910.
  • Dinner in honor of Sir William Henry Perkin by his American friends to commemorate the 50th anniversary of his discovery of the dyestuff mauve on Saturday, the sixth of October one thousand, nine hundred and six at Delmonico's.
  • Dinner in honor of Sir William Henry Perkin by his American friends to commemorate the 50th anniversary of his discovery of the dyestuff mauve on Saturday, the sixth of October one thousand, nine hundred and six at Delmonico's.
  • The eye of a tiger in the shape of the map of Africa; advertising a reading of the play "Are there tigers in the Congo?" to commemorate World AIDS Day 1996. Colour lithograph by Petra Siegel for AIDS-Hilfe Leipzig, 1996.
  • A rainbow coloured background with details of 'Regenbogenfest 7' [The 7th Rainbow Festival], an event to benefit people with HIV and AIDS and to commemorate the centenary of AIDS-Hilfe Mannheim Ludwigshafen e.V. on Saturday 12 August 1995 at the Mannheimer Schloss. Colour lithograph.
  • Darwin and modern science : essays in commemoration of the centenary of the birth of Charles Darwin and of the fiftieth anniversary of the publication of the Origin of species / edited for the Cambridge Philosophical society and the syndics of the University press, by A.C. Seward.
  • The faces of 8 women arranged in a semi-circle below the word 'SIDA' which drips red (blood) on to the woman at the centre; an advertisement for events on women and AIDS to commemorate World AIDS Day in 1990. Colour lithograph by Carlos Haces, 1990.
  • Lilium henryi Baker Liliaceae. Tiger Lily. Distribution: China. This commemorates Dr Augustine Henry (1857–1930) who collected plants in China and Taiwan while working for Britain’s Imperial Customs Service (Oakeley, 2012). Reported to cause renal failure in cats. Photographed in the Medicinal Garden of the Royal College of Physicians, London.
  • Lilium henryi Baker Liliaceae. Tiger Lily. Bulbous perennial. Distribution: China. This commemorates Dr Augustine Henry (1857–1930) who collected plants in China and Taiwan while working for Britain’s Imperial Customs Service (Oakeley, 2012). Reported to cause renal failure in cats. Photographed in the Medicinal Garden of the Royal College of Physicians, London.
  • Two arms joining to form the shape of the AIDS red ribbon against a map of the world surrounded by the words: "Shared rights. Shared responsibility"; an advertisement for an event on Friday 1 December 1995 to commemorate World AIDS Day held in the high school hall of Locarno by Aiuto AIDS Ticino. Photocopy.
  • The AIDS red ribbon against a backdrop of the world with the position of the Seychelles marked by a green dot; with the lettering in Creole 'Menm Drwa Menm responsabilite' (Shared rights shared responsibility); an AIDS prevention advertisment to commemorate World AIDS Day on 1st December 1995 in the Seychelles. Colour lithograph, 1995.
  • The AIDS red ribbon against a backdrop of the world with the position of the Seychelles marked by a green dot; with the lettering in Creole 'Menm Drwa Menm responsabilite' (Shared rights shared responsibility); an AIDS prevention advertisment to commemorate World AIDS Day on 1st December 1995 in the Seychelles. Colour lithograph, 1995.
  • "Le Collectif" written vertically in grey and red with a list of performances to commemorate the 10th World AIDS Day on December 1st 1997; based on the theme "children in a world marked by AIDS" and organised by le Collectif de Lutte Contre le SIDA Associations et Institutions des Alpes Maritimes. Colour lithograph.
  • A butterfly wearing a condom on its main body with a caterpillar nearby; an illustration by Edith Hirsch representing an advertisement for an auction exhibition of pictures on the theme of AIDS to benefit the Österreichische AIDS-Hilfe at the Zentrale der Wiener Rettung, Vienna between 29 November to 12 December 1988 in commemoration of World AIDS Day. Colour lithograph.
  • Camellia sasanqua Thunb. Theaceae. Christmas camellia. Camellia commemorates Georg Josef Kamel (1661-1706), Jesuit pharmacist from Moravia (Czech Republic) who worked in the Philippines and sent plants to John Ray in England (Oakeley, 2012) Evergreen shrub. Distribution: Japan and China. Leaves are used in Japan to make tea (normally made from C. sinensis) and the seeds to make the edible tea seed oil. Photographed in the Medicinal Garden of the Royal College of Physicians, London.
  • Westringia longifolia R.Br. Lamiaceae. Long leaf Westringia. Shrub. Distribution: Australia. Commemorates Dr Johan (John) Peter Westring (sometimes West Ring (1753-1833), also known as Johan Petter Westrin), physician to King Karl XIV of Sweden, and a keen lichenologist. He was born in Linköping, Sweden, where his father was a shoemaker. No information has been found for any medicinal use or toxicity, Photographed in the Medicinal Garden of the Royal College of Physicians, London.
  • Collage of art works bearing dedications to people who have died from AIDS around which crowds of people form a square with red ribbons at the corners; "Remembrance", a 3-dimensional collage commemorating The Names Project/AIDS quilt by Lawrence M. Romorini to benefit people living with AIDS; advertisement for AIDS Awareness week at Greenwich Town Hall on December 7th to 21st, 1993. Colour lithograph by Shirely Jones for One of A Kind, 1992.
  • Three seated monkeys: one hiding his eyes, one with his hands over his mouth, and the other hiding his genitals with another monkey scratching his head in bemusement below; with the message in French: 'We die. What do you do?'; an advertisement for an event on Saturday 27 November [in Geneva] to commemorate World AIDS Day featuring a rock concert entitled 'Rock against AIDS'; sponsored by Dialogan, Groupe SIDA Géneve, PVA Géneve and the AIDS Ministry. Colour lithograph.
  • Three entertainers appear to stand on top of coloured roses with a pvc-clad woman and an open-mouthed DJ bottom right; includes two vertical strips of the numerous logos of associated organisations from l'Ambassade [top] to Actoria studio [bottom] with further logos arranged along the bottom and right [radio stations] and a list of DJ's performing; an advertisement for the Red Ribbon ball, a fund raising evening event in aid of "Sol en SI" [Solidarité Enfants SIDA] and the SIDA Info Service to commemorate World AIDS day on Saturday 29 November. Colour lithograph.
  • Zantedeschia aethiopica (L)Spreng. Calla lily, Arum lily. Half hardy annual. Distribution: South Africa. The genus name commemorates Giovanni Zantedeschi (1773-1846) an Italian physician and botanist. Born in Molina he studied medicine in Verona and Padua. He corresponded with the German botanist, Kurt Sprengel, who named the genus Zantedeschia in his honour in 1826, separating it from Calla, where, as C. aethiopica, it had been previously described by Linnaeus. He had broad interests, including the effect of different parts of the spectrum of light on plant growth, reporting in 1843, that red, orange and yellow light are heliotropically inactive. The botanic museum in Molina is dedicated to his memory. Aethiopica, merely means 'African'. The leaves are used as a warm poultice for headaches in ‘muthi’ medicine. It has become an invasive weed in parts of Australia. It was introduced, as a greenhouse plant, to Europe in the mid-17th century, where the long lasting flowers are popular in flower arranging and for weddings and funerals – a curious combination (Oakeley, 2012). Photographed in the Medicinal Garden of the Royal College of Physicians, London.
  • Matthiola incana (L.)W.T.Aiton Brassicaceae Distribution: The genus name commemorates Pietro Andrea Mattioli (1500/1–77), physician and botanist, whose name is Latinised to Matthiolus.. Incana means hoary or grey, referring to the colour of the leaves. Mattioli's commentaries on the Materia Medica of Dioscorides were hugely popular. Matthiola incana was first described by Linnaeus as Cheiranthus incanus, being changed to Matthiola by William Aiton, at Kew, in 1812. It is in the cabbage family. Commercial seed packets contain a mixture of single and double forms. The latter are sterile, but selective breeding has increased the proportion of double forms from the seed of single forms to as much as 80%. ‘Ten week stocks’ are popular garden annuals, flowering in the year of sowing, whereas ‘Brompton stocks’ (another variety of M. incana) are biennials, flowering the following year. Gerard (1633), called them Stocke Gillofloure or Leucoium, and notes the white and purple forms, singles and doubles. About their medicinal value he writes ‘not used in Physicke except among certain Empiricks and Quacksalvers, about love and lust matters, which for modestie I omit’. The thought of a member of the cabbage family being an aphrodisiac might encourage the gullible to take more seriously the government’s plea to eat five portions of vegetable/fruit per day. Photographed in the Medicinal Garden of the Royal College of Physicians, London.