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  • Saint Mary (the Blessed Virgin) as protector against fires. Engraving by Geoffroy.
  • The Christ Child shooting arrows into the believer's heart to conquer the fires of lust. Engraving by A. Wierix, ca. 1600.
  • A four armed deity and three priests sit facing twelve sacrificial fires and make offerings to the god of fire, Agni. Gouache painting by an Indian artist.
  • An elephant fight, with a few men holding spears with sparkling fires at one end. Gouache painting on mica by an Indian artist.
  • A young woman, perhaps Prudentia, warns an alchemist of the dangers of abusing fire: in the background fires rage in buildings and mines. Oil painting after Marten de Vos.
  • A young woman, perhaps Prudentia, warns an alchemist of the dangers of abusing fire: in the background fires rage in buildings and mines. Oil painting after Marten de Vos.
  • A young woman, perhaps Prudentia, warns an alchemist of the dangers of abusing fire: in the background fires rage in buildings and mines. Engraving by C. de Passe after M. de Vos, 16th century.
  • A young woman, perhaps Prudentia, warns an alchemist of the dangers of abusing fire: in the background fires rage in buildings and mines. Engraving by C. de Passe after M. de Vos, 16th century.
  • A soldier in military uniform fires condoms from his gun representing an advertisement for safe sex to prevent AIDS by the STD/AIDS Control Programme, Ministry of Health, Uganda. Colour lithograph by Bayo, D.S., 1996.
  • Protect your child from fire : close fitting garments plus fire guards spell safety : see also our pamphlet "A child in danger" / Fire Offices' Committee, Fire Protection Association, London.
  • Fire-fighters and fire-fighting techniques. Process print after R. Cleaver.
  • Fire-engines. Engraving.
  • Fire engines. Engraving.
  • Agni, god of fire.
  • Westminster Hall: fire-fighters preventing the fire of 1834 from entering the hall. Coloured lithograph, 1834.
  • A fire-engine drawn by horses races through the streets to attend to a fire. Wood engraving.
  • A fire-eater kindling fire in his lungs with the remedy Thermogène. Colour lithograph by Leonetto Cappiello, 1909.
  • Parts of a fire-engine. Engraving.
  • Fire-engines. Engraving by J. Pass.
  • Man and boys by open fire
  • Parts of a fire-engine. Engraving.
  • Robert Powell, a fire-eater. Engraving, 1813.
  • Fire-engines. Engraving by J. Pass, 1805.
  • Hydraulics: three fire-engines [?]. Woodcut, 1659.
  • A small boy stands by a fire hydrant with a fireman's helmet on and a fire hose in his hand. Wood engraving.
  • Types of fire engine. Etching by Mutlow, 1809.
  • Delft, the Netherlands: left, the city on fire in 1536; right, St Lazarus's House with a resident receiving news of the fire. Engraving, 15--.
  • A branch of Japanese fir (Abies firma). Watercolour by S. Kawano.
  • Old fir tree (Abies webbiana) with pendulous lichens. Watercolour, c.1856.
  • Fire tests with textiles : flannelette known as "Non-Flam" flannelette, ordinary flannelette, "Union" flannel, submitted for test by Messrs. Whipp Bros. & Tod, Ltd., Manchester the Committee's report / [British Fire Prevention Committee].