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  • Jean Jacques, a physician in traditional costume, 16--. Coloured engraving by L. Massard after himself.
  • Pestblätter des XV. Jahrhunderts / herausgegeben von Paul Heitz ; mit einleitendem text von W.L. Schreiber; 41 Abbildungen, wovon 25 mit der Hand colorirt, in Originalgrösse.
  • The birth of Saint Edmund, he is being nursed by a midwife while his mother rests in bed and is aided by assistants, 1433. Aquatint by H. Shaw, 1843.
  • A physician in traditional costume examining urine in a flask, the young female patient is in bed, France 14--. Coloured etching by P. Pauquet after a 1493 manuscript.
  • A physician administering a clyster to an embarrassed woman who hides her self and presents her behind through a window, female friends observe the scene. Photograph after a stone bas-relief in Bruges archaeological museum.
  • A male patient is hanging by his feet from an apparatus, a large worm (?) is passing from his mouth into a bowl, assisted by a surgeon and two assistants. Process print after a woodcut, 1497.
  • Herbals, their origin and evolution : a chapter in the history of botany, 1470-1670 / by Agnes Arber.
  • Herbals, their origin and evolution : a chapter in the history of botany, 1470-1670 / by Agnes Arber.
  • Two people watching over the cradle of a sleeping baby at night. Aquatint after Rembrandt van Rijn, 1644.
  • Two people watching over the cradle of a sleeping baby at night. Aquatint after Rembrandt van Rijn, 1644.
  • Romeo giving money to an apothecary for a poison that will enable him to kill himself. Mezzotint, 17--.
  • Zur Physik Leonardo da Vincis / [Otto Werner].
  • Zur Physik Leonardo da Vincis / [Otto Werner].
  • Zur Physik Leonardo da Vincis / [Otto Werner].
  • Zur Physik Leonardo da Vincis / [Otto Werner].
  • Hundred Years' War: surgeons and craftsmen of surgical instruments being forced to go with the English army as part of the 1415 invasion of France. Gouache painting by A. Forestier, 1913.
  • Hundred Years' War: surgeons and craftsmen of surgical instruments being forced to go with the English army as part of the 1415 invasion of France. Gouache painting by A. Forestier, 1913.
  • Hundred Years' War: surgeons and craftsmen of surgical instruments being forced to go with the English army as part of the 1415 invasion of France. Gouache painting by A. Forestier, 1913.
  • M0007971: Historiated initial decorated with Brother John Cok
  • M0007971: Historiated initial decorated with Brother John Cok
  • Portents of death and destruction. Gouache, ca. 1910 (?).
  • The angel, announcing the birth of Christ, gives a lily to the Virgin. Etching by N. Le Mire after Dubois after F. Solimena.
  • Southern Putuo Monastery, Xiamen (Amoy), Fukien province, China. Photograph by John Thomson, 1870/1871.
  • Southern Putuo Monastery, Xiamen (Amoy), Fukien province, China. Photograph by John Thomson, 1870/1871.
  • The angel, announcing the birth of Christ, gives a lily to the Virgin. Engraving after G. Reni.
  • The Annunciation to the Virgin. Engraving by C. Bloemaert, c. 1650, after G. Lanfranco.
  • The announcing angel salutes the Virgin. Engraving.
  • The angel announces to the Virgin that she will give birth to Christ. Watercolour.
  • The Annunciation to the Virgin, who reads from the Bible. Engraving by S.A. Bolswert after P.P. Rubens.
  • While Joseph works in his carpenter's shop, the angel steals into the house and announces the birth of Christ to Mary. Engraving by J. Sadeler, ca. 1615, after J. Robusti, il Tintoretto.