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  • Three grotesque old men with missing teeth grimacing and pointing at each other. Engraving by T. Sandars after J. Collier, 1773.
  • Two old men attempt to force their attentions on a young woman. Engraving by B.A. Nicollet after J.B. Deshaÿes.
  • Two old men attempt to force their attentions on a young woman. Engraving by B.A. Nicollet after J.B. Deshaÿes.
  • An old man sits with tankard and pipe at a tavern table, three men converse behind him. Lithograph after D. Teniers (?).
  • An old woman raises her glass to two men, one with a jug and pipe. Engraving by C. Visscher after A. van Ostade.
  • A young man is carrying a letter towards a group of old men who are gathered around a fireplace. Engraving by N. Varin after David Teniers.
  • An old woman raises her glass to two men, one with a jug and pipe. Mezzotint by R. Purcell, late 18th century, after A. Brouwer.
  • An old woman raises her glass to two men, one with a jug and pipe. Etching by D. Deuchar (?), 18th century, after A. van Ostade (?).
  • An old sailor with wooden leg relates his adventures to a family as both men smoke and drink. Reproduction of an etching by G. Cruikshank, 1818, after J. Sheringham.
  • The Taboo goblins of Urama Employed by the old men of the clan to keep the village in control, and to guard certain fruits and vegetables for use at festival time.
  • Two old men in conversation: the man on the left holding a basket has a wooden leg, the other one leans with both hands on a stick. Watercolour by S.G. (?).
  • A young woman attempts to get hold of a letter which an old man is reading out to the apparent amusement of the other men. Aquatint by Domenico Landini after John Burnet.
  • An old woman dying with her hand held by her daughter; two men, with impaired limbs, pay their last respects. Colour stipple print by E. & M.A. Scott after T. Stothard.
  • Five Flemish men, old and young alike, smoke and drink in a dingy smoke den. Engraving by T. Jorma (T. Major), 18th century, after a painting by D. Teniers, the younger.
  • A captain talks to two soldiers, a man is hiding behind a tree from approaching soldiers, two old men stand talking, an artist is sketching, and an elderly couple are laughing together. Lithograph by Joseph Louis-Hippolyte Bellangé.
  • Medicina gerocomica: or, the Galenic art of preserving old men's healths. Explained in twenty chapters. To which is added an appendix, concerning the use of oyls and unction, in the prevention and cure of some diseases. As also a method ... of curing convulsions and epilepsies, by external operation / By Sir John Floyer.
  • Salvia nemorosa L. Lamiaceae Woodland sage. Balkan clary Distribution: Central Europe, Western Asia. Most of the historical medicinal literature is on common sage, Salvia officinalis. The name Salvia meaning 'healthy'. Elizabeth Blackwell (1737) wrote that it had "... all the noble Properties of the other hot Plants more especially for the Head, Memory, Eyes, and all Paralytical Affections. In short, 'tis a Plant endu'd with so many and wonderful Properties, as that the assiduous use of it is said to render Men Immortal" with which Hans Sloane agreed. Linnaeus (1782) also: 'Timor, Languor, Leucorrhoea, Senectus [fear, tiredness, white vaginal discharge, old age]'. Its health giving and immortality conferring properties were recorded in the aphorisms of the School of Salerno (fl 9-13th century) - quoted in the Decameron [c.1350, translated: Why should man die when Salvia grows in the Garden']. Some salvias, such as Salvia divinorum contain hallucinogenic compounds. Photographed in the Medicinal Garden of the Royal College of Physicians, London.
  • An old man has fallen asleep leaning against the table, while his dog keeps a watchful eye. Etching by F. Londonio, 1759.
  • A man with crutches is going down the steps of a swimming pool; men wearing top hats in the background. Etching, ca. 1870.
  • A man with crutches is going down the steps of a swimming pool; men wearing top hats in the background. Etching, ca. 1870.
  • (Left) an old woman sitting on a stool with a cat and warming her hands at a brazier; (right) an old man playing the hurdy-gurdy. Etching by E. Russell after J. Callot.
  • An old man of Simla, holding a stick, standing with a sack on his shoulder. Watercolour by R. Clint, 1866.
  • A patient at home. Oil painting by D. Mary Barber, ca. 1953.
  • HIV is ageless : get tested / GMHC.
  • HIV is ageless : get tested / GMHC.
  • A man in bedclothes prising insects (?) off his bed-curtains with a fork into a saucepan. Etching by T.L. Busby, ca. 1826.
  • Einer Trage des anderen Lust / Deutsche AIDS-Hilfe ; Foto Friedrich Baumhauer ; Gestaltung Wolfgang Mudra.
  • Einer Trage des anderen Lust / Deutsche AIDS-Hilfe ; Foto Friedrich Baumhauer ; Gestaltung Wolfgang Mudra.
  • Thinking of testing for HIV? : if you are positive, the sooner you know the more you can do / Camden & Islington Community Health Servies NHS Trust, Crusaid, C.L.A.S.H.
  • Thinking of testing for HIV? : if you are positive, the sooner you know the more you can do / Camden & Islington Community Health Servies NHS Trust, Crusaid, C.L.A.S.H.