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  • A naked man is holding a bowl with fruit on spikes in his left hand while dropping a lizard into one of the two amphorae beside him; representing the month September. Engraving.
  • Above, the martyr Vincent is tortured by being placed on a gridiron with spikes over a fire and being prodded with pliers; below, Julitta is tortured on the rack and her child hurled to the ground and killed by governor Alexander. Engraving with etching.
  • Two faces above spiked stems. Watercolour by M. Bishop, 1967.
  • Plantago major (Greater plantain). Shows basal rosettes of long stalked ovate leaves and tall flower spikes. The aqueous extracts have been used a great deal in the cosmetic industry. Crushed plaintain has also been used to stop bleeding in wound management. The stems and seeds have been used as cage-bird food; the distilled water as an eye lotion, and the tincture in home-made dental remedies.
  • Statue of Saint Catherine of Alexandria. Represented with spiked wheel, sword and palm.
  • Martyrdom of four male saints, their bodies bound to spiked wheels. Woodcut by Cr.P. (?).
  • A spiked rush (Juncus spicatus) and millipede (Iulus species) with anatomical detail. Coloured etching by J. Pass, c. 1811.
  • A girl in a red aureole with spiked bars; representing fear of the Iron Maiden of Nuremberg. Watercolour by M. Bishop, 1967.
  • A girl in a red aureole with spiked bars; representing fear of the Iron Maiden of Nuremberg. Watercolour by M. Bishop, 1967.
  • A manacled man standing before a jury in a courtroom making gestures of protest while being confined in a spiked frame. Etching by J. van der Gucht.
  • A bear wearing a spiked helmet and a gun is walking over a bridge marked "Protocol" which is supported by rulers of different countries. Drawing by M.C.P. (?), 12 July 1877.
  • A black child chained to a spiked ball raises his hands towards a rising sun with the rising words 'Asie, Afrique, Europe, USA'; an advertisement for World AIDS Day, 1st December 1997 by the Université Victor Segalen Bordeaux 2. Colour lithograph by Jeance Beylot [?], 1997.
  • A six-sided pamphlet advertising World AIDS Day, 1 December 1993, year of the family by the World Health Organization, Global Programme on AIDS [French version]; front page illustrates a group of men, women and children of various races stand on a pink circle representing the world with red spiked balls floating around them. Colour lithograph.
  • A six-sided pamphlet advertising World AIDS Day, 1 December 1993, year of the family by the World Health Organization, Global Programme on AIDS [French version]; front page illustrates a group of men, women and children of various races stand on a pink circle representing the world with red spiked balls floating around them. Colour lithograph.
  • A six-sided pamphlet advertising the year of the family, World AIDS Day, 1st December 1993 by the World Health Organization, Global Programme on AIDS; front page illustrates a group of men, women and children of various races stand on a pink circle representing the world with red spiked balls floating around them. Colour lithograph.
  • A six-sided pamphlet advertising World AIDS Day, 1 December 1993, year of the family by the World Health Organization, Global Programme on AIDS [French version]; front page illustrates a group of men, women and children of various races stand on a pink circle representing the world with red spiked balls floating around them. Colour lithograph.
  • A six-sided pamphlet advertising the year of the family, World AIDS Day, 1st December 1993 by the World Health Organization, Global Programme on AIDS; front page illustrates a group of men, women and children of various races stand on a pink circle representing the world with red spiked balls floating around them. Colour lithograph.
  • A six-sided pamphlet advertising World AIDS Day, 1 December 1993, year of the family by the World Health Organization, Global Programme on AIDS [French version]; front page illustrates a group of men, women and children of various races stand on a pink circle representing the world with red spiked balls floating around them. Colour lithograph.
  • A six-sided pamphlet advertising the year of the family, World AIDS Day, 1st December 1993 by the World Health Organization, Global Programme on AIDS; front page illustrates a group of men, women and children of various races stand on a pink circle representing the world with red spiked balls floating around them. Colour lithograph.
  • A six-sided pamphlet advertising the year of the family, World AIDS Day, 1st December 1993 by the World Health Organization, Global Programme on AIDS; front page illustrates a group of men, women and children of various races stand on a pink circle representing the world with red spiked balls floating around them. Colour lithograph.
  • A six-sided pamphlet advertising the year of the family, World AIDS Day, 1st December 1993 by the World Health Organization, Global Programme on AIDS; front page illustrates a group of men, women and children of various races stand on a pink circle representing the world with red spiked balls floating around them. Colour lithograph.
  • A six-sided pamphlet advertising the year of the family, World AIDS Day, 1st December 1993 by the World Health Organization, Global Programme on AIDS; front page illustrates a group of men, women and children of various races stand on a pink circle representing the world with red spiked balls floating around them. Colour lithograph.
  • A six-sided pamphlet advertising World AIDS Day, 1 December 1993, year of the family by the World Health Organization, Global Programme on AIDS [French version]; front page illustrates a group of men, women and children of various races stand on a pink circle representing the world with red spiked balls floating around them. Colour lithograph.
  • Mapping fields in mouse visual cortex
  • Varroa destructor, honey bee mite, SEM
  • Canterbury bell pollen
  • Carthamus pollen
  • Marigold pollen
  • Surface of a mint leaf
  • Cytoplasmic polyhedrosis virus (CPV) or Cypovirus, is from the Rheoviridae family. It has a double stranded RNA genome and a very stable capsid. It infects insects, including silkworms, and can have an economic impact on the silk industry.