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Revelations of blindness in the Middle Ages
Medieval texts, from Islamic medical treatises to Christian books of miracles, reveal surprisingly varied and complex experiences of blindness. But when medieval scholar Jude Seal experienced visual impairment themselves, they gained an even deeper understanding of the lives they were studying.
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The ambivalence of air
Daisy Lafarge investigates the effects of air quality and pressure on body and mind, exploring air as cure, but one with contradictions.
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Acrobats: a woman lying on top of a pole holding on to a boy tied to one end of a rope, while someone in a penguin costume watches a man do a headstand. Gouache painting on mica by an Indian artist.
Date: [between 1800 and 1899?]Reference: 581132i
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"Original 4 Herakles", acrobats. Photographic postcard, 192-.
Date: [between 1920 and 1929?]Reference: 2046893iPart of: The James Gardiner Collection.
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Four acrobats. Watercolour, 18--.
Date: [between 1800 and 1899]Reference: 544848i
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Indian acrobats performing. Gouache painting.
Date: [1815?]Reference: 728563iPart of: Indian practitioners of trades, crafts, and professions. Gouache paintings, 18--.
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"The Two Condons", acrobats. Photograph, 1951.
Date: 1951Reference: 2047067iPart of: The James Gardiner Collection.