Stories
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The work of wet-nursing
Many of us know that in the past, babies were sometimes nourished by wet-nurses. But, perhaps surprisingly, the practice continues today – and the milk recipients are not only babies.
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Naked, not nude
Classicist Caroline Vout argues that it’s time to take the dust covers off the Ancient Greeks and Romans, and to encounter their bodies not nude, but naked.
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Eating their own kind
In his grisly history of cannibalism, zoologist Bill Schutt asks what drives an animal to feast on its own flesh and blood.
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Sacred cows and nutritional purity in India
Apoorva Sripathi explores the complex reasons behind India’s recent boom in all things dairy – beginning with a 1970s Western food-aid programme.
Catalogue
- Ephemera
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The 'Allenbury' Foods for infants : The 'Allenburys' Diet for adults : January 1907.
Date: 1907- Ephemera
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The 'Allenbury' Foods for infants : The 'Allenburys' Diet for adults : November 1906.
Date: 1906- Ephemera
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The 'Allenbury' Foods for infants : The 'Allenburys' Diet for adults : March 1908.
Date: 1908- Ephemera
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The 'Allenbury' Foods for infants : The 'Allenburys' Diet for adults : July 1908.
Date: 1908- Ephemera
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The 'Allenbury' Foods for infants : The 'Allenburys' Diet for adults : May 1909.
Date: 1909