Stories
- Article
Blood
Discover the history, mythology and taboos around blood and menopause, and hear from some contemporary voices about their experiences of periods and the onset of menopause.
- Article
Plant portraits
The beautiful and mysterious illustrations in medieval herbals convey a wealth of knowledge about the plants they portray.
- Article
The origins and meanings of pharmacy symbols
What have snakes, unicorns and crocodiles got to do with pharmacies? The history of these modern signs goes back to the Greek gods.
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A head apart from the body
We look to the future of science via science fiction to explore how a head may live apart from its body.
Catalogue
- Archives and manuscripts
Products: Folklore, Dutch Artwork, Misc
Date: 1960s-1980sReference: WF/M/I/ND/08/02Part of: Wellcome Foundation Ltd- Books
Animals in folklore / edited by J.R. Porter and W. M.S.Russell.
Date: 1978- Books
Animals with human faces : a guide to animal symbolism / Beryl Rowland.
Rowland, Beryl.Date: 1974- Books
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Strange stories of the animal world : A book of curious contributions to natural history / by John Timbs.
Timbs, John, 1801-1875.Date: 1866- Books
Bestiaire fabuleux / [Jean Paul Clébert].
Clébert, Jean-Paul.Date: [1971]