Stories
- In pictures
A history of art in hospitals
Art historian Anne Wallentine examines art in hospital settings – from its Christian devotional origins to its healing role in modern healthcare buildings.
- Article
Deadly doses and the hardest of hard drugs
The invention of the modern hypodermic syringe meant we could get high – or accidentally die – faster than before. Find out how this medical breakthrough was adapted for deadly uses.
- Article
Performance art, frozen in time
For over a year, live performance art with an audience present has been largely impossible. But still images continue to allow artists in this sphere to inspire audiences at home.
- Article
Is fake news killing fictive art?
Parafictional artists create projects where the imaginary interacts with real life. But the growth of so-called ‘fake news’ is providing a new challenge.
Catalogue
- Archives and manuscripts
Hogan, Susan - Healing Arts: The History of Art Therapy
Date: 2001Reference: DGH1/10/1/18Part of: Records of Crichton Royal Hospital- Archives and manuscripts
083989/Z/07/Z: Alfred Russel Wallace - The Forgotten Evolutionist
Date: 2009Reference: WT/C/6/3/68Part of: Wellcome Trust Corporate Archive- Archives and manuscripts
Dame Albertine Winner, 'Women in Medicine: The Caroline Haslett Memorial Lecture', Journal of the Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce, May 1975
Date: 1975Reference: SA/MWF/C.8/8Part of: Medical Women's Federation- Journals
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The journal of economic history
Date: 1941-- Books
- Online
The history of China. Upon the plan of Mr. Rollin's antient history. Containing, I. A general idea of their history. II. A Description of their Country. III. An Account of their Government. IV. Of their Commerce, Arts and Sciences. V. Of their Religion, Manners, and particular Customs. VI. A succinct description of some Kingdoms that are tributary to China. - Also the Natural History of China. To which is prefixed, an accurate map of China, drawn from Surveys made by the Jesuit Missionaries by Order of the Emperor. Translated from the French.
Date: M.DCC.LXIII. [1763]