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The art of memory

Our ability to recall facts and experiential detail helps us understand, navigate, and make predictions about the world. Julia Nurse explores some of the techniques we have developed to help us to remember.

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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.

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The yogi as hermit, warrior, criminal and showman

How the modern world changed the life and reputation of the yogi.

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Thunderbolts and lightning

Fire in the sky has always exerted a hold on our imagination, even as early scientists unlocked the secrets of atmospheric electricity.

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  • A table of Christian signs, symbols and images; top centre the Virgin of Loreto. Etching.
  • Three-tiered symbolic diagram of the art of alchemy: top level, symbols of the states of matter; middle level, cabalistic diagrams; lower level, the two techniques of alchemy: distillation and calcination. Engraving by R. Custos, 1616.
  • Three-tiered symbolic diagram of the art of alchemy: top level, symbols of the states of matter; middle level, cabalistic diagrams; lower level, the two techniques of alchemy: distillation and calcination. Engraving by R. Custos, 1616.
  • Three-tiered symbolic diagram of the art of alchemy: top level, symbols of the states of matter; middle level, cabalistic diagrams; lower level, the two techniques of alchemy: distillation and calcination. Engraving by R. Custos, 1616.
  • A symbol top right incorporating four hands are entwined together and a figure half in shadow represents an advertisement for Christians in Hackney Aids Initiative for World Aids Day, 1st December. Colour lithograph.
  • Advertisement for a "Day Without Art" on 30 November 1991, a symbol of the extent of loss of life and the tragedy of unfulfilled promises to commemorate World AIDS Day on 1 December 1991. Lithograph, 1991.
  • A bearded old man and a young woman representing Philosophy and Art respectively: he points to a book about mechanics and science, while she points to a painting of the Nativity of Christ. Engraving by W. Ridgway after D. Huntington.
  • Ikonographie der christlichen Kunst / [Karl Künstle].
  • Wunderheilungen und ärztliche Schutzpatrone in der bildenden Kunst / von Dr. Oskar Rosenthal.
  • Wunderheilungen und ärztliche Schutzpatrone in der bildenden Kunst / von Dr. Oskar Rosenthal.
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