Stories
- In pictures
Little donkeys aren’t just for Christmas
In honour of the animal’s heroic efforts, here are some favourites from our collection.
- Article
The doctor who challenged the unicorn myth
Our era of fake news and medical misinformation is nothing new. Estelle Paranque relays the thrusts and parries of a 440-year-old row over a magical cure-all, the unicorn horn.
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Little feet on Pett Level Beach
Poet and author Penny Pepper has vivid memories of childhood beach trips when her father was still alive, enthusiastically encouraging her curiosity and love of nature.
Catalogue
- Archives and manuscripts
Slides of Donkeys
Date: c1898Reference: GALTON/2/8/7/8/6Part of: Galton Papers- Archives and manuscripts
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Joseph Askew - Sketch of a Coastal Scene with Donkeys and Sketch of a Harbour Scene
Date: c.1860Reference: DGH1/7/3/1/8Part of: Records of Crichton Royal Hospital- Archives and manuscripts
Audrey Amiss sketchbook: Ponies & Donkeys at Vauxhall Farm, Gravestones at a Church in Holloway road and flowers (Januay 1996).
Date: 11/01/1996-15/01/1996Reference: PP/AMI/B/694Part of: Audrey Amiss Archive- Pictures
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Two donkeys. Etching by R. Hills.
Hills, Robert, 1769-1844.Date: Oct.r 2 1808Reference: 40595i- Pictures
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Two donkeys resting and a goat standing by them. Etching.
Reference: 40132i