Stories
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Spanish flu and the depiction of disease
The Spanish flu pandemic of 1918 killed many millions more than World War I did. Find out why contemporary artistic depictions of its devastating impact are so rare.
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Confession as therapy in the Middle Ages
The line between confession and counselling has been blurred for centuries.
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Revelations of blindness in the Middle Ages
Medieval texts, from Islamic medical treatises to Christian books of miracles, reveal surprisingly varied and complex experiences of blindness. But when medieval scholar Jude Seal experienced visual impairment themselves, they gained an even deeper understanding of the lives they were studying.
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Guide dogs or good dogs from the Middle Ages
Medieval illustrations often show blind people, sometimes with dogs. But working out whether these were actually guide dogs involves a mix of detailed detective work and expert speculation.
Catalogue
- Archives and manuscripts
Bankart, James (1834-1902), surgeon and ophthalmologist
Bankart, James (1834-1902), MB Lond, FRCSDate: Mid 19th century - late 19th centuryReference: PP/JBA- Books
Youth prolonged : old age postponed / Robert Weale.
Weale, R. A. (Robert Alexander)Date: [2010], ©2010- Archives and manuscripts
Unpublished Lectures
Date: 1953 - 1979Reference: PP/ASH/B/4Part of: Ashton, Professor Norman- Journals
- Online
Neurobiology of aging
Date: 1980-- Books
Trachoma : a blinding scourge from the Bronze Age to the twenty-first century / Hugh R. Taylor.
Taylor, Hugh R.Date: 2008