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Hunting lost plants in botanical collections

A bark specimen at Kew recalls the story of a South American man who harvested the most potent source of the only effective malaria treatment available in the late 1800s. Killed for his work and forgotten by history, Manuel Mamani was a victim of the colonial juggernaut.

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How homesickness inspires art

Gail Tolley looks at homesickness through the eyes of three contemporary artists and finds powerful new themes of identity and connection.

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Illuminated manuscripts, illuminating medicines

From rare bugs to exorbitantly priced plant parts, find out more about the artistic and medical uses of pigments from the past.

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Going viral

The death of a close friend made David Jesudason want to know more about viruses and the people who first discover them. Here, he puts both under the microscope.

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  • William Hunting,
  • Nuzi hunting with bow and arrow
  • Hunting: nets for catching ground birds, and hunting at night with torches. Engraving, c.1762, by B.-L. Prevost.
  • Two dwarfs with hunting gear; representing the easy life of game hunting. Coloured etching by M. Engelbrecht, after 1715.
  • Two tigers hunting for food. Coloured lithograph.
  • Beetle larva living on a spider-hunting wasp
  • The pleasures of hunting illustrated in sixteen sketches showing hunting scenes interspersed with images of dogs and fowl. Chalk lithograph after V. J. Adam.
  • Hunting: nets for catching ground birds. Engraving, c.1762.
  • Hunting: traps and hides for catching birds. Coloured engraving.
  • Bai Sharen couple on a hunting and fishing trip.
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