Stories
- Article
Fantastic beasts and unnatural history
Find out how a 17th-century compendium of the natural world came to present fantastical beasts –like dragons – as real, living creatures.
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The hidden history of homesickness
Gail Tolley delves into the history of homesickness and discovers that its rich past holds a clue to how we view the experience today.
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History of condoms from animal to rubber
Come on a journey from the first recorded condoms in the 16th century to the modern female condoms in the 1990s – and everything in between.
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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.
Catalogue
- Archives and manuscripts
Italian Medical Miscellany, 18th Century
Date: 3 August 1743Reference: MS.5863/7Part of: Italian Medical Miscellany, 18th Century- Archives and manuscripts
Italian Medical Miscellany, 18th Century
Date: 1604-1805Reference: MS.5863/17Part of: Italian Medical Miscellany, 18th Century- Archives and manuscripts
Italian Medical Miscellany, 18th Century
Date: 3 July 1743Reference: MS.5863/6Part of: Italian Medical Miscellany, 18th Century- Archives and manuscripts
Italian Medical Miscellany, 18th Century
Date: 18 September 1743Reference: MS.5863/13Part of: Italian Medical Miscellany, 18th Century- Archives and manuscripts
Italian Medical Miscellany, 18th Century
Date: 5 August 1743Reference: MS.5863/8Part of: Italian Medical Miscellany, 18th Century