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Cracks that let the light in

Rai Waddingham lives with voices other people cannot hear. Here she describes how she has come to accept, understand and calm her voices, and to acknowledge her strength.

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Lying low for lockdown and beyond

For Liz Carr the chances of catching Covid-19 are the same as for anyone else, but as a Disabled person she's at much greater risk of not getting the treatment she needs if she falls ill.

  • In pictures

The beautiful language of bookplates

Don’t judge a book only by its cover. Take a look inside, where decorative bookplates reveal stories that cross continents and centuries.

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A symbol of a lost homeland

The story of one protective amulet from Palestine reveals a complex tale. Encompassing the personal history of an influential doctor and collector, it provides a window onto dispossession and exile, and the painful repercussions that are still felt today.

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  • Labelling tape, LM
  • Animal testing : product labelling / Tesco.
  • Animal testing : product labelling / Tesco.
  • The new microwave labels explained : a consumer guide to the new labelling system for ovens and foods / Tesco.
  • The new microwave labels explained : a consumer guide to the new labelling system for ovens and foods / Tesco.
  • Medicine bottles, 19th century. Recessed gilded label, Varnished gilded label, brown edged.
  • Product label: Restitutions fluid
  • F-actin labelled fibroblast.
  • EPHEMERA: London nursery pomade [label].
  • EPHEMERA: Nursery hair lotion [label]
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