Stories
- In pictures
The evolution of war-zone medicine
The need to deal with battlefield injuries has led to inventive designs for extreme situations. Find out how camel-drawn ambulances and flat-pack hospitals have helped casualties survive.
- Article
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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Interpreting the Ayurvedic Man
A British Sign Language video is the latest interpretation of an unique 18th-century Nepali painting about Ayurvedic medicine.
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The chymist’s trade card
An 18th-century trade card reveals far more than its owner may have intended.
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