Stories
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Foraging for a taste of the past
Follow tips from a professional forager to recreate delicious 18th-century recipes from plants growing wild in parks and on urban wasteland.
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Charged bodies
Electrified humans brought education and performance together with a spark in the 18th century.
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The chymist’s trade card
An 18th-century trade card reveals far more than its owner may have intended.
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Printing the body
The 18th century saw multiple technical developments in both printing and medicine. Colourful collaborations ensued – to the benefit of growing ranks of medical students.
Catalogue
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English Recipe Book, later 17th - early 18th century
Date: Late 17th century - 18th centuryReference: MS.7822- Archives and manuscripts
Paxton, Richard (fl. mid 18th century - late 18th century)
Paxton, Richard (fl. mid 18th century - late 18th century)Date: 1799Reference: MS.3820- Books
Handel & the castrati : the story behind the 18th century superstar singers : 29 March - 1 October 2006 / Handel House Museum.
Date: 2006- Archives and manuscripts
English recipe book
Date: 18th century - early 19th centuryReference: MS.8818/2Part of: English recipe books, 18th-early 19th centuries- Archives and manuscripts
Galvani, Luigi, (1737-1798)
Galvani, Luigi, (1737-1798).Date: mid 18th century - late 18th centuryReference: MS.8380