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Stones for healing

Since ancient times, cultures from around the world have used a variety of precious stones, crystals and their substitutes for healing and to ward off misfortune.

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Little feet on Pett Level Beach

Poet and author Penny Pepper has vivid memories of childhood beach trips when her father was still alive, enthusiastically encouraging her curiosity and love of nature.

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“Life and the universe change our plans”

Artist Lil Sullivan returns to the printmaking workshop for the first time after her stroke, and uses broken and discarded everyday objects to create art.

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Lemme see yer grills

Why settle for plain old pearly whites when you can adorn your teeth with a bespoke grill?

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  • Bencao Gangmu -- C.16 Chinese materia medica, Precious metals
  • For a genuine boost Dianavit : precious metal...Colliron.
  • For a genuine boost Dianavit : precious metal...Colliron.
  • Pure recovery : your sample is as precious as gold / Millipore (UK) Ltd.
  • Pure recovery : your sample is as precious as gold / Millipore (UK) Ltd.
  • A man polishing semi-precious (?) stones. Gouache painting by an Indian artist.
  • Geology: various uncut semi-precious stones. Coloured lithograph by H. Sowerby after himself, 1851.
  • Six different pieces of sealed, precious medicinal earth known as 'terra sigillata'. Pen drawing.
  • Seventeen different pieces of sealed, precious medicinal earth known as 'terra sigillata'. Pen drawing.
  • Brocade-makers embroidering a fabric with gold silk and precious stones. Woodcut by J. Amman.
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