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Found items

Books leave their traces in our minds, but we leave traces of ourselves in books too, as these fascinating items found inside old works show.

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Aphasia and drawing elephants

When Thomas Parkinson investigated the history of “speech science”, he discovered an unexpected link between empire, elephants and aphasia.

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Giving shape to sound

Fascinated by language and how music feels, Deaf rapper Signkid creates tracks that give shape to sound. He discusses inspiration, access and performing for all audiences, D/deaf and hearing alike.

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The tale of the toxic kidneys

In 1954 a serendipitous coming together of skills and circumstances allowed the first successful organ transplant to take place. Read how Richard Herrick’s life was prolonged by his identical twin’s generosity.

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  • The birth of mankynde, otherwyse named the womans booke / Newly set foorth, corrected, and augmented. Whose contentes ye may reade in the table of the booke, and most plainely in the prologue. By Thomas Raynalde physition.
  • The birth of mankynde : otherwyse named the womans booke. / Newly set forth, corrected, and augmented. Whose contentes ye may reade in the table of the booke, and most playnely in the prologue. By Thomas Raynalde phisition.
  • The birth of mankynde : otherwyse named the womans booke. / Newly set forth, corrected, and augmented. Whose contentes ye may reade in the table of the booke, and most playnely in the prologue. By Thomas Raynalde phisition.
  • The birth of mankynde : otherwyse named the womans booke. / Newly set forth, corrected, and augmented. Whose contentes ye may reade in the table of the booke, and most playnely in the prologue. By Thomas Raynalde phisition.
  • The birth of mankynde : otherwyse named the womans booke. / Newly set forth, corrected, and augmented. Whose contentes ye may reade in the table of the booke, and most playnely in the prologue. By Thomas Raynalde phisition.
  • The birth of mankynde : otherwyse named the womans booke. / Newly set forth, corrected, and augmented. Whose contentes ye may reade in the table of the booke, and most playnely in the prologue. By Thomas Raynalde phisition.
  • The birth of mankynde : otherwyse named the womans booke. / Newly set forth, corrected, and augmented. Whose contentes ye may reade in the table of the booke, and most playnely in the prologue. By Thomas Raynalde phisition.
  • The birth of mankynde : otherwyse named the womans booke. / Newly set forth, corrected, and augmented. Whose contentes ye may reade in the table of the booke, and most playnely in the prologue. By Thomas Raynalde phisition.
  • The birth of mankynde : otherwyse named the womans booke. / Newly set forth, corrected, and augmented. Whose contentes ye may reade in the table of the booke, and most playnely in the prologue. By Thomas Raynalde phisition.
  • The birth of mankynde : otherwyse named the womans booke. / Newly set forth, corrected, and augmented. Whose contentes ye may reade in the table of the booke, and most playnely in the prologue. By Thomas Raynalde phisition.
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