Stories
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Sick of being lonely
When his relationship ended, Thom James first withdrew from the world, then began to suffer from illnesses with no apparent physical cause.
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The birth of the public museum
The first public museums evolved from wealthy collectors’ cabinets of curiosities and were quickly recognised as useful vehicles for culture.
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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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Disability, education and prejudice
In the 1960s and 1970s, thalidomide survivors had to fight for a proper education. If they weren’t brought up in institutions, they were often viewed as objects of curiosity, encountering verbal and sometimes physical abuse, both at school and in the world beyond.
Catalogue
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Catalog of the Middle Eastern collection = formerly the Oriental Institute Library, University of Chicago : first supplement.
University of Chicago. Library.Date: 1977- Books
The Edwin Smith surgical papyrus : published in facsimile and hieroglyphic transliteration with translation and commentary in two volumes / by James Henry Breasted.
Date: 1930- Books
A descriptive catalogue of manuscripts in the Scindia Oriental Institute, Vikram University, Ujjain / edited by V. Venkatachalam ; compiled by Ramesh Chandra Purohit.
Oriental Manuscripts Library (Ujjain, India)Date: 1983-1985- Books
Catalogue of the Arabic manuscripts in the Daiber Collection : Institute of Oriental Culture University of Tokyo / by Hans Daiber.
Tōkyō Daigaku. Tōyōgaku Bunken Sentā.Date: 1988- Books
Catalogue of the Arabic manuscripts in the Daiber Collection II : Institute of Oriental Culture, University of Tokyo / by Hans Daiber.
Tōkyō Daigaku. Tōyō Bunka Kenkyūjo.Date: 1996