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Theriac: An ancient brand?

The name theriac survived for around for two millennia as a pharmaceutical term. But a ‘brand’ name is not always a guarantee of quality.

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The poetic language of health

When his doctors could only offer phone consultations, James Morland turned to poetry to make sense of the medical terms describing his symptoms and test results.

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In the tracks of Derek Jarman’s tears

Researcher E K Myerson shares her moving encounters with the personal papers of artist and filmmaker Derek Jarman.

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You, a thousand years ago

Jack Hartnell argues that, if we were transported into the medieval past, we’d find ourselves somewhere different yet strangely familiar.

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  • The Lazzaretto, Venice, Italy.
  • Church of St. Marco, Venice.
  • Interior of St. Stephens pharmacy, Venice. Watercolour, 1920.
  • Artificial eye made by Giovanni Battista Verle of Venice.
  • Venice: the Grand Canal. Etching by G.B. Brustoloni after A. Canaletto.
  • Plague apparatus from a lazaretto in Venice, used to disinfect clothing. Photograph.
  • Astronomy: Galileo with his telescope in the Piazza San Marco, Venice. Wood engraving.
  • The Fasciculo di medicina, Venice, 1493 / with an introduction etc., by Charles Singer.
  • The Fasciculo di medicina, Venice, 1493 / with an introduction etc., by Charles Singer.
  • The Fasciculo di medicina, Venice, 1493 / with an introduction etc., by Charles Singer.
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