Stories
- In pictures
Putti of science
Chubby little winged boys known as putti frequently adorn scientific illustrations. Sometimes portrayed as reverent and sometimes cheeky, they guide our pursuit of knowledge.
- In pictures
Imagining the foetus
From the miniature adult in the womb imagined by 15th-century artists to the increasing detail of today’s ultrasound scans, Tania Staras traces our changing view of the human foetus.
- Article
The bishop’s profitable sex workers
How did the Church rake in revenue from 14th-century sex regulations? Kate Lister explores a bishop’s lucrative rulebook.
- Article
There’s more to gingerbread than ginger
‘Bake-Off’ finalist Mary-Anne Boermans treats us to the warm and enticing pleasures of gingerbread over centuries.
Catalogue
- Digital Images
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15th century Chinese scholar-physician, Japanese woodcut
- Archives and manuscripts
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Medical Recipe Collection, England, 15th Century
Date: 15th centuryReference: MS.5262- Archives and manuscripts
Miscellany, Italy, 15th Century
Date: 15th centuryReference: MS.5260- Archives and manuscripts
Recipes: English, 15th century
Date: 15th centuryReference: MS.7795- Archives and manuscripts
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Alchemy: 15th cent.
Date: Late 15th centuryReference: MS.22