Stories
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Charged bodies
Electrified humans brought education and performance together with a spark in the 18th century.
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The chymist’s trade card
An 18th-century trade card reveals far more than its owner may have intended.
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Doctors and the English seaside
Fashionable seaside towns in England owe much of their popularity to 18th-century doctors, who advised them to take the 'sea cure'.
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Printing the body
The 18th century saw multiple technical developments in both printing and medicine. Colourful collaborations ensued – to the benefit of growing ranks of medical students.
Catalogue
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Miscellaneous Recipes, 18th-19th centuries
Date: 18th century - 19th centuryReference: MS.7748- Archives and manuscripts
Miscellany: English, 18th-19th centuries
Date: 18th century - 19th centuryReference: MS.7336- Archives and manuscripts
Miscellany: English, 18th-19th centuries
Date: Late 18th century - early 19th centuryReference: MS.7704- Archives and manuscripts
French Medicine, 18th-19th centuries
Date: 1791-1890Reference: MS.7258- Archives and manuscripts
Miscellaneous: Italian, 18th-19th centuries
Date: 1770-1877Reference: MS.7549