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Age

Aging and decay are natural and fine.

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Revelations of blindness in the Middle Ages

Medieval texts, from Islamic medical treatises to Christian books of miracles, reveal surprisingly varied and complex experiences of blindness. But when medieval scholar Jude Seal experienced visual impairment themselves, they gained an even deeper understanding of the lives they were studying.

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Confession as therapy in the Middle Ages

The line between confession and counselling has been blurred for centuries.

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Guide dogs or good dogs from the Middle Ages

Medieval illustrations often show blind people, sometimes with dogs. But working out whether these were actually guide dogs involves a mix of detailed detective work and expert speculation.

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  • Perandren (Testosterone and its derivatives) is valuable in treating many of the symptoms of the ageing male (Male Climacteric).
  • Perandren (Testosterone and its derivatives) is valuable in treating many of the symptoms of the ageing male (Male Climacteric).
  • Perandren (Testosterone and its derivatives) is valuable in treating many of the symptoms of the ageing male (Male Climacteric).
  • Perandren (Testosterone and its derivatives) is valuable in treating many of the symptoms of the ageing male (Male Climacteric).
  • Time is blowing pipe-smoke onto a painting while his scythe has sunk into the canvas; representing the ageing of paintings as they acquire Old Master status. Engraving by T. Cook after W. Hogarth.
  • Time is blowing pipe-smoke onto a painting while his scythe has sunk into the canvas; representing the ageing of paintings as they acquire Old Master status. Engraving by T. Cook after W. Hogarth.
  • Feeding bottles, Late Bronze Age to Early Iron Age.
  • Midgets wedding : George Stoddart, age 32 years, Eva Crane, age 27 years.
  • Midgets wedding : George Stoddart, age 32 years, Eva Crane, age 27 years.
  • Iron Age depilatory tweezers.
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Ageing

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Stories of Ageing

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Part of On Medicine and Change

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Salon: An Age of Schadenfreude

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