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Spanish flu and the depiction of disease

The Spanish flu pandemic of 1918 killed many millions more than World War I did. Find out why contemporary artistic depictions of its devastating impact are so rare.

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Beating the bodysnatchers

When a rise in grave robbing called for strong measures, mortsafes became the unassailable solution. Allison C. Meier explores.

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Drawing the human animal

We might try to deny our animal instincts, but this series of extraordinary 17th-century drawings suggests they are only too apparent.

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The men who meddled with nature

The ‘acclimatisation societies’ of the 19th century sought to ‘improve’ on the natural world by releasing non-native species into the wild. The effects were disastrous.

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  • Photograph of C.C. Barnard and Family
  • C.C. Schmidt, Jahrbucher der Gesammten Medic
  • C.C. Schmidt, Jahrbucher der Gesammten Medic
  • C. Stevenson. Photograph, c.1930.
  • Erasmus Schmid. Line engraving by C.C. Seitz, 1673.
  • Johannes Friedrich Helvetius. Line engraving by D.C.C. Fleischmann.
  • C. Le Brun, Dissertation sur un traite de C.
  • C. Le Brun, Dissertation sur un traite de C.
  • C. Le Brun, Dissertation sur un traite de C.
  • J.C. Brown. Photograph, c.1930.
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