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Graphic battles in pharmacy

James Morison’s campaign against the medical establishment inspired a wave of caricatures mocking his quack medicine.

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Notes upon arrival

In an effort to feel at home back in the country of her birth, poet Bhanu Kapil recognises the small revelations of nature in a chilly UK spring as a way to reconnect.

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The origins and meanings of pharmacy symbols

What have snakes, unicorns and crocodiles got to do with pharmacies? The history of these modern signs goes back to the Greek gods.

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The art of scientific glassblowing

Exciting things happen when art, craft, engineering and science collide. Glassblower Gayle Price is proof of that.

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  • Charles Chauncey. Photograph after C.Watson after Coates (Cotes?).
  • Robert Coates wearing a frock coat and riding-boots has a whip in his hand and a cockerel on his head. Coloured etching.
  • Robert Coates riding on a large cauldren pulled by two horses with a chicken on his head. Etching by C. Williams, 1812.
  • The amateur actor Robert Coates dreaming about his success on the stage in the role of Romeo. Aquatint attributed to "The Caricaturist General", 1812.
  • Foal coat: foal bay, still much coat on legs
  • Coat's disease, left eye
  • Coat discolouration due to copper deficiency
  • Coat discolouration due to copper deficiency
  • Coat discolouration due to copper deficiency
  • Discolouration on coat - copper deficiency
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