Stories
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The work of wet-nursing
Many of us know that in the past, babies were sometimes nourished by wet-nurses. But, perhaps surprisingly, the practice continues today – and the milk recipients are not only babies.
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Cloves to mull, mask and numb
Sweet, pungent, warm, woody: cloves smell and taste like Christmas. But there’s much more to this spice than that.
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Deciding a date for the end of the world
When will the world end? Charlotte Sleigh explores how our obsession with dates and dramatic imaginings of the end can distract us from the dangers slowly creeping up on us.
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Sharing breastmilk with parents
Alev Scott donated her frozen breastmilk to a hospital milk bank, but she was curious about other routes. Here she explores commercial operations and informal private arrangements.
Catalogue
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A market in which heavy barrels and sacks are weighed on scales. Chromolithograph by Thurwanger Frères after Ferdinand Séré.
Date: 1800-1899Reference: 30332i- E-books
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The second part of Pleasure for a minute. Containing The spirit, or cupid's apparition; The lover's battle; Nature, or love uncontroul'd; The bottom-less pit; The destiny of love; Unconstant lover; Commodities of the new exchange. With other love-poems
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The town mistress, or, Street-Walker. To which is added, The spirit, or Cupid's apparition; The lover's battle; Nature, or love uncontroul'd; The bottomless pit; The destiny of love; Unconstant lover; Commodities of the New Exchange. With other love-poems
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Commercial visions : science, trade, and visual culture in the Dutch Golden Age / Dániel Margócsy.
Margócsy, DánielDate: [2014]- Books
Merchants & marvels : commerce, science and art in early modern Europe / edited by Pamela H. Smith & Paula Findlen.
Date: [2002], ©2002