Stories
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Transforming the decorative into dissent
Discover how embroidered messages by two ‘troublesome’ women in 19th-century asylums are mirrored in the therapeutic quilting work of writer Rachel May.
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A brief history of tattoos
The earliest evidence of tattoo art dates from 5000 BC, and the practice continues to hold meaning for many cultures around the world.
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A virtual view of history
Step inside Anne Frank’s house or explore the galleries in a museum destroyed by fire. VR brings history and art satisfyingly close when we’re unable to get there in person.
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A history of gestation outside the body
It’s been over 400 years since a Swiss alchemist theorised that foetuses could develop outside the womb. Claire Horn examines incubator technology past and present, and explores the possibilities recent prototypes might bring.
Catalogue
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Early illustrated books : a history of the decoration and illustration of books in the 15th and 16th centuries / by Alfred W. Pollard.
Pollard, Alfred W. (Alfred William), 1859-1944.Date: 1893- Books
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The household oracle : a popular referee on subjects of household enquiry : including: - house building, buying and renting; house furnishing and decoration; housekeeping and domestic cookery; plain and fancy needlework; home farming, gardening, medicine; law; an epitome of the history of the world and the growth of the human family; the formation of our mother tongue and the rules of English grammar; a dictionary of religions; stepping stones of English history and a sketch of the English constitution setting forth the rights, privileges and duties of the English householder parochial, municipal, imperial; the story of the calendar, standards of weights and measures; arithmetical tables and tables of interest and a ready reckoner; household amusements, games, chess, cards and other indoor games, dancing, swimming, etiquette, ... / edited by Alfred H. Miles ; assisted by a staff of specialists.
Date: [1897?]- Books
Dresses and decorations of the Middle Ages / [Henry Shaw].
Shaw, Henry, 1800-1873.Date: 1843- Books
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Decorative art of the Huichol Indians / by Carl Lumholtz.
Lumholtz, Carl, 1851-1922.Date: 1904- Books
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Evolution in art : as illustrated by the life-histories of designs / By Alfred C. Haddon.
Haddon, Alfred C. (Alfred Cort), 1855-1940.Date: 1895