Stories
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The poor child’s nurse
Charming family scenes in Victorian ads for children’s medicines were at odds with some of the dangerous ingredients they contained.
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How ritual creates meaning
In a world that encourages us to quash our sense of wonder, ritual can help push away apathy and nurture life-enhancing creativity and imagination.
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Between sickness and health
In early 2020, the subject Will Rees was studying – imaginary illnesses – took on a new relevance as everyone anxiously scanned themselves for Covid symptoms each day. But this kind of self-scrutiny is nothing new, as he reveals.
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Christ holding a chalice with the host and showing the Sacred Heart. Colour lithograph.
Reference: 31491i- Pictures
A believing soul embracing Christ's Sacred Heart. Colour lithograph, ca. 1898.
Date: [1898?]Reference: 31529i- Pictures
The Virgin of the Immaculate Heart (or Virgin of Sorrows). Coloured engraving.
Reference: 2124798i- Pictures
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Christ appearing to S. Marguerite-Marie Alacoque and showing the Sacred Heart. Colour lithograph, ca. 1912.
Date: [1912?]Reference: 31467i- Pictures
The immaculate heart of the Virgin Mary. Print with letterpress.
Reference: 2124426i