Stories
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Fantastic beasts and unnatural history
Find out how a 17th-century compendium of the natural world came to present fantastical beasts –like dragons – as real, living creatures.
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The power of unicorns
Discover the unlikely connection between pharmaceuticals and unicorns.
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Sex in graphic novels
Sex and sexuality have long been explored in the history of the graphic novel.
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Devilry and doom in 1666
Disastrous events and a significant combination of numbers signalled the end – or perhaps a new beginning – in 1666. But for some, this feverish period fuelled unprecedented inventiveness and development.
Catalogue
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Zur Geschichte der subkutanen Injektionen und Injektabilia in der zweiten Hälfte des 19. Jahrhunderts mit besonderer Berücksichti-gung der Quecksilbertherapie / von Gottfried Schramm.
Schramm, Gottfried, 1927-Date: 1987- Pictures
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Christ winnowing evil from the human heart; a penitent bathing in the blood and water from Christ's side; an angel locking a dragon in hell. Engraving by H. Goltzius, 1578.
Goltzius, Hendrik, 1558-1617.Date: [1578]Reference: 26626i- Pictures
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The pregnant Virgin Mary, with a dragon at her feet; representing a stage in the alchemical process. Colour painting after etching, 1772/3.
Date: 1772Reference: 38503i- Pictures
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The woman clothed with the sun is attacked by a seven-headed dragon; her child is ejected up to God: representing the 12th Book of Revelation. Engraving.
Reference: 24940i- Pictures
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Lucifer's angels tumble out of heaven, their limbs entwined. Etching by R. Pranker, 176-.
Date: 1765Reference: 24951i