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The poetic language of health

When his doctors could only offer phone consultations, James Morland turned to poetry to make sense of the medical terms describing his symptoms and test results.

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Dazzling luxury

As the 20th century dawned, both elite and masses basked in the marvellous and unearthly glow of the new electric illumination.

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On nature cures and taking the waters

When chilly outdoor swims began to chip away at her depression, Jessica J Lee was drawn to a closer study of the complex natural world around her.

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How do advertisers get inside our heads?

Vance Packard exposed techniques of mass manipulation developed by 1950s advertisers that are still at work today in the age of big data.

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  • Fountains Abbey, Yorkshire. The monks infirmary from the South-West.
  • Hydraulics: pipes, conduits, fountains, etc. Engraving.
  • Hydraulics: pipes, conduits, fountains, etc. Engraving.
  • Hydraulics: fountains. Coloured engraving by J. Lodge.
  • Hydraulics: pipes, pumps, fountains, etc. Engraving c.1861.
  • The fountains at Liancourt. Etching by I. Silvestre.
  • Hydraulics: pipes, pumps, fountains, etc. Engraving by J. Wooding.
  • The courtyard of fountains at Fontainebleau. Etching by Perelle.
  • The fountains and castle at St. Cloud. Coloured lithograph.
  • Hydraulics: fountains and rusting [?]. Coloured engraving by J. Lodge.
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