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The last glass-eye maker in Britain

Meet Jost Haas – the UK’s last artificial-eye maker working exclusively with glass.

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Butch drag in the builders’ caff

Two men in a café dressed in practical workwear might seem indistinguishable, but closer inspection reveals layers of complex, nuanced identity.

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Why we no longer keep our dead at home

Today in the UK we rarely sit with, touch, or perhaps even see our loved ones after they’ve died. Past practices were very different and, Claire Cock-Starkey argues, were more helpful for those grieving.

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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 plate decorated with a circumcision scene, a knife for performing the ceremony and the Scroll of Torah. Process print after C.A.
  • A plate decorated with a circumcision scene, a knife for performing the ceremony and the Scroll of Torah. Process print after C.A.
  • The western and eastern churches represented by St. Peter's in Rome and S. Sophia in Istanbul (Constantinople); Jewish circumcision and the baptism of a baby by a bishop, with a border showing headwear of different groups. Engraving by R. Smith.
  • The western and eastern churches represented by St. Peter's in Rome and S. Sophia in Istanbul (Constantinople); Jewish circumcision and the baptism of a baby by a bishop, with a border showing headwear of different groups. Engraving by R. Smith.
  • Instruments and sacred objects to perform a Jewish circumcision ceremony. Engraving, 1741, after B. Picart, 1725.
  • Instruments and sacred objects to perform a Jewish circumcision ceremony. Engraving, 1741, after B. Picart, 1725.
  • Abraham and the men of his house circumcising themselves. Engraving by M. van der Gucht after G. Hoet.
  • Abraham and the men of his house circumcising themselves. Engraving by M. van der Gucht after G. Hoet.
  • Abraham and his men begin to circumcise themselves. Etching by M. van der Gucht after G. Hoet.
  • A Portugese Jewish circumcision ceremony. Engraving, 1741, after B. Picart, 1722.
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