Stories
- Article
Foraging for a taste of the past
Follow tips from a professional forager to recreate delicious 18th-century recipes from plants growing wild in parks and on urban wasteland.
- Article
Charged bodies
Electrified humans brought education and performance together with a spark in the 18th century.
- Article
The chymist’s trade card
An 18th-century trade card reveals far more than its owner may have intended.
- Article
Printing the body
The 18th century saw multiple technical developments in both printing and medicine. Colourful collaborations ensued – to the benefit of growing ranks of medical students.
Catalogue
- Archives and manuscripts
Miscellany: English, 18th century
Date: 18th centuryReference: MS.7368- Archives and manuscripts
- Online
Receipt-Book, 18th century
Date: Early 18th centuryReference: MS.4056- Archives and manuscripts
- Online
Receipt-Book, 18th century
Date: Early 18th centuryReference: MS.4055- Archives and manuscripts
- Online
Receipt-Book, 18th century
Date: Late 18th centuryReference: MS.4059- Archives and manuscripts
Receipt-Book, Italian: 18th century
Date: Early 18th centuryReference: MS.4106