Stories
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Tripping for spiritualism and science
Getting high in the name of religion or creativity has been practised for centuries. Now it seems hallucinogenics could help treat mental illnesses too.
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Deadly doses and the hardest of hard drugs
The invention of the modern hypodermic syringe meant we could get high – or accidentally die – faster than before. Find out how this medical breakthrough was adapted for deadly uses.
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History of condoms from animal to rubber
Come on a journey from the first recorded condoms in the 16th century to the modern female condoms in the 1990s – and everything in between.
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Illuminated manuscripts, illuminating medicines
From rare bugs to exorbitantly priced plant parts, find out more about the artistic and medical uses of pigments from the past.
Catalogue
- Archives and manuscripts
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English Recipe Book, 17th century
Digby, Venetia, 1600-1633.Date: mid 17th century - early 19th centuryReference: MS.7391- Archives and manuscripts
University of Perugia, 17th century
Date: 17th centuryReference: MS.7153- Archives and manuscripts
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Horse Medicine, Italy, 16th-17th century
Date: Late 16th century - early 17th centuryReference: MS.7022- Archives and manuscripts
St John's Hospital (Cirencester, Gloucs.)
St John's Hospital, Cirencester, GloucsDate: Early 17th century - mid 17th centuryReference: MS.5375- Archives and manuscripts
Stanhope, Philip, 1st Earl of Chesterfield (1584-1656)
Stanhope, Philip, 1st Earl of Chesterfield (1584-1656)Date: Mid 17th century - late 17th centuryReference: MSS.761-762