Stories
- In pictures
Advice for (medieval) old age
Whether it was an abstemious, pious preparation for death or drinking gold in the quest for eternal life, those seeking advice on what best to do in their later years were never short of inspiration.
- Article
Guide dogs or good dogs from the Middle Ages
Medieval illustrations often show blind people, sometimes with dogs. But working out whether these were actually guide dogs involves a mix of detailed detective work and expert speculation.
- Article
Self-obsessing in the age of selfies
The tiny, joyful spark of a social media ‘like’ can lead to a damaging obsession. Find out how far people will go when their phone addiction gets the upper hand.
- Article
Confession as therapy in the Middle Ages
The line between confession and counselling has been blurred for centuries.
Catalogue
- Ephemera
Old age ephemera. Box 2, Practical aspects.
- Ephemera
Old age ephemera. Box 1, Services and support.
- Books
The Jewish Old Age Home for Scotland : the story of the home.
Jewish Old Age Home for Scotland.Date: [1973?]- Books
Old age in India / Sylvia Vatuk.
Vatuk, Sylvia.Date: 1982- Books
Old age and witchcraft in early modern Europe / Edward Bever.
Bever, Edward.Date: 1982
