Stories
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Stories of Asian palm-leaf manuscripts
Wellcome’s Adrian Plau shares some the stories behind the Asian palm-leaf manuscripts in our collections. He reveals how British colonialism impacted this special form of knowledge transmission and the challenges involved in unearthing each manuscript’s origins and historical journey to Wellcome Collection.
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How I cured my fear of vomiting
Emetophobia ruled every waking moment of Alex’s life. Until he came to realise he couldn’t live that way any more.
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Ayurveda: Knowledge for long life
The story of medicine in India is rich and complex. Aarathi Prasad investigates how it came to be this way.
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Little feet on Pett Level Beach
Poet and author Penny Pepper has vivid memories of childhood beach trips when her father was still alive, enthusiastically encouraging her curiosity and love of nature.
Catalogue
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Palm leaf etchings of Orissa / Durga Prasad Patnaik.
Patnaik, Durga Prasad, 1918-Date: 1989- Archives and manuscripts
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Palm Coast Meeting (15-16 November 1974)
Date: 1974Reference: JDW/2/14/20Part of: James D. Watson Collection- Pictures
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Palm tree (Cocos nucifera?) in arid landscape. Watercolour, 1862.
Date: 1862Reference: 22217i- Pictures
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Palm tree (Inaja palm) with man standing beneath. Wood engraving, c. 1867.
Date: [1867-1875]Reference: 20947i- Digital Images
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Palm of the right hand of a man suffering from chiro-pompholyx
Calvert, George Alfred Crace-