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Putti of science
Chubby little winged boys known as putti frequently adorn scientific illustrations. Sometimes portrayed as reverent and sometimes cheeky, they guide our pursuit of knowledge.
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Plant portraits
The beautiful and mysterious illustrations in medieval herbals convey a wealth of knowledge about the plants they portray.
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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.
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Do you see what I see?
Is reality actually what you see, or just an elaborate illusion?
Catalogue
- Archives and manuscripts
Scientific illustrations by MB
Date: 1884-1889Reference: WTI/RST/G/1-3Part of: Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene- Books
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Crystals / by A.E.H. Tutton...with 120 illustrations.
Tutton, A. E. H. (Alfred Edwin Howard), 1864-1938.Date: 1911- Books
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Anthropoid apes / by Robert Hartmann ; with sixty-three illustrations.
Hartmann, Robert, 1832-1893.Date: 1885- Books
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Views of nature, or contemplations on the sublime phenomena of creation, with scientific illustrations / By Alexander von Humboldt. Translated from the German by E.C. Otté and Henry G. Bohn.
Humboldt, Alexander von, 1769-1859.Date: 1850- Books
Practical pharmacology / J.H. Burn ; illustrations by E.M. Vaughan Williams.
Burn, J. Harold (Joshua Harold), 1892-1981.Date: 1952