Stories
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The origins and meanings of pharmacy symbols
What have snakes, unicorns and crocodiles got to do with pharmacies? The history of these modern signs goes back to the Greek gods.
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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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The extraordinary body of Evatima Tardo
Darling of 19th-century American freak shows, Evatima Tardo remained serene as she withstood crucifixion and the bites of poisonous snakes. But she took the secret behind her abilities to her grave.
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Fantastic beasts and unnatural history
Find out how a 17th-century compendium of the natural world came to present fantastical beasts –like dragons – as real, living creatures.
Catalogue
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Snakebite and snake envenomation.
Date: 1988- Film
Snake bite patient and venomous snakes.
Date: 1974- Pictures
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Snake charmer with wife holding the snake. Gouache drawing.
Reference: 28538i- Books
Snakes and snake-venoms / by A. Alcock.
Alcock, A. (Alfred), 1859-1933.Date: 1910]- Pictures
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Snake. Etching, 18--?.
Date: [between 1800 and 1809-?]Reference: 566375i