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Mapping the body

These intricate anatomical drawings show how Ayurveda practitioners have explored the human body and how it works.

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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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The island of unclaimed bodies

In New York, those who live and die on the extreme edges of society are buried on an isolated island, often forgotten and unmourned. But recent legal changes aim to reduce stigma and restore their dignity.

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A body apart from the head

We look back at the importance of the head, from how it’s influenced our language to the bold political statement of having it removed.

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  • Two to savour from Alpine Salt : Reichenhaller Alpine Salt / Tesco... in conjunction with The Grocery Partnership.
  • Two to savour from Alpine Salt : Reichenhaller Alpine Salt / Tesco... in conjunction with The Grocery Partnership.
  • Salt mines at Dürrenberg: people standing in the streets near to the track that runs into the mine. Etching.
  • Salt mines at Dürrenberg: people greeting the men in the wagons on the rail, who have arrived back from the mine. Etching.
  • Plan of a salt-marsh and instruments used in the process of salt extraction. Etching by Bénard after L.J. Goussier.
  • Salt mines in Dürrenberg: men stand at the head of the mine as two people prepare to go down the chute. Etching.
  • Ethiopia: six Ethiopians resting, and the sailor Pierce in Ethiopian dress. Aquatint by C. Botigela, ca. 1819, after H. Salt.
  • Instruments used in the process of salt extraction. Etching by Bénard after L.J. Goussier.
  • Instruments used in the process of salt extraction. Etching by Bénard after L.J. Goussier.
  • Ruins at Carthage, with salt marshes in the distance, Tunisia. Watercolour by Charles Gülin, 1778.
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Salt

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Part of The Evidence

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The Body in Pictures

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Past

Part of Library Insights

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Putting the Mouth Back in the Body

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Past

Part of The Evidence

  • Speech-to-text
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