Stories
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History of condoms from animal to rubber
Come on a journey from the first recorded condoms in the 16th century to the modern female condoms in the 1990s – and everything in between.
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Life before assistive technology
When an inherited condition caused Alex Lee’s vision to deteriorate, he began to discover the technologies that would help him navigate the world around him. Here he describes how his life began to change.
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Drawing the human animal
We might try to deny our animal instincts, but this series of extraordinary 17th-century drawings suggests they are only too apparent.
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Theriac: An ancient brand?
The name theriac survived for around for two millennia as a pharmaceutical term. But a ‘brand’ name is not always a guarantee of quality.
Catalogue
- Archives and manuscripts
Company-wide Newsletters & Journals (internal)
Date: 1942 - 2000Reference: WF/M/PB/01Part of: Wellcome Foundation Ltd- Books
Les sources de la démographie historique française dans les archives publiques (XVIIe-XVIIIe siècles) / par René Le Mée.
Le Mée, René.Date: 1967- Books
Il pensiero chirurgico di Pierre Dionis, maestro di chirurgia nel jardin royal di Parigi - XVII secolo / [Eugenio Filippi-Gabardi].
Filippi-Gabardi, Eugenio.Date: 1957- Books
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Aphrodisiacs and anti-aphrodisiacs : three essays on the powers of reproduction : with some account of the judicial "congress" as practised in France during the seventeenth century / by John Davenport.
Davenport, John, 1789-1877.Date: 1869- Pictures
A woman giving birth in an elaborate room aided by a midwife and a nun and surrounded by her husband and family. Engraving by A. Bosse.
Bosse, Abraham, 1602-1676.Date: [between 1600 and 1699]Reference: 16882iPart of: Le mariage à la ville