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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Thunderbolts and lightning
Fire in the sky has always exerted a hold on our imagination, even as early scientists unlocked the secrets of atmospheric electricity.
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Lying low for lockdown and beyond
For Liz Carr the chances of catching Covid-19 are the same as for anyone else, but as a Disabled person she's at much greater risk of not getting the treatment she needs if she falls ill.
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Written on my body
Scars mean David Jesudason has never enjoyed seeing his reflection. Recounting the stories behind the marks on his face and body, he finds the only one that symbolises hope and happiness.
Catalogue
- Archives and manuscripts
Stella Mason (editor), Signs, Signals and Symbols (London: Methuen, 1963)
Mason, StellaDate: 1963Reference: PP/LST/C/4Part of: Papers of Leopold Stein- Ephemera
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Beecham's school quiz No 6 : well known signs and symbols...do you know them?.
Date: [between 1950 and 1959?]- Pictures
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A table of Christian signs, symbols and images; top centre the Virgin of Loreto. Etching.
Reference: 31801i- Books
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The signs and symbols of primordial man : being an explanation of the evolution of religious doctrines from the eschatology of the ancient Egyptians / by Albert Churchward.
Churchward, Albert.Date: 1910- Archives and manuscripts
Various coloured symbols in a book
Beatty, Elizabeth, active approximately 1968Date: 03 January 1968Reference: PP/ADA/C/8/4/5Part of: Papers of Edward Adamson (1911-1996)