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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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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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 chymist’s trade card
An 18th-century trade card reveals far more than its owner may have intended.
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Snakes : snake-bites and their treatment / by a Hindu.
Date: 1889- Pictures
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As people collapse with snake bites, Moses brings out the brazen serpent. Woodcut.
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Moses and Eleazar show the brazen serpent before the writhing multitude afflicted with snake-bites. Engraving after S. à Bolswert after Sir P.P. Rubens, ca. 1635-40.
Rubens, Peter Paul, 1577-1640.Date: [1652]Reference: 3063468iPart of: Historiae sacrae veteris et novi testamenti.- Pictures
Moses and Eleazar show the brazen serpent before the writhing multitude afflicted with snake-bites. Engraving by S. à Bolswert after P.P. Rubens, ca. 1635-40.
Rubens, Peter Paul, 1577-1640.Date: 1600-1699Reference: 20541i- Videos
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Venomous snakes - medical aspects.
Date: 1950