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Revelations of blindness in the Middle Ages

Medieval texts, from Islamic medical treatises to Christian books of miracles, reveal surprisingly varied and complex experiences of blindness. But when medieval scholar Jude Seal experienced visual impairment themselves, they gained an even deeper understanding of the lives they were studying.

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Inside the mind of Ayurvedic Man’s curator, Bárbara Rodriguez Muñoz

The choices a curator makes – what goes in? what stays out? why? – are often as fascinating as the exhibition itself.

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  • Plate 76. Surgical instruments - female reproductive organs.
  • Roman surgical instruments- Sounds, Probes, Cauteries.
  • Greek and Roman Forceps-Surgical Instruments
  • Greek and Roman Bifurcated Specula-Surgical Instruments
  • Greek and Roman Embro Hook and Decapitator.
  • Greek and Roman Sharp Hooks-Surgical Instruments
  • Greek and Roman Rasping-Surgical Instruments
  • Greek and Roman Surgical Instruments
  • Greek and Roman Surgical Instruments
  • Greek and Roman Gatchcomele-Surgical Instruments
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