Stories
- Article
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.
- Article
A symbol of a lost homeland
The story of one protective amulet from Palestine reveals a complex tale. Encompassing the personal history of an influential doctor and collector, it provides a window onto dispossession and exile, and the painful repercussions that are still felt today.
- In pictures
Chinese fashion and the history of the cloud collar
Discover the accessory that has captivated people for centuries, from seventh-century buddhas to 21st-century fashion subcultures.
- Article
A brief history of tattoos
The earliest evidence of tattoo art dates from 5000 BC, and the practice continues to hold meaning for many cultures around the world.
Catalogue
- Archives and manuscripts
Miscellaneous manuscripts and publications
Date: 1927 - 18 Feb 1962Reference: PP/CBA/A.2/4Part of: The archive of Cary Baynes, 1883-1977- Books
Om den uaerlige og raffinerte måten, på hvilken slangen lyktes å skape seg tilgang til medisinske hemmeligheter og ta på seg protagonistrollen i medisinens symbolistiske utrustning : slangen i medisinsk- og religionshistorisk lys - medisinske og farmasøytiske symboler / Karel Danĕk.
Daněk, Karel.Date: 1991- Archives and manuscripts
Correspondence With Speakers and Witnesses Regarding Symposium Papers and Transcripts
The Wellcome Trust Centre for the History of Medicine at UCLDate: 1995-1997Reference: GC/253/C/2/2Part of: Wellcome Witnesses to Twentieth Century Medicine Seminars- Books
Phantastische Welten : vom Surrealismus zum Neosymbolismus : drei Malergenerationen des 20. Jahrhunderts : Siegerlandmuseum im Haus Oranienstrasse, Siegen, 29.11.2009 - 10.01.2010 ... Kunstmuseum Bayreuth, ab 10.2012 / Axel Hinrich Murken.
Date: [2009]- Books
Blood : art, power, politics, and pathology / edited by James M. Bradburne ; with contributions by James Clifton [and others].
Date: [2002?]