Stories
- Article
When monarchs healed the sick
Our current Queen fortunately doesn’t have to spend hours laying hands on the sick to cure them. But it was a different story for monarchs of the early modern era, whose touch was a sought-after treatment for scrofula.
- 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.
- Long read
The ambivalence of air
Daisy Lafarge investigates the effects of air quality and pressure on body and mind, exploring air as cure, but one with contradictions.
Catalogue
- Archives and manuscripts
- Online
Talismans and magical formulae
Anonymous- Archives and manuscripts
Talismans, charms and magic
- Books
- Online
Talismans and amulets / by Charles W. King.
King, C. W. (Charles William), 1818-1888.Date: [1889]- Books
Talismans and Trojan horses : guardian statues in ancient Greek myth and ritual / Christopher A. Faraone.
Faraone, Christopher A.Date: 1992- Books
The complete book of amulets & talismans / Migene González-Wippler.
González-Wippler, MigeneDate: 2012