Stories
- Article
The eye of darshan
The Hindu concept of darshan means “divine revelation”, but it’s also about the multilayered ways in which we see the world around us. Adrian Plau explains how one image in a Panjabi manuscript relates to darshan, and why it’s so striking.
- Comic
Ten eyes, one vagina
You don't have to leave your dignity at the door.
- In pictures
The eyes have it
In 1583, eye specialist Georg Bartisch published a book detailing the treatments he’d developed for various eye disorders. Today his approach seems to mix surprising innovation with entirely contemporary religious judgement.
- Article
The evil eye and social anxiety
The ‘look’ of the evil eye is believed to bring bad luck, illness or even death. This ancient curse might be deliberate, inflicted with an envious glare, or it could be accidental, the result of undue attention or excessive praise.
Catalogue
- Archives and manuscripts
- Online
Eyes
Date: c.1960s-1970sReference: PP/RJH/C.5/3Part of: Hetherington, Robert J- Books
Eyes and industry / by Hedwig S. Kuhn.
Kuhn, Hedwig Stieglitz, 1895-Date: 1950- Archives and manuscripts
Eyes
Date: 1914-1936Reference: SA/BMA/C.372Part of: British Medical Association- Archives and manuscripts
- Online
Eyes and ptosis
Date: c.1942Reference: SA/BGU/B.1/1/4Part of: Medical Research Council Blood Group Unit (1935-1995)- Videos
Eyes : seeing the light.
Date: 1981
