Stories
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Race, religion and the Black Madonna
Mystery and controversy surround the dark-skinned religious icon who represents the Virgin Mary throughout the Catholic world.
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A body apart from the head
We look back at the importance of the head, from how it’s influenced our language to the bold political statement of having it removed.
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A medieval guide to practical magic
With few sources of effective help available when treating an injured patient, the medieval physician could instead stage a healing ceremony using a practical how-to guide he carried with him.
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History of condoms from animal to rubber
Come on a journey from the first recorded condoms in the 16th century to the modern female condoms in the 1990s – and everything in between.
Catalogue
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The physiologia of Jean Fernel (1567) / translated and annotated by John M. Forrester, and with an introduction by John Henry and John M. Forrester.
Fernel, Jean, 1497-1558.Date: 2003- Archives and manuscripts
Photocopies of Pontecorvo's school records
Date: 1917-1955Reference: UGC 198/1/1/1Part of: Papers of Guido Pellegrino Arrigo Pontecorvo, geneticist, Professor of Genetics, University of Glasgow, Scotland