Stories
- Article
Theriac: An ancient brand?
The name theriac survived for around for two millennia as a pharmaceutical term. But a ‘brand’ name is not always a guarantee of quality.
- Article
Illuminated manuscripts, illuminating medicines
From rare bugs to exorbitantly priced plant parts, find out more about the artistic and medical uses of pigments from the past.
- Book extract
Renaissance women and their killer cosmetics
In this extract from ‘How to be a Renaissance Woman’, Jill Burke delves into a complex world of beauty products, poison and patriarchy – and reveals the impossible contradictions of femininity faced by 16th-century women.
- Article
Pain and the power of activism
Today, women with endometriosis have more access to better information than ever before. Jaipreet Virdi applauds the shared stories, online communities and self-help books empowering women in pain.
Catalogue
- Archives and manuscripts
Various medical recipes
Date: c.1575Reference: MS.7117/14Part of: English Medical Compendium, 16th century- Archives and manuscripts
Collection of medical recipes
Date: early 19th centuryReference: MS.9221- Archives and manuscripts
Mexico, 19th century: medical recipes
Date: c.1800-c.1840Reference: WMS/Amer.15- Archives and manuscripts
Mexico, 19th century: medical recipes
- Archives and manuscripts
Medical recipes
Date: c.1575Reference: MS.7117/2Part of: English Medical Compendium, 16th century