Stories
- Article
Aphasia and drawing elephants
When Thomas Parkinson investigated the history of “speech science”, he discovered an unexpected link between empire, elephants and aphasia.
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Printing the body
The 18th century saw multiple technical developments in both printing and medicine. Colourful collaborations ensued – to the benefit of growing ranks of medical students.
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The boundaries that shape my writing
While writing about her life can be enormously helpful, Caroline Butterwick needs to regularly reassess her boundaries. Here she explores the line between what’s public and what’s private, and how porous that can be.
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The complex longing for home
It could be mild, an almost poetic longing. Or it could be visceral, deep, an overwhelming feeling that eats into your everyday life. Come with Gail Tolley as she introduces a deep dive into homesickness.
Catalogue
- Pictures
Chinese military training, clothmaking processes and other subjects. Drawings by various Chinese artists.
Date: 1850Reference: 580463i- Pictures
Anatomical figures, animals, and other subjects. Drawings and photographs of drawings by J. Hull Grundy.
Grundy, John Hull.Date: 1945Reference: 20106i- Books
The violet hour : great writers at the end / Katie Roiphe.
Roiphe, KatieDate: 2016