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M0004929: Set of six lancets for scarification, Alexandrian period
Date: October 1936Reference: WT/D/1/20/1/40/20Part of: Wellcome Trust Corporate Archive- Books
The Alexandrian Library, glory of the Hellenic world : its rise, antiquities, and destructions / by Edward Alexander Parsons.
Parsons, Edward Alexander, 1878-1962.Date: 1952- Books
The Library of Alexandria : centre of learning in the ancient world / edited by Roy MacLeod.
Date: 2000- Books
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(With twenty capital copper-plates, including the Baron's portrait) A sequel to the adventures of Baron Munchausen, Containing his expedition into Africa. - How he out-does Alexander. - Splits a rock at the Cape of Good Hope. - Wrecked on an island of ice. - Becomes acquainted with the Sphinx, Gog and Magog. - Overcomes above a thousand lions. - Buried in a whirlwind of sand. - Feasts on live bulls and Kava. - Is declared Sovereign of Africa, and builds a bridge from thence to Great-Britain, supported by a single arch. - Battle of his retinue with the famous Don Quixote. Becomes acquainted with the Colossus of Rhodes. - Chase of Wauwau through America. - Meets with a floating island. - Visits the islands in the South Sea. - Becomes acquainted with Omai. - Cuts a canal across the Isthmus of Darien. - Discovers the Alexandrian Library. - Besieges Saringapatam. - Overcomes Tippoo Saib. - Raises the hull of the Royal George; together with a variety of other very surprising adventures. Humbly dedicated to Mr. Bruce, the Abyssinian traveller, as the Baron conceives that it may be of some service to him, previous to his making another expedition into Abyssinia: But if this advice does not delight Mr. Bruce, the Baron is willing to fight him on any terms be pleases.
Date: MDCCXCII. [1792]- Books
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Greek rational medicine : philosophy and medicine from Alcmaeon to the Alexandrians / James Longrigg.
Longrigg, James, 1934-Date: 1993- Audio
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The library of Alexandria.
Date: 2009- Books
Das alexandrinische Museum. Eine von der königl. Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin im Juli 1837 gekrönte Preisschrift / Von G. Parthey. Mit einem Plane von Alexandrien.
Parthey, G. (Gustav), 1798-1872.Date: 1838- Books
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Mr. Whiston's Sacred history of the Old and New Testament. From the creation of the world, till the days of Constantine the Great: reduced into annals. Containing withall The Fulfilling of Scripture Prophecies all along: A Compleat Catalogue of the Eclipses of the Sun and Moon mentioned by the Antients: Bishop Lloyd's Origines of the Jewish Church, from the Exodus out of Egypt, till the Death of Moses: The Preface to his Exposition of Daniel's LXX Weeks. Both these never before published: Fragments of the Oldest Gospels: Fragments of the Acts, &c. of Peter and Paul: An Account of the oldest Copies of the New Testament, especially of Beza's inestimable Greek and Latin Copy of the Four Gospels and Acts of the Apostles, now in the Library of the University of Cambridge: From which, and from the Clermont and Alexandrian Manuscripts, Mr. Whiston's Primitive New Testament is now published in English. Containing also Clv Observations For correcting the modern Errors in Sacred Chronology: For discovering the true Chronology of Peter: For determining the Authors, Times, and Places of the Publication of the IV Gospels, and the other Books of the New Testament: For Correction of the Mistakes in our modern Copies: And, For stating the proper Rules of judging about true Readings, &c. Timothy's Epistle to Diognetus, now first put into English, and proved to be genuine. A Future State frequent in the original Copies of the Old Testament: A Confutation of Porphyry. The Martyrdom of Polycarp: The Martyrdom of Perpetua and Felicitas, with Notes: The Acts of the Council of Antioch in the 3d Century, &c. A Proposal for a New and Cheap Edition of all the Primitive Writers, and for fixing them, as Lending Libraries, in every Parish of Great Britain and Ireland, and the Plantations thereto belonging: A Table of LXXXI of Paul's Journeys and Voyages, in Vii Periods, and XXXV Years after his Conversion: Together with other proper Chronological Tables and Indexes will be added at the End.
Whiston, William, 1667-1752.Date: M,DCC,XLV. [1745]-46- Books
The life and fate of the ancient Library of Alexandria / Mostafa El-Abbadi.
El-Abbadi, Mostafa.Date: 1992- Books
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La oftalmología en tiempo de los griegos / por el doctor Rodolfo del Castillo y Quartiellers.
Castillo Quartiellerz, Rodolfo del, 1850-1917.Date: 1910- Books
The Library of Alexandria : centre of learning in the ancient world / edited by Roy MacLeod.
Date: 2004- Books
The meaning of the library : a cultural history / edited by Alice Crawford.
Date: [2015]- Books
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A Sequel to the adventures of Baron Munchausen. Containing his expedition into Africa.-how he out-does Alexander.-splits a rock at the cape of good hope.-wrecked on an island of ice.-becomes acquainted with the Shinx, Gog and Magog.-overcomes above a thousand lions.-buried in a whirlwina of fand.-feasts on live bulls and Kava.-is declared sovereign of Africa, and builds a bridge from thence to Great-Britain, supported by a single arch.-battle of his retainue with the famous Don Quixote.-becomes acquainted with the coloffus of Rhodes.-chase of Wauwau through America.-meets with a floating Island.-visits the islands in the South Sea.-becomes acuainted with Omai.-cuts a canal across the isthmus of darien.-discovers the Alexandrian library.-besieges seringapatam.-overcomes Tippoo Saib.-raises the hull of the Royal George; together with a a variety of other very suprising adventures. Ornamented with copper-plates. Humbly dedicated to Mr. Bruce, the Abyssinian traveller, as the baron conceives that it may be of some service to him, previous to his making another expedition into Abyssinia: but if this advice does not delight Mr. Bruce, the Baron is willing to sight him on any terms be pleases.
Date: M.DCC.XCVII. [1797]- Books
Ancient libraries / edited by Jason König, Katerina Oikonomopoulou, Greg Woolf.
Date: 2013- Archives and manuscripts
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Thesaurus thesaurorum
Date: c. 1725Reference: MS.4775- Books
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The constitution of man : considered in relation to external objects / by George Combe.
Combe, George, 1788-1858.Date: 1844