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Glenn Sujo : anatomies : studies from the human skeleton & other works / essays © Christopher Townsend, Glenn Sujo. ; photography © Matthew Booth.
Sujo, GlennDate: 2014- Books
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A description of the ancient art of embalming, practised by the Egyptians, with an account of the Egyptian mummy, now exhibiting / [Abraham Booth].
Booth, Abraham, 1734-1806Date: 1831- Archives and manuscripts
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'P 121-519'
Date: 1904-1913Reference: WA/HMM/CO/Hme/37Part of: Wellcome Historical Medical Museum and Library- Archives and manuscripts
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'B698-1054'
Date: 1904-1913Reference: WA/HMM/CO/Hme/6Part of: Wellcome Historical Medical Museum and Library- Pictures
Chemists exhibition, Glasgow, September 1926: stand of Edward Taylor Ltd. Salford & London, manufacturers of medical and surgical plasters. Photograph, 1926.
Date: September 1926Reference: 539283i- Books
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Life and labour of the people in London / edited by Charles Booth.
Date: 1892-1897- Books
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A description of the ancient art of embalming, practised by the Egyptians : with an account of the Egyptian mummy, now exhibiting, which is divested of its bandages, &c. / by Abraham Booth.
Booth, Abraham.Date: 1831- Books
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The stranger's intellectual guide to London, for 1839-40, containing an account of the literary and scientific institutions; exhibitions and curiosities; museums, libraries, public and private collections; botanical, horticultural, and zoological gardens, &c. &c. of the metropolis / By A. Booth.
Booth, A. (Abraham), F.S.A.Date: 1839- Ephemera
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The eighth wonder!! : the celebrated Miss Beffin, miniature painter, will exhibit her wondrous powers, in a commodious booth, during this present fair : a young lady who was born deficient of arms, hands and legs ...
Date: [1809?]- Pictures
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A black boy with white skin-markings (leukoderma), advertised for exhibition. Colour line block.
Date: [1881?]Reference: 38988i- Pictures
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A Spanish couple are dancing the boleras accompanied by a man playing the guitar. Coloured aquatint by J. Clark after Revd. William Bradford.
Bradford, William, active 1808-1809.Date: [1809]Reference: 34189i- Books
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A declaration of the religious sentiments of an independent congregation in Great Yarmouth; who now assemble at the chapel in Swinden's Row. Exhibited on the occasion of the baptism of their speaker at Norwich, by the Rev. Mr. Finch, on Nov. 3, 1771. With introductory observations.
Chapel in Swinden's Row (Great Yarmouth, England)Date: [1771?]- Books
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Sadler's Wells performance. Front seats 1s. ---- Middle seats 6d. ---- Children and servants 3d. By Royal authority. During the time of this fair, in a commodious booth Sieur Rea sen. and sons Just arrived from the Royalty Theatre, London, but last from Oxford, and who had the Honour to exhibit by the express Desire of their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of York, at the Palace in Newmarket, on Thursday the 8th of November, 1792, and is happy to observe, that his performance met with the highest approbation from their Royal Highnesses and their Family, The Philosophical, Mathematical, and Mechanical Amusements, and the Astonishing, Wonderful, Surprizing, and Unparallelled Deceptions and Recreations of the Celebrated Sieur Rea sen. whose Performance repeatedly drew crowded and brilliant Audiences in London, and met with unbounded Applause. His Exhibitions are entirely new, and not to be equalled in Europe, and totally divested of Confederacy, or the assistance of Spring Tables, &c. And for Real Merit, Novelty, Whim, and Humour, are the first upon the List of Candidates for public Inspection. To the above Performance will be added, several Feats of Agility of Body, by the Venetian Youth and Child of Promise, Both from the above Theatre. Which will be exhibited in a Stile superior to any thing performed before. In addition to which, will be exhibited the Mechanical Museum, Which exhibits the following unparallelled Pieces of Clock - Work. 1. The Lilliputian Ringers, Who perform in a beautiful fancy Temple, and ring a complete Peal of 108 Changes of Grandsire Bob on six Bells; likewise several Tunes, being the only piece of Mechanism which can perform the like. II. The King going to St. Paul's Church. Attended by the Lords, Commons, and Respective Nobility, in their Coaches, together with the Life Guards, Body Guards, and the Ringers ringing at the same time, God save the King.
Rea, Sieur (John).Date: 1793?]- Books
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A new practical French grammar for the use of publick academies and private schools. Which exhibits the rudiments of the French language in so clear and easy a manner, and adapts both French and English Idioms to one-another with such Accuracy, as to enable any learner of moderate capacity to read, write and speak French correctly, fluently, and expeditiously To which are added, A List of the French Verbs chiefly in Use: Familiar Phrases: Polite and easy Dialogues: and A Collection of choice French Sentences, for the Exercise of Learners. By J. B. Ozinde, Teacher of the French Language.
Ozinde, J. B.Date: 1749- Books
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The poll for knights of the shire, to represent the county of Kent: taken on pennenden heath, On Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, the 28, 29, and 30th Days of June, 1790, By Leonard Bartholmew, Esq. Sheriff, And Published under his particular Direction and Authority. Candidates: the Honourable Charles Marsham, Sir Edward Knatchbull, bart. Filmer Honywood, Esq. In which The Parishes are Alphabetically arranged, the Places of Residence of Freeholders out of the County follow, and their Names are printed in the Order they polled each Day; where their Freehold is situated, of what consisting, and by whom occupied is also described. With a Complete Index of all the Names of Freeholders. To which is prefixed A List of the Parishes, and the Laths and Hundreds wherein they are situated, separated into Fourteen Divisions, And numbered to correspond with the Plan of the Booth; By which are distinguished, The Eastern and Western parts of the county, and which shew The exact Number of Freeholders that polled in each Division, With a Reference for the Particulars of the Votes in each Parish. The Parishes in each Division are in Alphabetical Order, and point out, at one View, the Number of single and total votes for each candidate, and the number of voters in each parish; with a general abstract of the poll, Which exhibits the Number of single votes, cross votes, total votes, Number of voters that Polled each Day, and Total Number of voters in each division, in East and West Kent, and of the Out-Dwellers.
Kent (England)Date: MDCCXCI. [1791]- Books
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An Attempt to illustrate the great subject of the Psalms. Shewing, that the principal and ultimate design of them was, to exhibit the sufferings of Christ, and the glory that should follow; --in both which his disciples are sharers with him. With a digression on baptism; in which is considered, the subjects of it; --the mode of it; --and the meaning of that expression, "buried with him in baptism." To which are annexed, some observations on the work of the Holy Spirit; --and the difference between the faith of God's elect, and the faith of devils. From the Holy Scriptures. [Eleven lines of Scripture texts]
Date: M,DCC,LXXIII. [1773]- Books
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Chronology; or, the historian's vade-mecum. Wherein every remarkable occurrence in English history, with the Principal Events of other Histories, both Ancient and Modern, are alphabetically recorded, and the dates affixed; Together with A Chronological List of the most Eminent Men in all Ages of the World. By the Rev. Dr. John Trusler. This Work gives more enlarged View of English History than can be comprized in the smaller Edition; exhibits the Dates of Creation of all the Peerages; the Invention and Progress of the several Arts; and also a List of the Kings of every Country, &c. and the State-Officers, Bishops, &c. for many Years back. In two volumes. Vol. I. For the Library and the Use of Schools.
Trusler, John, 1735-1820.Date: [1782]- Books
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A catalogue of the extensive, valuable, and superb collection of prints, books of prints, drawings, and miniatures, Selected from the various cabinets which have been offered to the public during the last 50 years, uniting the collections of those-well-known connoisseurs Charles Chauncy, M.D.F.R.S. and F.S.A. and Nathaniel Chauncy, Esq; his brother; comprising the choicest works of M. Antonio, A. Durer, Hollar, Golizius, Rembrandt, Vischer, fine impressions after Rubens and Vandyke; scarce Dutch etchings, and the works of most of the modern masters. The books consist of the Dresden, Luxembourg, and other galleries; smith's works, 4. vols. Vertue's heads and monuments; Guerchino's etchings; by Bartolozzi; the works of count Caylous, 4 vols. Capt. Bailey's works, museum Venetianum, z Tom. Œuvres de le Bas, Picart's works, Le Clerc's ditto, Della, Bella, Hamilton's Vases, Hogarth, &c. and a large collection of English and foreign topography. Among the drawings will be found the best performances of the Italian, Flemish, and Dutch schools; and the miniatures, which are numerous, exhibit some beautiful pettitots, zinks, olivers, coopers, meyers, shellys, scoulers, &c. both in enamel and water colours. Which (by order of the executors of Nathaniel Chauncy, Esq; deceased,) will be sold by auction, By Mr. Greenwood, at his room, in Leicester-Sqaure, on Monday, May the 3d, 1790, and thirteen following days, (Sundays excepted) at twelve o'clock.
Greenwood, John, 1727-1792.Date: [1790]- Books
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A system of chronology: Containing, I. An explanation of the principles of this science; together with an account of the most remarkable epocus, ©ras, and periods, the dates and extent of which are ascertained. II. A chronological history, which exhibits a connected view of the time, mode, and circumstances of the origin, progress, decline, and fall of every considerable kingdom, from the earliest period to the present. III. A list of several eclipses before the Christian ©ra, observed by astronomers, or recorded by historians, and of all eclipses from A.D. 1, to A.D. 1900, with an explanatory preface. IV. A chronological list of councils, in which the date, place, and subject of every council are specified. V. Chronological tables and charts from B.C. 2300, to A.D. 1784, adapted to a scale, and ascertaining the duration of the lives and reigns of the most eminent personages in all ages. VI. A list of remarkable events and occurrences relating to every kingdom and nation, from the earliest ages to the present time; with the dates of many celestial phenomena. VII. Supplemental tables illustrating the several parts of the system. VIII. A copious biographical index, in which the dates of the reigns of Kings, and of the lives of remarkable men in all ages, are inserted, and concise characters of both are occasionally given. By James Playfair, D.D member of the Antiquarian Society of Scotland.
Playfair, James, 1738-1819.Date: M,DCC,LXXXIV. [1784]- Books
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The heavens survey'd, and the true system of the universe delineated, so as to form a curious astronomical instrument: Exhibiting the number, order, periods, aphelions, perihelions, nodes, &c. of all the primary planets by inspection: together with an easy and expeditions method of ascertaining by the same instrument, and a new set of tables, their anomalies, longitudes, latitudes, retrogradations, conjunctions, elongations, and distances at all times, both heliocentric and geocentric; that is, as seen from the Sun and from the Earth; and also from one antoher. In the course of the work is met with a view of the system from the Earth, elucidating and explaining the true causes of the directions and retrogradations of the planets; and of the various phases they exhibit to us here: with the reasons of the transits of Venus and Mercury over the Sun; the times when they happen;----and an easy method of delineating the tracts those planets take in passing over his disk.-----Also, the remarkable path which the planet Mars seemed to describe in the heavens in the year 1762. The whole adapted to the new style; constructed in a manner so easy and natural, as to convey to the astronomical learner a perfect knowledge of the solar system at first view. Addressed to the youth of Great Britain and Ireland. By the Reverend Mr. Turner, late of Magdalen Hall, Oxford; author of the view of the heavens;------view of the Earth;------trigonometry rendered easy and familiar;-----system of gauging;----chronologer perpetual;-and a new introduction to book-keeping. Rector of comberton; vicar of Elmley; minister of Norton, and chaplain to the Right Honourable the Countess Dowager of Wigton.
Turner, R. (Richard), 1723 or 1724-1791.Date: MDCCLXXXIII. [1783]- Books
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Inua : spirit world of the Bering Sea Eskimo / William W. Fitzhugh and Susan A. Kaplan with contributions by Henry B. Collins [and others].
Fitzhugh, William W., 1943-Date: 1982- Archives and manuscripts
Arts for Health Photographs: "B"
Date: 1989-1994Reference: ART/AFH/B/4Part of: Arts for Health: archive- Digital Images
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Roseola of congenital syphilis upon the legs
Green, Mabel- Archives and manuscripts
Corporate photography shoots C0000178 - C0000215
Date: 1993-1994Reference: WT/B/11/1/5Part of: Wellcome Trust Corporate Archive- Archives and manuscripts
096785/Z/11/Z: Flavour SenseNation
Date: 2012Reference: WT/C/6/1/71Part of: Wellcome Trust Corporate Archive