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Tyndall, John, 1820-1893.

Date: 1883

R. Fludd,"Utriusque cosmi historia...", 1624: temple of music

The tailed head-hunters of Nigeria : an account of an official's seven years' experiences in the Northern Nigerian pagan belt, and a description of the manners, habits, and customs of some of its native tribes

Tremearne, A. J. N. 1877-1915.

Date: 1912

Turnschule für Knaben und Mädchen. 1. Th, Das Turnen für die Alterstufe vom sechsten bis zum zehnten Jahre

Date: 1872

Minnie Warren's quadrille (sister of Mrs. Tom Thumb)

Glover, Stephen, 1813-1870.

Date: [approximately 1870]

On the effects of music in curing and palliating diseases

Mathews, Samuel.

Date: 1806

The study of primitive music

Myers, Charles S. 1873-1946.

Date: [1912?]

Album of engravings bound in a mediaeval music manuscript of nine staves. Mixed media, ca. 1500-1700 (?).

Beecham's music portfolio. No. 27, Beecham's chimes galop.

Beecham, Thomas, 1820-1907.

Date: [between 1890 and 1910?]

Buildings and plant for producing saltpetre. Watercolour by A. Kroll, 1806.

Date: 1806

Techniques for engraving maps (top), and musical notation (below): tools shown between. Engraving by Defehrt (maps) and Madame de Lusse (music).

Lusse, Madame de.

A man with a violin is pointing with his bow at the sheets of music as another man in the background holds a lute. Etching.

Ivory statue of Apollo, Roman, 200 BCE-300 CE

Science Museum, London

The game of goose applied to the countries of the world. Engraving by Antoine de Fer after Louis Richer.

Date: [between 1652 and 1673]

The sword of Judith : Judith studies across the disciplines

Brine, Kevin R.

Date: 2010

A noted shamisen teacher playing to assembled pupils, some of whom follow with scores, while others relax on the floor. Colour woodcut triptych by Yoshitora, 1866.

Utagawa, Yoshitora, active 1850-1870.

Date: Month 8, 1866

The coup de glotte (stroke of the glottis) : our discussion continued : an authoritative statement.

Date: 1911

Three actors (George, Joey and Jock Preston), one in drag, pose lighting cigarettes. Photographic postcard, 1910.

Date: 1910

A music manuscript in black and white with red notes representing an advertisement for a concert of hope at the Eglise Saint Louis des Invalides, Paris, on Tuesday 11 June 1992 by AIDES. Colour lithograph, 1992.

Date: 1992

Two young Africans read from a white sheet of paper representing an advertisement for 'Rap it out', a Youth v AIDS project organised by HND Students of Southampton Institute in Nairobi, Kenya. Colour lithograph by Nick Hunt, ca. 1990's.

Date: [between 1990 and 1999]

A young girl leans against cushions on a large sofa playing a musical instrument which she holds on her lap. Etching by James Dobie after William Thorne.

David playing the harp before Saul. Etching by W. van der Leeuw after Rembrandt van Rijn, c. 1630.

Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn, 1606-1669.

The crutch polka

Date: [1884?]

The legs of a woman dancing on a swirling green background with the words 'Red Hot + Rio The Party'; an advertisement for a Brazilian music event on 24th November 1996 at BKA-Zelt, a venue in Berlin; organised by Berliner AIDS-Hilfe. Colour lithograph.

Date: [19]96

Wounded sailors listening to music onboard ship

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