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Bible. O.T. 1 Samuel 3.5. To the left and right of the circular panel are demons in the style of the 15th century, with elongated necks. From their hard, armour-like bellies emerge florid botanical formations. Their tongues extend into four circular bags with intestinal strings projecting from their centres. At the top of the print are two birds, possibly waxwings, flanking a grinning demon. At the bottom are two centaurs, the lower halves of their bodies flourishing into leaves

1 print : line engraving ; platemark 38.5 x 25.8 cm

The child Samuel is laid down to sleep and the hushed priests await his prophecies; the elaborate surrounding panel is decorated with florid demons. Engraving.

vii, 1 unnumbered page, 140 pages, 15 leaves of plates : illustrations ; 30 cm

Centaurs in ancient art : the archaic period / by Paul V.C. Baur.

Women and culture series

ACLS Humanities E-Book.

ix, 161 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Centaurs and amazons : women and the pre-history of the great chain of being / Page duBois.

The statue of the centaur with a Cupid formerly in Villa Borghese, Rome, latterly in the Louvre (Haskell and Penny loc. cit.); here seen from behind proceeding to the left

A centaur with Cupid. Etching by F. Perrier.

One of a series of 6 cards ("Let's take a trip to the Medicine Corner") featuring the work of BLOT!, "or Basic Love Of Things, a one-of-a-kind live mixed media and AV performance ensemble" who won the Wellcome Trust International Engagement Award 2015. Their work on an exploration of informal medicine in India for the Wellcome Collection global project, Medicine Corner and will continue throughout 2015, leading to an exhibition in Mumbai in January 2016.

Let's take a trip to the Medicine Corner.

Let's take a trip to the Medicine Corner

Interpretation of a bone-setter / BLOT! ; illustration: Animal.

On the ground are some of the Alpine plants from which the medicine is made. The centaur has the face of an elderly man and presumably represents Chiron, who was versed in the use of medicinal plants and passed his knowledge on to Aesculapius

1 print : lithograph, printed in colours ; sheet 99.9 x 70 cm

A centaur advertising "Centaure" tonic wine made of Alpine plants. Colour lithograph.

1 print : etching ; platemark 44.4 x 60.4 cm

Bacchus carried on a chariot pulled by leopards, accompanied by a drunken procession of bacchants and satyrs, with Silenus and two elephants. Etching by P. Aquila after P. Berrettini da Cortona, 16--.

1 print : engraving ; platemark 57.7 x 41.7 cm

Chiron the centaur teaching Achilles to use a bow and arrow. Engraving by C. Bervic, 1798, after J.B. Regnault.

In the centre is a lion eating the head of a lamb. In the corners are pairs of gryphons, and above them pairs of centaurs. On each of the four sides is an oblong panel containing the winged head of a man. The figures had been interpreted as grotesques, but were reinterpreted by Bruand as astrological motifs in a temple of the sun

1 print : line engraving ; image 11.7 x 11.7 cm

Poligny (Jura), France: an ancient mosaic floor at the villa of Estavage (Chambrettes), including figures of gryphons and centaurs. Line engraving.

1 print : etching with stipple ; border 13.6 x 16.6 cm

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The child Samuel is laid down to sleep and the hushed priests await his prophecies; the elaborate surrounding panel is decorated with florid demons. Engraving.

Centaurs in ancient art : the archaic period / by Paul V.C. Baur.

Centaurs and amazons : women and the pre-history of the great chain of being / Page duBois.

A centaur with Cupid. Etching by F. Perrier.

Interpretation of a bone-setter / BLOT! ; illustration: Animal.

A centaur advertising "Centaure" tonic wine made of Alpine plants. Colour lithograph.

Bacchus carried on a chariot pulled by leopards, accompanied by a drunken procession of bacchants and satyrs, with Silenus and two elephants. Etching by P. Aquila after P. Berrettini da Cortona, 16--.

Chiron the centaur teaching Achilles to use a bow and arrow. Engraving by C. Bervic, 1798, after J.B. Regnault.

Poligny (Jura), France: an ancient mosaic floor at the villa of Estavage (Chambrettes), including figures of gryphons and centaurs. Line engraving.

Bacchus reclines while a satyr fills his bowl and Pan adorns his head with grapes. Etching after J. Ribera.

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The child Samuel is laid down to sleep and the hushed priests await his prophecies; the elaborate surrounding panel is decorated with florid demons. Engraving.

Centaurs in ancient art : the archaic period / by Paul V.C. Baur.

Centaurs and amazons : women and the pre-history of the great chain of being / Page duBois.

A centaur with Cupid. Etching by F. Perrier.

Interpretation of a bone-setter / BLOT! ; illustration: Animal.

A centaur advertising "Centaure" tonic wine made of Alpine plants. Colour lithograph.

Bacchus carried on a chariot pulled by leopards, accompanied by a drunken procession of bacchants and satyrs, with Silenus and two elephants. Etching by P. Aquila after P. Berrettini da Cortona, 16--.

Chiron the centaur teaching Achilles to use a bow and arrow. Engraving by C. Bervic, 1798, after J.B. Regnault.

Poligny (Jura), France: an ancient mosaic floor at the villa of Estavage (Chambrettes), including figures of gryphons and centaurs. Line engraving.

Bacchus reclines while a satyr fills his bowl and Pan adorns his head with grapes. Etching after J. Ribera.

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