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Reading

Images

  • Oliver Caswell and Laura Bridgman reading embossed letters from a book. Lithograph by W. Sharp, 1844, after A. Fisher.
  • An old couple sitting, the man leans over on his walking stick to listen to the woman reading from the bible. Line engraving after G. Dou.
  • A wounded British soldier being visited in an Egyptian hospital by a monk, a sister of mercy and a chaplain. Wood engraving after F. Villiers.
  • A man reads a book while his wife cuts his toenails. Coloured etching after G. Piattoli, c. 1800.
  • The Virgin Mary and the Christ child, with Saint Augustine, Saint George, Saint John the Baptist, Saint Stephen and an angel with a lily. Drawing by F. Rosaspina, c. 1830, after F. Francia.
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Catalogue

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    How to read a paper : the basics of evidence based medicine / Trisha Greenhalgh.

    Greenhalgh, Trisha. | Date: 2000
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    Reading retardation and multi-sensory teaching / Charles Hulme.

    Hulme, Charles. | Date: [1981]
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    An old woman wearing spectacles, reading the paper. Mezzotint.

    | Reference: 16099i
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    Two men and a boy read from a book, one man holds a magnifying glass. Line engraving by N. Cavalli after D. Maggiotto.

    Maggiotto, Domenico, 1713-1794. | Reference: 16312i
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    Psychologische Untersuchungen über das Lesen auf Experimenteller Grundlage / von Benno Erdmann und Raymond Dodge.

    Erdmann, Benno, 1851-1921. | Date: 1898
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