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Bells

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  • Bede House, Higham Ferrers, Northamptonshire: architectural details. Transfer lithograph by J.R. Jobbins, 1858, after F.T. Dollman.
  • Fangguangyan monastery, Fujian province, China: a monk ringing the bell. Photograph by John Thomson, 1870-1871.
  • People scrambling to get away from a person with leprosy. Watercolour by R. Cooper.
  • Clocks: the mechanism of a chiming clock. Engraving by Mutlow.
  • A vibrating bell with spikes below emitting the word 'SIDA'; an AIDS warning to youths. Colour lithograph by Huỳnh Vqan Thuqan, 1992.
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    People scrambling to get away from a person with leprosy. Watercolour by R. Cooper.

    Cooper, Richard Tennant, 1885-1957. | Reference: 24007i
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    A central caricature of the morning promenade at Montpellier Spa, Cheltenham, with little sketches of scenes, people, and objects. Etching by G. Cruikshank, 1833, after himself.

    Cruikshank, George, 1792-1878. | Date: Dec. 1833 | Reference: 16633i
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    Clocks: watches and clocks, with details of their mechanisms. Engraving c.1861.

    | Reference: 46038i
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    Fangguangyan monastery, Fujian province, China: a monk ringing the bell. Photograph by John Thomson, 1870-1871.

    Thomson, J. (John), 1837-1921. | Date: 1870-1871 | Reference: 19510i
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    Clocks: a striking mechanism. Engraving by S. Porter after C. Varley.

    Varley, Cornelius, 1781-1873. | Reference: 40939i
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