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Concept

Fingers

Images

  • Three figures of the upper arm (above); two figures of the hand showing bones and tendons (below). Red-chalk drawing with ink, 17th century.
  • A man sticks a finger with a condom into the mouth of a woman while putting the nose of the woman also wearing a condom into his mouth representing a safe form of sex; an advertisement for an AIDS Benefit musica event entitled 'Let's Play Safe' on 5th May 1987 at Diskothek U4, Meidling [Vienna] by the Österreichische AIDS-Hilfe. Colour lithograph, 1987.
  • The young Christ lectures the doctors of the Temple. Engraving by E. Rouargue.
  • Saint Thomas puts his finger into Christ's wounded side. Lithograph by J.G. Schreiner.
  • The bones of the human fingers. Photograph of X-ray attributed to L. Ropner, 1897.
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Catalogue

    • Books

    Die Behandlung der steifen Finger / von Otto Thilo.

    Thilo, Otto. | Date: [1901?]
    • Books
    • Online

    Über ein Enchondrom in den Weichteilen des Fingers ... / vorgelegt von Wolf Frank.

    Frank, Wolf. | Date: 1896
    • Books

    The finger book : sex, behaviour, and disease revealed in the fingers / John T. Manning.

    Manning, John T., 1942- | Date: 2008
    • Pictures
    • Online

    The bones of the human fingers. Photograph of X-ray attributed to L. Ropner, 1897.

    Ropner, L., active 1897. | Date: 2 November 1897 | Reference: 25612i
    • Archives and manuscripts

    Pes Cavus and 'clawfoot' of obscure and various origin. Aran-Duchenne hand and 'main-en-griffe'. 'Hammertoes' (and 'Hammer-fingers') [Digits]

    | Date: 1913-1950 | Reference: PP/FPW/B.89
    Part of: Parkes Weber, Frederick (1863-1962)
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