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Climber suffering from frostbite

Dorsal root ganglion neurone from a mouse, LM

A patient suffering perpetual coldness surrounded by perplexed physicians attempting their cures. Coloured soft-ground etching.

(Left) an old woman sitting on a stool with a cat and warming her hands at a brazier; (right) an old man playing the hurdy-gurdy. Etching by E. Russell after J. Callot.

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.

A young man representing cold standing between two women representing aspects of summer. Engraving by M. Dorigny, 1645, after S. Vouet.

The Sheffield election of 1868: (left) two men play cards and drink in a warm pub; (right) two women (one with a baby) beg and cower in a snowy street. Transfer lithograph, 1868.

Mellin's emulsion of cod liver oil : palatable and digestible / Mellin's Food Limited.

Specification of John Rose : apparatus for applying heat, cold, and other agents in medicine and surgery.

Activities of winter: a man is chopping wood and others are warming themselves at a bonfire on a river bank. Etching by Perelle.

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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.

Specification of John Rose : apparatus for applying heat, cold, and other agents in medicine and surgery.

Activities of winter: a man is chopping wood and others are warming themselves at a bonfire on a river bank. Etching by Perelle.

A patient suffering perpetual coldness surrounded by perplexed physicians attempting their cures. Coloured soft-ground etching.

The Sheffield election of 1868: (left) two men play cards and drink in a warm pub; (right) two women (one with a baby) beg and cower in a snowy street. Transfer lithograph, 1868.