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The bones of the ear and of hearing. Etching, 1743.

Acoustics: a telephonic demonstration at an exhibition (in Paris?). Wood engraving, ca.1889.

The five senses: sight, surrounded by vignettes showing the other senses. Coloured lithograph by Belin.

A woman plays music to a stag; God condemns Adam and Eve to exile; representing the sense of hearing. Engraving by N. de Bruyn after M. de Vos.

Music being played to a lady, while above an angel blows a trumpet into Jerome's ear; representing the sense of hearing. Engraving after G. Collaert, 1630, after N. van der Horst.

A group of musicians; representing the sense of hearing. Engraving by A. Bosse, c. 1650.

Acoustics: an Edison phonograph with a carbon microphone. Coloured wood engraving after J.T. Balcomb.

Acoustics: an Edison wax cylinder recorder. Wood engraving.

Acoustics: sonic phenomena and musical instruments. Coloured engraving by J. Emslie, 1850, after himself.

A woman playing the barrel-organ; representing the sense of hearing. Mezzotint by A.H.J. Degmair after P.A. Wille.

Acoustics: an electrically-powered [?] Edison-type phonograph demonstrated at an exhibition [in Paris?]. Wood engraving.

A doctor tests a patient's hearing with a pistol. Colour process print after H. Nymark, 1977.

Rompa : Spring/Summer 2014 : the complete sensory resource for all generations / Rompa Ltd.

Hearing and the hospital : sound, listening, knowledge and experience / Tom Rice.

Freemasons' symbols, from architectural instruments to cosmic symbols, with an eye looking downward. Etching, 1788.

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Hearing

Images from the collections

Images about Hearing

Works from the collections

A doctor tests a patient's hearing with a pistol. Colour process print after H. Nymark, 1977.

Rompa : Spring/Summer 2014 : the complete sensory resource for all generations / Rompa Ltd.

A woman playing the barrel-organ; representing the sense of hearing. Mezzotint by A.H.J. Degmair after P.A. Wille.

Hearing and the hospital : sound, listening, knowledge and experience / Tom Rice.

Freemasons' symbols, from architectural instruments to cosmic symbols, with an eye looking downward. Etching, 1788.

Hearing

Images from the collections

Images about Hearing

Works from the collections

A doctor tests a patient's hearing with a pistol. Colour process print after H. Nymark, 1977.

Rompa : Spring/Summer 2014 : the complete sensory resource for all generations / Rompa Ltd.

A woman playing the barrel-organ; representing the sense of hearing. Mezzotint by A.H.J. Degmair after P.A. Wille.

Hearing and the hospital : sound, listening, knowledge and experience / Tom Rice.

Freemasons' symbols, from architectural instruments to cosmic symbols, with an eye looking downward. Etching, 1788.

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