Sense that detects types of chemicals that touch the tongue

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

A tentative patient asks whether he will be able to taste his medicine. Coloured lithograph by A.L. Noël.

A man grimacing at some unpleasant tasting medicine he has been prescribed to take. Coloured aquatint.

A drunkard with an empty glass; representing the sense of taste. Engraving, 16--.

An old woman with a plate of vegetables; representing the sense of taste. Mezzotint by A.H.J. Degmair after P.A. Wille.

A female figure with bowls of fruit and a monkey; Eve picks the apple from the tree of knowledge; representing the sense of taste. Engraving by N. de Bruyn after M. de Vos.

People eating and drinking before a tapestry; representing the sense of taste. Engraving by A. Bosse after himself, c. 1650.

A man with a glass of spirits; representing the sense of taste. Pen drawing by A. Overlaet, 1761, after D. Teniers.

A man grimacing grotesquely after taking some unpleasant tasting medicine. Stipple engraving by G.S. Facius and/or J.G. Facius, 1796, after A. Brouwer.

The sense of taste: diners around a feasting table containing a swan and a human skeleton, above, scenes of communion and Abraham and the three angels. Engraving after G. Collaert, 1630, after N. van der Horst.

Fatboy zine : the Philippines 2000-2002.

Thèse pour le doctorat en médecine : présentée et soutenue le 22 décembre 1841, / par Léon-Jean de Jonchère-Finot, né à Paris. I. Des complications de la gangrène. ... [etc].

Flavor : the science of our most neglected sense / Bob Holmes.

Blink: a horizon guide to the senses.

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Taste

Images from the collections

Images referencing Taste

Works from the collections

A female figure with bowls of fruit and a monkey; Eve picks the apple from the tree of knowledge; representing the sense of taste. Engraving by N. de Bruyn after M. de Vos.

Fatboy zine : the Philippines 2000-2002.

Thèse pour le doctorat en médecine : présentée et soutenue le 22 décembre 1841, / par Léon-Jean de Jonchère-Finot, né à Paris. I. Des complications de la gangrène. ... [etc].

Flavor : the science of our most neglected sense / Bob Holmes.

Blink: a horizon guide to the senses.

Taste

Images from the collections

Images referencing Taste

Works from the collections

A female figure with bowls of fruit and a monkey; Eve picks the apple from the tree of knowledge; representing the sense of taste. Engraving by N. de Bruyn after M. de Vos.

Fatboy zine : the Philippines 2000-2002.

Thèse pour le doctorat en médecine : présentée et soutenue le 22 décembre 1841, / par Léon-Jean de Jonchère-Finot, né à Paris. I. Des complications de la gangrène. ... [etc].

Flavor : the science of our most neglected sense / Bob Holmes.

Blink: a horizon guide to the senses.

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