Item of armor carried to intercept attacks or projectiles

A Roman soldier throws a javelin over a dead body. Drawing, c. 1793.

A doctor in the form of a shield with a smiling face holds hands with a mother and child; representing the protection conferred by the Infectious Diseases Prevention and Cure Law (Revised) in China in 2004. Colour lithograph, 2004.

Boer War: some African people demonstrate their wares to staff and patients from a military hospital, South Africa. Halftone after J. Waugh, 1900.

Sarawak: four Dayak men in a warfare ritual. Photograph.

Sarawak: five Kenyah warriors in a warfare ritual. Photograph.

x, 362 pages, 4 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm

Dr. Woodward's shield : history, science, and satire in Augustan England / Joseph M. Levine.

1 photograph : photoprint ; sheet 11 x 8.4 cm

A young Zulu warrior, wearing full wedding regalia, carrying a shield and several staves.

1 sheet : black, white and maroon ; 23 x 18 cm

Enolin Tooth Paste : "strong" or "mild" : 1/3d per tube : "the super paste" / A & E Carreras, perfumers.

1 print : halftone ; image 15.3 x 22.7 cm

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Shields

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Dr. Woodward's shield : history, science, and satire in Augustan England / Joseph M. Levine.

A Roman soldier throws a javelin over a dead body. Drawing, c. 1793.

A young Zulu warrior, wearing full wedding regalia, carrying a shield and several staves.

Enolin Tooth Paste : "strong" or "mild" : 1/3d per tube : "the super paste" / A & E Carreras, perfumers.

Boer War: some African people demonstrate their wares to staff and patients from a military hospital, South Africa. Halftone after J. Waugh, 1900.

Shields

Images from the collections

Images referencing Shields

Works from the collections

Dr. Woodward's shield : history, science, and satire in Augustan England / Joseph M. Levine.

A Roman soldier throws a javelin over a dead body. Drawing, c. 1793.

A young Zulu warrior, wearing full wedding regalia, carrying a shield and several staves.

Enolin Tooth Paste : "strong" or "mild" : 1/3d per tube : "the super paste" / A & E Carreras, perfumers.

Boer War: some African people demonstrate their wares to staff and patients from a military hospital, South Africa. Halftone after J. Waugh, 1900.

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