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An arm, bent at the elbow, emerging from a cloud intersected by a vertical red line
Goullet, Nancy, active approximately 1954-1957Date: 13 October 1955Reference: 2969687i
Part of: Papers of Edward Adamson (1911-1996)
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A brown river traversed by a rust-coloured strip in which men are fishing, surrounded by trees and with a gated fence below
Goullet, Nancy, active approximately 1954-1957Date: 23 June 1955Reference: 2969660i
Part of: Papers of Edward Adamson (1911-1996)
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Ancient sources of the medieval tradition of mechanics : Greek, Arabic, and Latin studies of the balance / Wilbur Richard Knorr.
Wilbur KnorrDate: [1982]
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A man in Turkish dress weighing rhubarb for sale. Gouache.
Reference: 47307i
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Wellcome Historical Medical Museum, Wigmore Street, London: reconstruction of a Hispano-Moresque pharmacy. Photograph.
Reference: 28912i
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A female figure holding a pair of scales, resting her foot on a footstool; representing justice. Etching, c. 1736.
Date: 1736Reference: 26762i
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A man being weighed on a set of scales, and a man with his head in a glass container; showing Lavoisier's experiments with respiration. Drawing attributed to M.A.P. Lavoisier, ca. 1790.
Mary-Anne Paulze LavoisierDate: [1790?]Reference: 37207i
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Various gold trinkets, pieces of gold jewelry, gold amulets, stools, gold nuggets and scales for measuring gold. Engraving.
Reference: 18416i
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Animals portraying a pharmacist with customers. Lithographic reproduction after J.I. Grandville, c. 1840.
Date: [c. 1840]Reference: 16141i
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An apothecary composed of the attributes of the trade. Line engraving.
Reference: 16159i
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A woman holding a sword and the scales of justice; representing jurisprudence. Engraving by E. Delaune, ca. 1560.
Étienne DelauneDate: 1560-1569Reference: 25880i
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The archangel Michael, holding a flaming sword and the scales of justice; in heaven the angels kneel before Christ; representing the Day of Judgement. Woodcut.
Reference: 25068i
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Four human figures in different postures, a balancing scale, a green snake, a blindfolded head, and a woman on a shore, on a yellow ground
Goullet, Nancy, active approximately 1954-1957Date: 28 December 1954Reference: 2969254i
Part of: Papers of Edward Adamson (1911-1996)
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A despondent winged woman holding a geometrical instrument surrounded by attributes associated with knowledge; representing melancholia. Heliogravure attributed to C. Amand-Durand, 18--, after A. Dürer, 1514.
Albrecht DürerDate: 1800-1899Reference: 20093i
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Apparatus for an apothecary. Wood engraving, 1861.
Date: 1861Reference: 16038i
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A young male apothecary serving two young women in his shop. Coloured lithograph by C. Philipon, ca. 1830.
Date: 1830Reference: 16084i
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A busy drinking scene outside a tavern with the landlord taking a drink order from a new customer. Engraving by C. Du Bosc after J. Laguerre.
John LaguerreReference: 26885i
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Mrs Lavement arriving back home late after the theatre with Captain O'Donnel causing Mr Lavement (an apothecary) much anger and jealousy, Roderick Random apprentice to Mr Lavement watches the scene with amusement. Etching by T. Rowlandson after himself after T. Smollett.
Tobias SmollettReference: 16156i
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The comedian James Spiller is selling tickets under a giant set of scales which is weighing the actor's debts against his proceeds from theatre tickets. Etching by T. Cook, 1808, after W. Hogarth.
William HogarthDate: Apr. 1st 1808Reference: 579403i
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A wealthy man is stabbed by a skeleton while a man weighs coins on the other side of the table; representing the vanity of riches. Engraving by M. Pregel, 1616.
Date: 1616Reference: 26748i
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An advertisment for a pharmacist using scientific equipment in Cheltenham. Line engraving by J. Radford after himself.
Radford, James.Reference: 16614i
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A couple and their child consulting a pharmacist in his shop, an apprentice is mixing up a concoction with a large pestle and mortar. Soft-ground etching.
Reference: 15899i
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A sour faced apothecary putting together a prescription. Coloured engraving.
Reference: 16106i
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Gewichte- und Waagemacher im alten Köln (16.-19. Jahrhundert) / [Bruno Kisch].
Bruno KischDate: 1960
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A girl waiting for a pharmacist to make up a prescription. Photogravure, 1912, after J. Jendrassik, 1896.
Jendrassik, Jenô, 1860-1919.Date: 1912Reference: 16018i

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An arm, bent at the elbow, emerging from a cloud intersected by a vertical red line

A brown river traversed by a rust-coloured strip in which men are fishing, surrounded by trees and with a gated fence below

Ancient sources of the medieval tradition of mechanics : Greek, Arabic, and Latin studies of the balance / Wilbur Richard Knorr.

A man in Turkish dress weighing rhubarb for sale. Gouache.

Wellcome Historical Medical Museum, Wigmore Street, London: reconstruction of a Hispano-Moresque pharmacy. Photograph.

A female figure holding a pair of scales, resting her foot on a footstool; representing justice. Etching, c. 1736.

A man being weighed on a set of scales, and a man with his head in a glass container; showing Lavoisier's experiments with respiration. Drawing attributed to M.A.P. Lavoisier, ca. 1790.

Various gold trinkets, pieces of gold jewelry, gold amulets, stools, gold nuggets and scales for measuring gold. Engraving.

Animals portraying a pharmacist with customers. Lithographic reproduction after J.I. Grandville, c. 1840.

An apothecary composed of the attributes of the trade. Line engraving.

A woman holding a sword and the scales of justice; representing jurisprudence. Engraving by E. Delaune, ca. 1560.

The archangel Michael, holding a flaming sword and the scales of justice; in heaven the angels kneel before Christ; representing the Day of Judgement. Woodcut.

Four human figures in different postures, a balancing scale, a green snake, a blindfolded head, and a woman on a shore, on a yellow ground

A despondent winged woman holding a geometrical instrument surrounded by attributes associated with knowledge; representing melancholia. Heliogravure attributed to C. Amand-Durand, 18--, after A. Dürer, 1514.

Apparatus for an apothecary. Wood engraving, 1861.

A young male apothecary serving two young women in his shop. Coloured lithograph by C. Philipon, ca. 1830.

A busy drinking scene outside a tavern with the landlord taking a drink order from a new customer. Engraving by C. Du Bosc after J. Laguerre.

Mrs Lavement arriving back home late after the theatre with Captain O'Donnel causing Mr Lavement (an apothecary) much anger and jealousy, Roderick Random apprentice to Mr Lavement watches the scene with amusement. Etching by T. Rowlandson after himself after T. Smollett.

The comedian James Spiller is selling tickets under a giant set of scales which is weighing the actor's debts against his proceeds from theatre tickets. Etching by T. Cook, 1808, after W. Hogarth.

A wealthy man is stabbed by a skeleton while a man weighs coins on the other side of the table; representing the vanity of riches. Engraving by M. Pregel, 1616.

An advertisment for a pharmacist using scientific equipment in Cheltenham. Line engraving by J. Radford after himself.

A couple and their child consulting a pharmacist in his shop, an apprentice is mixing up a concoction with a large pestle and mortar. Soft-ground etching.

A sour faced apothecary putting together a prescription. Coloured engraving.

Gewichte- und Waagemacher im alten Köln (16.-19. Jahrhundert) / [Bruno Kisch].

A girl waiting for a pharmacist to make up a prescription. Photogravure, 1912, after J. Jendrassik, 1896.