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Six masks with a skeleton throwing a corpse on to a fire below
Bonwick, Gillian, active approximately 1966Date: 21 March 1966Reference: 2913940i
Part of: Papers of Edward Adamson (1911-1996)
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Moses points to the brazen serpent while his people writhe on the ground, besieged by fiery serpents. Etching by G. Cooke, 1816, after C. le Brun.
Charles Le BrunDate: 1 April 1816Reference: 18329i
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Vlyssis Aldrovandi patricii Bononiensis Serpentum, et draconu[m] historiae libri duo / Bartholomaeus Ambrosinus ... pr[a]efectus summo labore opus concinnauit ... cum indice memorabilium, nec non uariaru[m] linguaru[m] locupletissimo ... ; sumptibus M Antonij Berni[a]e bibliopol[a]e Bononiensis.
Ulisse AldrovandiDate: 1640
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The life- history of British serpents and their local distribution in the British Isles / by Gerald R. Leighton.
Gerald R. LeightonDate: 1901
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Two snakes, including an Indian Cobra (?), with 'spectacle' marking on its hood. Etching, 18--?.
Date: [between 1800 and 1809-?]Reference: 566371i
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Adam and Eve cover their nakedness as God makes his wrath felt in the Garden of Eden. Etching by J.E. Ridinger after himself, c. 1750.
Johann Elias RidingerReference: 20726i
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A laurel branch and a palm branch occupied by a snake and a dove; representing success when cunning (the snake) is allied to simplicity (the dove). Woodcut and letterpress, 1621.
Friedrich TaubmannDate: 1621Reference: 567443i
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A large boa constrictor. Engraving, ca. 1778.
Date: 1778Reference: 41961i
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A penis rising in the form of a yellow serpent with a pronged tongue daubed on a rough red wall bearing the graffiti "AIDS, the killing bit of love"; representing the danger of sexual transmission of AIDS. Colour silk screen print after Anthon Beeke, 1993.
Anthon BeekeDate: 1993Reference: 672741i
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Dentitional phenomena in cobras and other elapids with notes on adaptive modifications of fangs / Charles Mitchill Bogert.
Charles Mitchill BogertDate: 1943
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Python's skull showing six rows of teeth
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Christ holds up a glass heart filled with animals (sins) and cures a sick woman with the fluid from the wound in his side. Engraving by H. Goltzius, 1578.
Date: 1578Reference: 26628i
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Moses presents his brazen serpent to the people. Woodcut after Robert Anning Bell, c. 1890.
Robert Anning BellReference: 18284i
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Eve picks the apple from the tree as the serpent emerges. Etching by J.E. Ridinger after himself, c. 1750.
Johann Elias RidingerReference: 20725i
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The Thanatophidia of India : being a description of the venomous snakes of the Indian Peninsula, with an account of the influence of their poison on life, and a series of experiments / by J. Fayrer.
Joseph FayrerDate: 1872
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Con-echidne-logia hoc est pvlveris viperini discvrsvs / auctore Ioanne Baptista Spvntono. Cum selectorum rediorum centuria.
Spontone, Giovanni Battista.Date: 1648
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Los ofidios venenosos del Cauca : métodos empíricos y racionales empleados contra los accidentes producidos por la mordedura de esos reptiles / por Evaristo Garciía.
García, EvaristoDate: 1896
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Moses and Eleazar show the brazen serpent before the writhing multitude afflicted with snake-bites. Engraving by S. à Bolswert after P.P. Rubens, ca. 1635-40.
Peter Paul RubensDate: 1600-1699Reference: 20541i
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Snake worship and symbolism in the Orient and in America / Arturo Castiglioni.
Arturo CastiglioniDate: 1942
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New experiments upon vipers : with exquisite remedies that may be drawn from them as well for the cure of their bitings, as for that of other maladies : also a tetter [sic] of Francisco Redi, concerning some objections made upon his observations about vipers written to Monsieur Bourdelot and Mr. Alex. Morus : together with the sequel of New experiments upon vipers, in a reply to a letter written by Sign. Fredi / by M. Charas ; now rendred English.
Charas, Moyse, 1619-1698. Nouvelles expériences sur la vipère. EnglishDate: 1677
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Sri Lankan mask
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An itinerant medicine vendor, draped with live snakes, sells his wares from a stage to an enthusiastic audience. Line engraving by D. Ghisi after G. Romano.
Q215305Reference: 20449i
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Two snakes of the cobra family. Engraving, ca. 1778.
Date: 1778Reference: 42004i
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An Indian snake: Pedda Poda. Engraving by W. Skelton, ca. 1796.
Date: [1796]Reference: 42571i
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Snake in the spring grass : Neophryn with antihistamine.
Date: [approximately 1955]

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Six masks with a skeleton throwing a corpse on to a fire below

Moses points to the brazen serpent while his people writhe on the ground, besieged by fiery serpents. Etching by G. Cooke, 1816, after C. le Brun.

Vlyssis Aldrovandi patricii Bononiensis Serpentum, et draconu[m] historiae libri duo / Bartholomaeus Ambrosinus ... pr[a]efectus summo labore opus concinnauit ... cum indice memorabilium, nec non uariaru[m] linguaru[m] locupletissimo ... ; sumptibus M Antonij Berni[a]e bibliopol[a]e Bononiensis.

The life- history of British serpents and their local distribution in the British Isles / by Gerald R. Leighton.

Two snakes, including an Indian Cobra (?), with 'spectacle' marking on its hood. Etching, 18--?.

Adam and Eve cover their nakedness as God makes his wrath felt in the Garden of Eden. Etching by J.E. Ridinger after himself, c. 1750.

A laurel branch and a palm branch occupied by a snake and a dove; representing success when cunning (the snake) is allied to simplicity (the dove). Woodcut and letterpress, 1621.

A large boa constrictor. Engraving, ca. 1778.

A penis rising in the form of a yellow serpent with a pronged tongue daubed on a rough red wall bearing the graffiti "AIDS, the killing bit of love"; representing the danger of sexual transmission of AIDS. Colour silk screen print after Anthon Beeke, 1993.

Dentitional phenomena in cobras and other elapids with notes on adaptive modifications of fangs / Charles Mitchill Bogert.

Python's skull showing six rows of teeth

Christ holds up a glass heart filled with animals (sins) and cures a sick woman with the fluid from the wound in his side. Engraving by H. Goltzius, 1578.

Moses presents his brazen serpent to the people. Woodcut after Robert Anning Bell, c. 1890.

Eve picks the apple from the tree as the serpent emerges. Etching by J.E. Ridinger after himself, c. 1750.

The Thanatophidia of India : being a description of the venomous snakes of the Indian Peninsula, with an account of the influence of their poison on life, and a series of experiments / by J. Fayrer.

Con-echidne-logia hoc est pvlveris viperini discvrsvs / auctore Ioanne Baptista Spvntono. Cum selectorum rediorum centuria.

Los ofidios venenosos del Cauca : métodos empíricos y racionales empleados contra los accidentes producidos por la mordedura de esos reptiles / por Evaristo Garciía.

Moses and Eleazar show the brazen serpent before the writhing multitude afflicted with snake-bites. Engraving by S. à Bolswert after P.P. Rubens, ca. 1635-40.

Snake worship and symbolism in the Orient and in America / Arturo Castiglioni.

Sri Lankan mask

An itinerant medicine vendor, draped with live snakes, sells his wares from a stage to an enthusiastic audience. Line engraving by D. Ghisi after G. Romano.

Two snakes of the cobra family. Engraving, ca. 1778.

An Indian snake: Pedda Poda. Engraving by W. Skelton, ca. 1796.

Snake in the spring grass : Neophryn with antihistamine.