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Christ appears to Saint John the Evangelist with eyes aflame and a sword in his mouth. Woodcut, 15--.
Reference: 24954i
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The Westminster Fire Office : 27, King Street, Covent Garden, London, W.C.2. : A.D. 1717 : this endorsement is to be attached to policy no. ... and is declared to be incorporated with and to form part thereof.
Westminster Fire OfficeDate: 1928
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A man and a woman demonstrating the process of fermentation and distillation in alchemy. Etching, ca. 17th century.
Reference: 36181i
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The nature of fire.
Date: 1969
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Imperato's asbestos experiments. Woodcut, 1599.
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Experiences faites à Londres pour perfectionner et faire connaître plus généralement l'art de se préserver de l'action de la flamme / Par m. le Chevalier Jean Aldini.
Giovanni AldiniDate: 1830
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Oversize ephemera. EPH+52.
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Vulcan (Hephaestus), at the request of Venus (Aphrodite) makes armour for Aeneas; representing the element fire. Engraving by L. Desplaces, 1717, after Louis de Boullogne the younger.
Louis de BoullogneDate: [1717?]Reference: 2855993i
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Lot's wife looks back at the flames pouring from Heaven upon Sodom; Lot and his daughters go on ahead. Engraving by R. Sadeler after M. de Vos, 1583.
Maerten de VosDate: 1583Reference: 15823i
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Air raid precaution appliances / Roberts, McLean & Co. Ltd.
Roberts, McLean & Co. Ltd.Date: [1938?]
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The law of fire and life insurance / by George Beaumont.
Beaumont, George Duckett Barber.Date: 1833
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Sarawak: a Kayan man making fire by rubbing cane on wood. Photograph.
Reference: 31456i
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A surgeon bandaging a patient's knee after applying a cautery, a clergy man and a wealthy patron (?) are observing the situation. Engraving.
Reference: 22543i
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A man, woman and child with a pram in the foreground looking at an explosion behind a black bar fence
Goullet, Nancy, active approximately 1954-1957Date: 7 October 1954Reference: 2969250i
Part of: Papers of Edward Adamson (1911-1996)
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A family around a campfire with their caravan and horse in the background
Lewis, Muriel, active approximately 1967-1968Date: 17 January 1968Reference: 3000881i
Part of: Papers of Edward Adamson (1911-1996)
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The city fire at Enschede on 7 May 1862: people are gathered on a bridge and on the bank of a river, soldiers on horse-back are directing them, and they are being given help. Wood engraving by M. Jackson.
Date: [31 May 1862]Reference: 32261i
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Chemistry: a large vessel for distillation, on a furnace. Woodcut after M. Augusti.
Reference: 47789i
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Plague and fire : battling black death and the 1900 burning of Honolulu's Chinatown / James C. Mohr.
James C. MohrDate: 2005
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Surge / Jay Bernard.
Jay BernardDate: 2019
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Fishermen with a drag-net, burning kelp on the beach, and hooks and other equipment. Engraving, c.1762, by Benard after L.J. Goussier.
Goussier, Louis-Jacques, 1722-1799.Reference: 493247i
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This policy of insurance witnesseth, that in consideration of ... hereinafter called the Insured, paying to Westminster Fire Office (herinafter called the Company) the first period premium above mentioned for insuring against loss or damage by fire or lightning, the property hereinafter described ... / The Westminster Fire Office.
Westminster Fire OfficeDate: 1918
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A young alchemist works a bellows at his furnace. Etching by T. Major, c. 1755, after D. Teniers the younger.
David Teniers the YoungerDate: 1755Reference: 36032i
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Geography: birds and animals fleeing a prairie fire. Coloured wood engraving by C. Whymper.
Whymper, Charles H., 1853-1941.Reference: 46570i
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The Oxford fire regulations of 1671 / Stephen Porter.
Stephen PorterDate: 1985
Archives and manuscripts
Close-up of genital area with an open bleeding wound and cuts on either side
Gurr, Graham, active approximately 1976-1984Date: 14 December 1983Reference: PP/ADA/C/8/61/54
Part of: Papers of Edward Adamson (1911-1996)

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Christ appears to Saint John the Evangelist with eyes aflame and a sword in his mouth. Woodcut, 15--.

The Westminster Fire Office : 27, King Street, Covent Garden, London, W.C.2. : A.D. 1717 : this endorsement is to be attached to policy no. ... and is declared to be incorporated with and to form part thereof.

A man and a woman demonstrating the process of fermentation and distillation in alchemy. Etching, ca. 17th century.

The nature of fire.

Imperato's asbestos experiments. Woodcut, 1599.

Experiences faites à Londres pour perfectionner et faire connaître plus généralement l'art de se préserver de l'action de la flamme / Par m. le Chevalier Jean Aldini.

Oversize ephemera. EPH+52.

Vulcan (Hephaestus), at the request of Venus (Aphrodite) makes armour for Aeneas; representing the element fire. Engraving by L. Desplaces, 1717, after Louis de Boullogne the younger.

Lot's wife looks back at the flames pouring from Heaven upon Sodom; Lot and his daughters go on ahead. Engraving by R. Sadeler after M. de Vos, 1583.

Air raid precaution appliances / Roberts, McLean & Co. Ltd.

The law of fire and life insurance / by George Beaumont.

Sarawak: a Kayan man making fire by rubbing cane on wood. Photograph.

A surgeon bandaging a patient's knee after applying a cautery, a clergy man and a wealthy patron (?) are observing the situation. Engraving.

A man, woman and child with a pram in the foreground looking at an explosion behind a black bar fence

A family around a campfire with their caravan and horse in the background

The city fire at Enschede on 7 May 1862: people are gathered on a bridge and on the bank of a river, soldiers on horse-back are directing them, and they are being given help. Wood engraving by M. Jackson.

Chemistry: a large vessel for distillation, on a furnace. Woodcut after M. Augusti.

Plague and fire : battling black death and the 1900 burning of Honolulu's Chinatown / James C. Mohr.

Surge / Jay Bernard.

Fishermen with a drag-net, burning kelp on the beach, and hooks and other equipment. Engraving, c.1762, by Benard after L.J. Goussier.

A young alchemist works a bellows at his furnace. Etching by T. Major, c. 1755, after D. Teniers the younger.

Geography: birds and animals fleeing a prairie fire. Coloured wood engraving by C. Whymper.

The Oxford fire regulations of 1671 / Stephen Porter.

Close-up of genital area with an open bleeding wound and cuts on either side