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A yellow vertical line with arms on either side wearing boxing gloves and red flames at the base
Goullet, Nancy, active approximately 1954-1957Date: 24 October 1955Reference: 2969691i
Part of: Papers of Edward Adamson (1911-1996)
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[Shlohavot] or, the burning of London in the year 1666. Commemorated and improved in a CX discourses, meditations, and contemplations ... / By Samuel Rolle.
Samuel RollsDate: 1667
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A snake arising from a pit with a bomb above and two faces in profile either side
Gurr, Graham, active approximately 1976-1984Date: 26 October 1983Reference: 2971499i
Part of: Papers of Edward Adamson (1911-1996)
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A burning building seen from the water at night. Gouache painting.
Date: 1800-1899Reference: 33741i
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A full true and particler record of a dreadful fire : wherein upwards of 200 people were burnt, and which occurred at Miramichi, in America, October 7, 1825 / W. Abrams.
Abrams, WilliamDate: [1825?]
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An alchemist with his assistants in his laboratory. Engraving by J.P. Le Bas, 1747, after D. Teniers.
David Teniers the YoungerDate: [1747]Reference: 35909i
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Facial features on an erupting volcano
Meredith, David Thomas, active approximately 1975-1989Date: 18 March 1976Reference: 3006416i
Part of: Papers of Edward Adamson (1911-1996)
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Sins and subsequent punishment in Hell. Chromolithograph.
Reference: 26691i
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Digby, Sir Kenelm (1603-1665)
Digby, Sir Kenelm, 1603-1665.Date: 1668-c.1675Reference: MSS.2124-2125
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Playing with fire.
Date: 1947
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Lot and his family flee Sodom as it burns; Lot's wife faces the terrible scene, aghast. Coloured lithograph after J. Martin.
John MartinReference: 15821i
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A receptacle for burning coal to heat cautery instruments. Engraving.
Reference: 22314i
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A woman standing in a burning street
Bishop, Mary (Mary Cecil Hamilton), 1914-1990Date: 12 August 1957Reference: 2863672i
Part of: Papers of Edward Adamson (1911-1996)
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A king enthroned with two angels and a tree above, with fire below
Bowman, Jean, active approximately 1966Date: 30 September 1966Reference: 2917563i
Part of: Papers of Edward Adamson (1911-1996)
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The sacrifice of the son of King Moab. Engraving by H.R. Cook after P.P. Rubens.
Peter Paul RubensReference: 20007i
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Two yogis, one meditating, the other performing a fire ritual. Gouache drawing.
Reference: 28663i
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Copy of verses on the late dreadful fire in James Street, Lisson Grove : pray give ear you feeling Christians.
Date: [between 1849 and 1862]
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A treatise on the nature and property of fire. In three essays. I. Shewing the cause of vitality, and muscular motion.... II. On electricity. III. Shewing the mechanical cause of magnetism; and why the compass varies in the manner it does / by John Freke.
John FrekeDate: 1752
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The city remembrancer: being historical narratives of the Great Plague at London, 1665; Great Fire, 1666; and Great Storm, 1703. To which are added, observations and reflections on the plague in general; considered in a religous, philosophical, and physical view: with historical accounts of the most memorable plagues, fires, and hurricanes / Collected from curious and authentic papers, originally compiled by the late learned Dr. Harvey ... and enlarged with authorities of a more recent date.
Gideon HarveyDate: 1769
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The circles of hell and limbo (containing Abraham and Lazarus) beneath the earth; snakes appear at the surface of the earth. Engraving by J. Wierix, 1595.
Date: [1595]Reference: 26239i
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An episode in Tristram Shandy: Dr. Slop with his wig on fire angrily gesticulating to Susannah who holds her nose near the wounded baby Tristram Shandy. Etching by J. Bretherton, 1773, after H.W. Bunbury after L. Sterne.
Laurence SterneDate: 3 February 1773Reference: 12085i
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Aeneas is standing with his father Anchises on his shoulders as he rescues him from the fire of Troy, and he receives the household gods from his wife, Creusa. Engraving by G. Audran after D. Zampieri, il Domenichino.
DomenichinoReference: 27553i
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Specification of Richard Ireland Watts, John Offord, and John Roberts Thomas : condensing and consuming smoke.
Watts, Richard Ireland.Date: 1860
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William Allen, portrayed as an alchemist with several furnaces, the one which he stokes is labelled "Matter o'money". Coloured etching by T. Jones, 1827.
Jones, Thomas Howell, active 1828.Date: 8 March 1827Reference: 5013i
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A dancing couple from the Pujari caste. Gouache drawing.
Reference: 28675i

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A yellow vertical line with arms on either side wearing boxing gloves and red flames at the base

[Shlohavot] or, the burning of London in the year 1666. Commemorated and improved in a CX discourses, meditations, and contemplations ... / By Samuel Rolle.

A snake arising from a pit with a bomb above and two faces in profile either side

A burning building seen from the water at night. Gouache painting.

A full true and particler record of a dreadful fire : wherein upwards of 200 people were burnt, and which occurred at Miramichi, in America, October 7, 1825 / W. Abrams.

An alchemist with his assistants in his laboratory. Engraving by J.P. Le Bas, 1747, after D. Teniers.

Facial features on an erupting volcano

Sins and subsequent punishment in Hell. Chromolithograph.

Digby, Sir Kenelm (1603-1665)

Playing with fire.

Lot and his family flee Sodom as it burns; Lot's wife faces the terrible scene, aghast. Coloured lithograph after J. Martin.

A receptacle for burning coal to heat cautery instruments. Engraving.

A woman standing in a burning street

A king enthroned with two angels and a tree above, with fire below

The sacrifice of the son of King Moab. Engraving by H.R. Cook after P.P. Rubens.

Two yogis, one meditating, the other performing a fire ritual. Gouache drawing.

Copy of verses on the late dreadful fire in James Street, Lisson Grove : pray give ear you feeling Christians.

A treatise on the nature and property of fire. In three essays. I. Shewing the cause of vitality, and muscular motion.... II. On electricity. III. Shewing the mechanical cause of magnetism; and why the compass varies in the manner it does / by John Freke.

The circles of hell and limbo (containing Abraham and Lazarus) beneath the earth; snakes appear at the surface of the earth. Engraving by J. Wierix, 1595.

An episode in Tristram Shandy: Dr. Slop with his wig on fire angrily gesticulating to Susannah who holds her nose near the wounded baby Tristram Shandy. Etching by J. Bretherton, 1773, after H.W. Bunbury after L. Sterne.

Aeneas is standing with his father Anchises on his shoulders as he rescues him from the fire of Troy, and he receives the household gods from his wife, Creusa. Engraving by G. Audran after D. Zampieri, il Domenichino.

Specification of Richard Ireland Watts, John Offord, and John Roberts Thomas : condensing and consuming smoke.

William Allen, portrayed as an alchemist with several furnaces, the one which he stokes is labelled "Matter o'money". Coloured etching by T. Jones, 1827.

A dancing couple from the Pujari caste. Gouache drawing.