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A treatise of the education and learning proper for the different capacities of youth; founded on the principles of natural philosophy ... whereby all parents, tutors, and governors of youth may be informed what sort of learning best suits with each genius : by the due observation whereof, they may be enabled to adapt the studies of their children ... Principally extracted from the Examen de ingenios of the famous Spaniard Dr. John Huartes / [translated by E. Ballamy].
Huarte, Juan, 1529?-1588. Examen de ingenios. EnglishDate: 1734
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Neu-polirter Geschicht- Kunst- und Sitten-Spiegel ausländischer Völcker ... In sechs Büchern/sechserley Gestalten weiset ... / dem Schau-begierigem Leser dargestellt von Erasmo Francisci.
Erasmus FinxDate: 1670
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A Swazi medicine man or shaman performing a ritual in front of his tribe. Colour process print after N.H. Hardy.
Hardy, Norman H.Reference: 21311i
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The natural history of man : being an account of the manners and customs of the uncivilized races of men / by J.G. Wood.
Date: 1868-1870
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A begging Brahman performing a ritual with his wife. Gouache drawing.
Reference: 28649i
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Observations on the influence of habits and manners, national and domestic, upon the health and organization of the human race: and particularly on the effect of that influence as it relates to the present state of English females, in the higher and middle classes of life / [Ralph Palin].
Palin, Ralph.Date: 1822
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Das Kind in Brauch und Sitte der Völker : Völkerkundliche Studien / von dr. med. Heinrich Ploss.
Hermann Heinrich PlossDate: 1911-12
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A huge private brunch gathering. Reproduction of a wood engraving after Dalziel after R. Doyle.
Richard DoyleReference: 12144i
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Narrative of a ten years' residence at Tripoli in Africa : from the original correspondence in the possession of the family of the late Richard Tully, Esq. the British consul. Comprising authentic memoirs and anecdotes of the reigning bashaw, his family, and other persons of distinction; also, an account of the domestic manners of the Moors, Arabs, and Turks.
Tully, Richard.Date: 1816
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Habits and men : with remnants of record touching the makers of both / by Dr. Doran.
John DoranDate: 1855
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A medicine man or shaman in Africa. Process print, 1910.
Date: 1910Reference: 21317i
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A Ntumbasee medicine man or shaman in full costume. Halftone.
Reference: 21394i
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The overcrowded promenade in Hyde Park known as 'Rotten Row'. Reproduction of a wood engraving after Dalziel after R. Doyle.
Richard DoyleReference: 12156i
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The Queen's levée and society figures drinking the waters in the pump room with a key to important society figures, Bath. Line engraving by W.J. Alais, 1817, after Mr. Marsh.
Marsh, Mr., active 1817.Date: Dec 1817Reference: 15490i
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People relaxing in a drawing-room after dinner. Reproduction of a wood engraving after Dalziel after R. Doyle.
Richard DoyleReference: 12155i
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A fashionable lady being given an enema by a charming young man. Line engraving by J. Dieu de Saint-Jean.
Dieu de Saint-Jean, Jean, 1654-1695.Date: [1698?]Reference: 15856i
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People promenading in Belgravia. Reproduction of a wood engraving after Dalziel after R. Doyle.
Richard DoyleReference: 12154i
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What do women want? : comfy shoes - sometimes / S.W. Balkin ; Bernadine Z. Paulshock.
Balkin, S. W.Date: 1993
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A shaman or medicine man with extensive body painting and nose stick, Australia. Colour process print.
Reference: 21429i
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A Gazaland medicine man or shaman, equatorial Africa. Halftone after Dudley Kidd.
Dudley Arthur KiddDate: 1900-1909Reference: 21318i
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Anthropometamorphosis: man transform'd; or, the artificial changeling. Historically presented, in the mad and cruel gallantry, foolish bravery, ridiculous beauty, filthy finenesse, and loathsome lovelinesse of most nations, fashioning and altering their bodies from the mould intended by nature. With a vindication of the regular beauty and honesty of nature. And an appendix of the pedigree of the English gallant / By J.B. sirnamed, the Chirosopher.
John BulwerDate: 1653
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The world in miniature / edited by Frederic Shoberl.
Date: [1821-1827?]
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The ancient customs of Derbyshire / Crichton Porteous.
Crichton PorteousDate: [1960]
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The fortunes of Peter Pickle, Esquire, whose fashionable lifestyle ends with a drink problem. Etching by R. Seymour, 1829.
Robert SeymourDate: 1 July 1829Reference: 26477i
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A man administers a clyster to a greedy little boy who is laying across his mothers lap, his two siblings watch the scene with amusement. Engraving by J. Ouvrier after J.E. Schenau.
Johann Eleazar ZeissigReference: 20227i

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Neu-polirter Geschicht- Kunst- und Sitten-Spiegel ausländischer Völcker ... In sechs Büchern/sechserley Gestalten weiset ... / dem Schau-begierigem Leser dargestellt von Erasmo Francisci.

A Swazi medicine man or shaman performing a ritual in front of his tribe. Colour process print after N.H. Hardy.

The natural history of man : being an account of the manners and customs of the uncivilized races of men / by J.G. Wood.

A begging Brahman performing a ritual with his wife. Gouache drawing.

Observations on the influence of habits and manners, national and domestic, upon the health and organization of the human race: and particularly on the effect of that influence as it relates to the present state of English females, in the higher and middle classes of life / [Ralph Palin].

Das Kind in Brauch und Sitte der Völker : Völkerkundliche Studien / von dr. med. Heinrich Ploss.

A huge private brunch gathering. Reproduction of a wood engraving after Dalziel after R. Doyle.

Habits and men : with remnants of record touching the makers of both / by Dr. Doran.

A medicine man or shaman in Africa. Process print, 1910.

A Ntumbasee medicine man or shaman in full costume. Halftone.

The overcrowded promenade in Hyde Park known as 'Rotten Row'. Reproduction of a wood engraving after Dalziel after R. Doyle.

The Queen's levée and society figures drinking the waters in the pump room with a key to important society figures, Bath. Line engraving by W.J. Alais, 1817, after Mr. Marsh.

People relaxing in a drawing-room after dinner. Reproduction of a wood engraving after Dalziel after R. Doyle.

A fashionable lady being given an enema by a charming young man. Line engraving by J. Dieu de Saint-Jean.

People promenading in Belgravia. Reproduction of a wood engraving after Dalziel after R. Doyle.

What do women want? : comfy shoes - sometimes / S.W. Balkin ; Bernadine Z. Paulshock.

A shaman or medicine man with extensive body painting and nose stick, Australia. Colour process print.

A Gazaland medicine man or shaman, equatorial Africa. Halftone after Dudley Kidd.

The world in miniature / edited by Frederic Shoberl.

The ancient customs of Derbyshire / Crichton Porteous.

The fortunes of Peter Pickle, Esquire, whose fashionable lifestyle ends with a drink problem. Etching by R. Seymour, 1829.

A man administers a clyster to a greedy little boy who is laying across his mothers lap, his two siblings watch the scene with amusement. Engraving by J. Ouvrier after J.E. Schenau.