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Thomas-Van Slyke Manometric Blood Gas Apparatus
- circa 1953
Black and white plastic instrument; main body is white and stands vertically; an aluminum pole is attached to each side parallel to the main body, the poles are attached to the main body in two places; the front of the…
- Manufacturer Arthur H. Thomas Company
- Subject Blood gases, Medicine, and Clinical chemistry
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Bleeding bowl
- 1752
Bowls like this one were used to catch the blood released by bleeding. The appearance of blood was a useful diagnostic tool for physicians, who examined it for clues about the body's internal state. This large bowl was…
- Subject Phlebotomy, Blood, Bloodletting, and Medicine
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Plate No. 12: Medicinal Plants
- Part of The Book of Health
- 1898
Depicts mullein, rosemary, nettle, and deadly nightshade.
- Author Lyman, Henry M. (Henry Munson), 1835-1904
- Publisher W.P. Mason
- Subject Rosemary, Mulleins, Belladonna (Plant), Medicine, Popular, Medicinal plants, Medicine, and Nettles
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Plate No. 9: Medicinal Plants
- Part of The Book of Health
- 1898
Depicts peony, St. John's wort, aconite or monkshood, and lily of the valley.
- Author Lyman, Henry M. (Henry Munson), 1835-1904
- Publisher W.P. Mason
- Subject Hypericum, Peonies, Medicine, Popular, Monkshoods, Medicine, Lilies-of-the-valley, and Medicinal plants
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Plate No. 20: Poisonous Reptiles and Insects
- Part of The Book of Health
- 1898
Depicts a mad dog, scorpion, rattlesnake, tarantula, centipede, and copperhead.
- Author Lyman, Henry M. (Henry Munson), 1835-1904
- Publisher W.P. Mason
- Subject Poisonous animals, Copperhead, Tarantulas, Rabies in dogs, Rattlesnakes, Medicine, Popular, Centipedes, Scorpions, and Medicine
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Plate No. 16: Medicinal Plants
- Part of The Book of Health
- 1898
Depicts dill, peppermint, spurge-laurel, and black bryony.
- Author Lyman, Henry M. (Henry Munson), 1835-1904
- Publisher W.P. Mason
- Subject Daphnes, Black bryony, Dill, Medicine, Popular, Medicinal plants, Medicine, and Peppermint
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Plate No. 13: Medicinal Plants
- Part of The Book of Health
- 1898
Depicts parsley, valerian, foxglove, and crowfoot.
- Author Lyman, Henry M. (Henry Munson), 1835-1904
- Publisher W.P. Mason
- Subject Ranunculus acris, Valeriana officinalis, Medicine, Popular, Medicinal plants, Medicine, Purple foxglove, and Parsley
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Plate No. 2: Medicinal Plants
- Part of The Book of Health
- 1898
Depicts buckthorn, fennel, tansy, and wood sorrel.
- Author Lyman, Henry M. (Henry Munson), 1835-1904
- Publisher W.P. Mason
- Subject Oxalis, Tanacetum vulgare, Fennel, Medicine, Popular, Medicinal plants, Medicine, and Buckthorns
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Plate No. 3: Medicinal Plants
- Part of The Book of Health
- 1898
Depicts stavesacre, golden rod, lime, and bear berry.
- Author Lyman, Henry M. (Henry Munson), 1835-1904
- Publisher W.P. Mason
- Subject Delphinium, Arctostaphylos uva-ursi, Goldenrods, Medicine, Popular, Medicinal plants, Medicine, and Limes
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Plate No. 14: Medicinal Plants
- Part of The Book of Health
- 1898
Depicts hemlock, barberry, elder, and oak.
- Author Lyman, Henry M. (Henry Munson), 1835-1904
- Publisher W.P. Mason
- Subject Elders (Plants), Barberries, Medicine, Popular, Medicinal plants, Medicine, Oak, and Poison hemlock
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Plate No. 15: Medicinal Plants
- Part of The Book of Health
- 1898
Depicts bittersweet, chamomile, caraway, and Herb Robert.
- Author Lyman, Henry M. (Henry Munson), 1835-1904
- Publisher W.P. Mason
- Subject German chamomile, Bittersweet, Umbelliferae, Medicine, Popular, Medicinal plants, Geranium robertianum, and Medicine
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Plate No. 6: Medicinal Plants
- Part of The Book of Health
- 1898
Depicts scurvy-grass, colchicum or meadow saffron, garlic, and horse-radish.
- Author Lyman, Henry M. (Henry Munson), 1835-1904
- Publisher W.P. Mason
- Subject Lepidium oleraceum, Colchicum, Horse-radish, Medicine, Popular, Medicinal plants, Medicine, and Garlic
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Plate No. 7: Medicinal Plants
- Part of The Book of Health
- 1898
Depicts juniper, black currant, white horehound, and coltsfoot.
- Author Lyman, Henry M. (Henry Munson), 1835-1904
- Publisher W.P. Mason
- Subject Junipers, European black currant, Medicine, Popular, Medicinal plants, Medicine, Coltsfoot, and Marrubium
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Plate No. 8: Medicinal Plants
- Part of The Book of Health
- 1898
Depicts plantain, white poppy, pennyroyal, and bearsfoot.
- Author Lyman, Henry M. (Henry Munson), 1835-1904
- Publisher W.P. Mason
- Subject Plantago, Cannon, Poppy, Hellebores, Lamiaceae, Medicine, Popular, Medicinal plants, and Medicine
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Plate No. 5: Medicinal Plants
- Part of The Book of Health
- 1898
Depicts thorn-apple, asparagus, marsh mallow, and hop.
- Author Lyman, Henry M. (Henry Munson), 1835-1904
- Publisher W.P. Mason
- Subject Malvaceae, Hops, Asparagus, Medicine, Popular, Datura wrightii, Medicine, and Medicinal plants
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Plate No. 4: Medicinal Plants
- Part of The Book of Health
- 1898
Depicts henbane, calamint, sage, and mustard.
- Author Lyman, Henry M. (Henry Munson), 1835-1904
- Publisher W.P. Mason
- Subject Sage, Lamiaceae, Cruciferae, Medicine, Popular, Medicinal plants, Medicine, and Hyoscyamus niger
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Plate No. 1: Medicinal Plants
- Part of The Book of Health
- 1898
Depicts saffron, meadow-sweet, hedge-mustard, and hedge-nettle.
- Author Lyman, Henry M. (Henry Munson), 1835-1904
- Publisher W.P. Mason
- Subject Cruciferae, Medicine, Popular, Medicinal plants, Medicine, Stachys, Saffron crocus, and Rosaceae
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College of Physicians
- 1724
- Publisher Bowles, John, 1701-1779
- Subject Medical offices, Royal College of Physicians of London, and Medicine
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Surgeon operating on a man's foot
- At the Alchemist
- circa 1820 – circa 1870
In a small workshop a medical alchemist tends to the foot of a seated patient while the man's wife and child look on. At left, an assistant grinds a substance--likely a medicine or salve--in a small mortar and pestle.…
- After Teniers, David, 1610-1690
- Subject Alchemy, Alchemy in art, Medicine and art, and Medicine
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Postage stamp from Comoros commemorating Avicenna (Ibn Sina)
- after 1979 – before 2000
Depicts Avicenna along with an anatomical sketch in the background.