Bethlehem Royal Hospital in London, founded in the 13th century and known known as "Bedlam" became the archetype for the terrors of asylum life.
Further Reading: MADNESS
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HG Robley shown with his collection of Mokomokai
Further Reading: PRESERVED
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In the middle ages pomanders - from the French "pomme d'ambre" - contained spices to ward off plague and the unpleasant aromas related to death and disease
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Port De San Francisco Dans La Haute Californie, Eugene Duflot de Mofras 1844
Further Reading: BEFORE SAN FRANCISCO
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Main Street, Grass Valley
Further Reading: GOLD, MURDER & SPIRITS
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In alchemical tradition, the green lion devouring the sun was a visual code for a formula for dissolving gold.
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This elegant incarnation of the Cliff House at Land's End survived the 1906 earthquake, only to be destroyed by fire the following year
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The mermaid PT Barnum produced in 1842 was not exactly as advertised
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