Detail from BL Sloane 1977, f. 7
Upper two registers of Christ carrying the Cross, Mary and John at Calvary, and Christ given vinegar and pierced with the lance, and below, physicians treating patients for various ailments of the torso. Image ... More
Diagram from BL Sloane 3747, f. 80v
Diagram. Image taken from f. 80v of Medical miscellany, including a dialogue (ff. 66-71); tract on mercury (ff. 53-54); Ripley's Mystery on alchemy (ff. 110-115); two treatises on the Philosophers' stone. Writt... More
Detail from BL Sloane 1977, f. 50v
Detail of a miniature of an iill man with a physician. Image taken from f. 50v of Circa instans (index Herbal). Written in French. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician and naturalist who played a crucia... More
David in penitence from BL Sloane 116, ff. 23v-24
Miniature of David in penitence, and decorated initial 'D'(omine), at the beginning of the Penitential Psalms. Image taken from ff. 23v-24 of Prayer Book. Written in Latin. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a ph... More
Gabriel from BL Sloane 3853, f. 124
Drawing of Gabriel. Image taken from f. 124 of Miscellany of tracts on magic, including The Divine Seal of Solomon (ff. 127v-137v). Written in Latin, English. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician and na... More
Creation of good and bad angels from BL Sloane 3049, f. 71
Miniature of the Creation of good and bad angels, decorated initial 'P'(uis), and full foliate border, at the beginning of Book 4 in the Livre des anges. Image taken from f. 71 of Livre des anges. Written in Fr... More
Bird from BL Sloane 1171, f. 19v
Detail of a drawing including a bird. Image taken from f. 19v of Collectanea de Lapide Philosophiae. Written in Latin, English, Greek. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician and naturalist who played a cr... More
Adam and Eve and Annunciation from BL Sloane 2605, ff. 16v-17
Miniatures forming a diptych with Adam and Eve and the Annunciation, accompanied by angels and the Marriage of the Virgin in the frame, at the beginning of the Hours of the Virgin. Image taken from ff. 16v-17 o... More
Alchemical apparatus from BL Sloane 1091, f. 161v
Diagram of alchemical apparatus. Image taken from f. 161v of Miscellany, including the Rosarius minor (ff. 125-132); a version of De leone viridi (ff. 102-104). Written in English; Latin. Sir Hans Sloane (1660... More
Foetal presentations from BL Sloane 2463, f. 217v
Detail of roundels of various foetal presentations. Image taken from f. 217v of Medical miscellany, including texts on anatomy (ff. 1-51v); various treatments of wounds, broken bones, and internal ruptures (ff.... More
Apothecary shop from BL Sloane 1977, f. 49v
Miniature of an apothecary's shop with apothecary jars and boxes on shelves, a seated man holding a cover jar, and a flat dish on a hook used for mixing ingredients. Image taken from f. 49v of Circa instans (in... More
Resurrection from BL Sloane 3451, f. 68
Detail of a drawing of the Resurrection, with angels. Image taken from f. 68 of Speculum humanae salvationis, with tabula, prohemium, and 45 chapters. Written in Latin. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physic... More
Sheep from BL Sloane 3544, f. 16
Detail of a miniature of sheep. Image taken from f. 16 of Bestiary. Written in Latin. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician and naturalist who played a crucial role in the development of British museums ... More
Frog from BL Sloane 4016, f. 81
Detail of a miniature of a frog. Image taken from f. 81 of Herbal. Written in Latin. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician and naturalist who played a crucial role in the development of British museums a... More
Donkey from BL Sloane 4016, f. 8
Detail of a miniature of a donkey. Image taken from f. 8 of Herbal. Written in Latin. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician and naturalist who played a crucial role in the development of British museums ... More
Animals from BL Sloane 4016, f. 50
Miniature of a lion, a leopard, a rabbit, and an elephant. Image taken from f. 50 of Herbal. Written in Latin. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician and naturalist who played a crucial role in the develo... More
Eclipses from BL Sloane 2250, f. 14
Illuminated diagram of eclipses. Image taken from f. 14 of Physician's folding calendar, including the calendar of John Somer (ff. 3-10), Zodiac man, and tables of eclipses of the sun and moon. Written in Latin... More
Ink drawing from BL Sloane 1171, ff. 19v-20
Ink drawing with washes, in the Collectanea de Lapide Philosophiae. Image taken from ff. 19v-20 of Collectanea de Lapide Philosophiae. Written in Latin, English, Greek. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physic... More
Apothecary shop; Consultations from BL Sloane 1977, ff. 49v-50
Full-page miniatures of an apothecary shop, on the left, and medical consultations, on the right. Image taken from ff. 49v-50 of Circa instans (index Herbal). Written in French. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was... More
Life of Christ; Surgical procedures from BL Sloane 1977, f. 7v
Full-page miniature in three registers, of Joseph of Arimethea asking for Christ's body, Joseph and a woman with funeral linens, and the Deposition, and below, two women presenting an diseased breast to a physi... More
Detail from BL Sloane 1977, f. 5
Physician treating patient with an injured shoulder. Image taken from f. 5 of Chirurgia. Written in French. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician and naturalist who played a crucial role in the developme... More
Scribe from BL Sloane 2435, f. 1
Detail of the historiated intial 'D' of a scribe writing. Image taken from f. 1 of Le Régime du corps (ff. 1-75v); Image du monde (ff. 77-133v). Written in French (Walloon dialect). Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753)... More
Detail from BL Sloane 1977, f. 9v
Detail of the lower two registers of a full-page miniature, with various medical treatments, and in the lower register, a nimbed seated figure blessing in the outer compartments, and a patient in bed in the cen... More
Salamander from BL Sloane 1171, f. 8v
Drawing of a crowned salamander or dragon. Image taken from f. 8v of Collectanea de Lapide Philosophiae. Written in Latin, English, Greek. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician and naturalist who played ... More
Detail of a standing woman. from BL Sloane 3983, f. 25v
Detail of a standing woman. Image taken from f. 25v of Treatise on astrology. Written in Latin. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician and naturalist who played a crucial role in the development of Britis... More
Plants from BL Sloane 4016, ff. 56v-57
Miniature of plants, including a mandrake plant with a naked male body as the root; miniature of plants. Image taken from ff. 56v-57 of Herbal. Written in Latin. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician and... More
Beehives from BL Sloane 4016, f. 57v
Detail of a miniature of beehives with bees. Image taken from f. 57v of Herbal. Written in Latin. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician and naturalist who played a crucial role in the development of Brit... More
Resurrection from BL Sloane 346, f. 31
Drawing of the Resurrection, with Christ stepping on sleeping soldiers. Image taken from f. 31 of Speculum humanae salvationis, imperfect. Written in Latin, with added English interlinear translation. Sir Hans... More
Plants from BL Sloane 4016, f. 103v
Miniatures of plants. Image taken from f. 103v of Herbal. Written in Latin. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician and naturalist who played a crucial role in the development of British museums and librar... More
Beaver from BL Sloane 4016, f. 28
Detail of a miniature of a beaver castrating itself. Image taken from f. 28 of Herbal. Written in Latin. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician and naturalist who played a crucial role in the development ... More
Serra from BL Sloane 3544, f. 43
Detail of a miniature of a winged sawtail (serra) with a pointed snout, which according to the text sinks ships by piercing them with their snouts, and two men in a boat with their hands clasped in prayer. Imag... More
Genitals from BL Sloane 776, f. 203v
Marginal drawing of diseased genitals. Image taken from f. 203v of Treatise on Surgery, with tables and calendar. Written in English. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician and naturalist who played a cru... More
Illuminated initial and border from BL Sloane 2413, f. 1
Illuminated initial and border. Image taken from f. 1 of Secretum Secretorum. Written in Latin. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician and naturalist who played a crucial role in the development of Britis... More
Mermaid from BL Sloane 278, f. 47
Detail of a miniature of a siren, depicted as a woman with the tail of a fish, pulling a sailor from a boat by the hair, while another sailor stops his ears to avoid hearing the siren's song, with a centaur hol... More
Jonah from BL Sloane 346, f. 22v
Drawing of Jonah falling into the mouth of the whale, shown as a large fish. Image taken from f. 22v of Speculum humanae salvationis, imperfect. Written in Latin, with added English interlinear translation. Si... More
Nativity of the Virgin from BL Sloane 3451, f. 15
Detail of a drawing of the Nativity of the Virgin. Image taken from f. 15 of Speculum humanae salvationis, with tabula, prohemium, and 45 chapters. Written in Latin. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician... More
Plants and beehives from BL Sloane 4016, f. 57v
Miniatures of plants and beehives with bees. Image taken from f. 57v of Herbal. Written in Latin. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician and naturalist who played a crucial role in the development of Brit... More
Detail from BL Sloane 1977, f. 51v
Lower two registers. Image taken from f. 51v of Circa instans (index Herbal). Written in French. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician and naturalist who played a crucial role in the development of Briti... More
Zodiac man from BL Sloane 442, f. 36
Drawing of a man with zodiac signs marked. Image taken from f. 36 of Medical miscellany, including the English version of Gibertus Anglicus's Compendium medicinae; a regimen for diet and bloodletting (ff. 61v-6... More
Plant from BL Sloane 1171, f. 8
Drawing of a plant. Image taken from f. 8 of Collectanea de Lapide Philosophiae. Written in Latin, English, Greek. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician and naturalist who played a crucial role in the de... More
Tiger from BL Sloane 3544, f. 2
Miniature of a tiger. Image taken from f. 2 of Bestiary. Written in Latin. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician and naturalist who played a crucial role in the development of British museums and librari... More
Plants from BL Sloane 4016, f. 36
Miniatures of plants, including flowers. Image taken from f. 36 of Herbal. Written in Latin. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician and naturalist who played a crucial role in the development of British m... More
Tubal-Cain from BL Sloane 346, f. 13v
Drawing of Tubal-Cain with the anvil and Jubal inventing music holding a harp. Image taken from f. 13v of Speculum humanae salvationis, imperfect. Written in Latin, with added English interlinear translation. ... More
Caladrius bird from BL Sloane 3544, f. 24
Miniature of a man in bed with a caladrius bird on his chest. Image taken from f. 24 of Bestiary. Written in Latin. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician and naturalist who played a crucial role in the d... More
Detail: from BL Sloane 263, f. 47v
Image taken from f. 47v of Astronomical treatises (ending imperfectly). Written in Latin. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician and naturalist who played a crucial role in the development of British muse... More
Cranial operation from BL Sloane 1977, f. 2
Detail of the lower register of a full-page miniature, with scenes of a surgeon performing an operation for a compound fracture of the skull on a kneeling and seated patient. Image taken from f. 2 of Chirurgia.... More
Detail from BL Sloane 1977, f. 7
Image taken from f. 7 of Chirurgia. Written in French. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician and naturalist who played a crucial role in the development of British museums and libraries. Sloane was a fel... More
Detail from BL Sloane 1977, f. 9
Setting of leg and foot. Image taken from f. 9 of Chirurgia. Written in French. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician and naturalist who played a crucial role in the development of British museums and li... More
Detail from BL Sloane 2377, f. 1
Image taken from f. 1 of De Ornatu Mulierum. Written in Latin. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician and naturalist who played a crucial role in the development of British museums and libraries. Sloane w... More
Plants, bird of prey, and duck from BL Sloane 4016, f. 11v
Miniatures of plants, and of a bird of prey killing a duck. Image taken from f. 11v of Herbal. Written in Latin. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician and naturalist who played a crucial role in the deve... More
Detail from BL Sloane 3844, f. 15v
Detail of marginal drawing illustrating a surgical procedure. Image taken from f. 15v of Practica medicinalis. Written in Latin. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician and naturalist who played a crucial ... More
Diagram from BL Sloane 3854, f. 133v
Diagram of a magic circle for summoning spirits of the air. Image taken from f. 133v of Collection of tracts on magic. Written in Latin. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician and naturalist who played a ... More
Crucifixion from BL Sloane 346, f. 15
Drawing of the Crucifixion, with the thieves, Mary pierced by a sword, and John. Image taken from f. 15 of Speculum humanae salvationis, imperfect. Written in Latin, with added English interlinear translation. ... More
Detail from BL Sloane 2605, f. 5
Image taken from f. 5 of Book of Hours, Use of Rome (ends imperfectly). Written in Latin, calendar and rubrics in French. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician and naturalist who played a crucial role in... More
Sacred Heart from BL Sloane 1584, ff. 26v-27
Drawing of the Sacred Heart with the Five wounds of Christ, on the left, and on the right, decorated initials in an alphabet. Image taken from ff. 26v-27 of Medical and religious miscellany, including 'Walter M... More
Detail from BL Sloane 1977, f. 50v
Lower two registers of physicians treating patients with various ailments. Image taken from f. 50v of Circa instans (index Herbal). Written in French. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician and naturalist... More
The Crucifixion from BL Sloane 2400, lower cover
An embroidered panel of the Crucifixion set into the lower board of the binding, with Mary and John on either side of the cross, and a small figure kneeling with hands in prayer directly below. Image taken from... More
Zodiac man from BL Sloane 2250, f. 12
Miniature of a zodiac man, with the signs of the zodiac illustrated on the body parts under their rulership. Image taken from f. 12 of Physician's folding calendar, including the calendar of John Somer (ff. 3-1... More
Venus from BL Sloane 3983, ff. 42v-43
Miniature of Venus playing a musical instrument with her ruling Zodiac signs, and in detriment. Image taken from ff. 42v-43 of Treatise on astrology. Written in Latin. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physici... More
Sun from BL Sloane 1171, f. 100v
Detail of the sun. Image taken from f. 100v of Collectanea de Lapide Philosophiae. Written in Latin, English, Greek. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician and naturalist who played a crucial role in the ... More
Hawk; bats from BL Sloane 3544, f. 30
Miniatures of a hawk perched on the end of a bed and of bats. Image taken from f. 30 of Bestiary. Written in Latin. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician and naturalist who played a crucial role in the d... More
Adoration of the Magi detail from BL Sloane 2418, f. 56
Detail of a miniature of the Adoration of the Magi, with the infant Christ child sitting on the lap of the Virgin Mary, to whom the three shepherds offer gifts from the right. Image taken from f. 56 of Book of ... More
Demon from BL Sloane 4016, f. 103
Detail of a miniature of a demon. Image taken from f. 103 of Herbal. Written in Latin. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician and naturalist who played a crucial role in the development of British museums... More
Donkey from BL Sloane 4016, f. 8v
Detail of a miniature of a braying donkey. Image taken from f. 8v of Herbal. Written in Latin. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician and naturalist who played a crucial role in the development of British... More
Letter B from BL Sloane 1174, f. 2
Detail of initial with human and animal heads. Image taken from f. 2 of Religious verses, hymns, etc. (index Alphabet Book). Written in Netherlandish. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician and naturalist... More
Detail from BL Sloane 6, f. 176v
Image taken from f. 176v of Medical treatise. Written in English. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician and naturalist who played a crucial role in the development of British museums and libraries. Sloan... More
Cranial operation from BL Sloane 1977, f. 2
Detail of the middle register of a full-page miniature with scenes of a surgeon performing an operation for a compound fracture of the skull on a standing, kneeling, and seated patient. Image taken from f. 2 of... More
Plants from BL Sloane 4016, f. 54v
Miniatures of plants, and a snail. Image taken from f. 54v of Herbal. Written in Latin. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician and naturalist who played a crucial role in the development of British museum... More
Wet-nurse from BL Sloane 2435, f. 28v
Detail of historiated initial 'A' with the choosing a wet-nurse: A noble woman tests the exposed breast of a propective nurse. Image taken from f. 28v of Le Régime du corps (ff. 1-75v); Image du monde (ff. 77-1... More
Urine glasses from BL Sloane 783B, ff. 223v-224
Drawing of urine glasses. Image taken from ff. 223v-224 of Medical miscellany, including the Trotula (ff. 165-167; 169-174); gynecological recipes (ff. 167-168v). Written in Latin and English. Sir Hans Sloane ... More
Nativity from BL Sloane 2418, f. 45
Miniature of the Nativity, and decorated initial 'D'(eus), at the beginning of Prime in the Hours of the Virgin. Image taken from f. 45 of Book of Hours, Use of Rome. Written in Latin. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-17... More
Mermaid from BL Sloane 3544, f. 28v
Detail of a miniatures of men in a boat, and a mermaid holding fish. Image taken from f. 28v of Bestiary. Written in Latin. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician and naturalist who played a crucial role ... More
Plants from BL Sloane 4016, f. 40
Miniatures of plants, and a cat and mouse. Image taken from f. 40 of Herbal. Written in Latin. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician and naturalist who played a crucial role in the development of British... More
Sun and dragon from BL Sloane 1171, ff. 100v-101
Ink drawing with washes of the sun and a dragon, in the Collectanea de Lapide Philosophiae. Image taken from ff. 100v-101 of Collectanea de Lapide Philosophiae. Written in Latin, English, Greek. Sir Hans Sloan... More
Foetal presentations from BL Sloane 2463, f. 218
Detail of roundels of various foetal presentations. Image taken from f. 218 of Medical miscellany, including texts on anatomy (ff. 1-51v); various treatments of wounds, broken bones, and internal ruptures (ff. ... More
Life of Christ; Surgical procedures from BL Sloane 1977, f. 2
Full-page miniature in nine compartments. In the first register is the Annunciation, Visitation, and Nativity, and in the lower two progressive stages in an operation for a compound fracture of the skull. Imag... More
Detail from BL Sloane 6, f. 176v
Image taken from f. 176v of Medical treatise. Written in English. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician and naturalist who played a crucial role in the development of British museums and libraries. Sloan... More
Plants from BL Sloane 4016, f. 91v
Miniatures of plants with two monkeys. Image taken from f. 91v of Herbal. Written in Latin. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician and naturalist who played a crucial role in the development of British mu... More
Foetal presentations from BL Sloane 249, f. 197
Drawings of foetal presentations. Image taken from f. 197 of A gynecological text , imperfect, including the Sekenesse of Wymmen. Written in English. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician and naturalist ... More
Detail from BL Sloane 1977, f. 50v
Upper two registers of physicians treating patients with various ailments. Image taken from f. 50v of Circa instans (index Herbal). Written in French. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician and naturalist... More
Head from BL Sloane 56, f. 65 - Public domain document scan of drawing
Detail of a marginal drawing of a man 's head. Image taken from f. 65 of Liber Medicinarum. Written in Latin. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician and naturalist who played a crucial role in the develop... More
Detail of a standing woman. from BL Sloane 3983, f. 24v
Detail of a standing woman. Image taken from f. 24v of Treatise on astrology. Written in Latin. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician and naturalist who played a crucial role in the development of Britis... More
Volvelle from BL Sloane 702, ff. 21v-22
A volvelle, a device with a moveable disc rotating with a fixed matrix, with a pointing moveable index of the sun (here painted yellow to represent the sun) which could be set at the sign and degree of the zod... More
Detail from BL Sloane 1977, f. 50
Detail of the upper 2 registers of a full-page miniature with scenes of various medical consultations, including a physician holding up a urine glass. Image taken from f. 50 of Circa instans (index Herbal). Wri... More
Mandrake from BL Sloane 4016, f. 56v
Detail of a miniature of a mandrake plant with a naked male body as the root. Image taken from f. 56v of Herbal. Written in Latin. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician and naturalist who played a crucia... More
Calendar and John the Evangelist from BL Sloane 2605, ff. 4v-5
Miniatures with the labour of the month and the zodiacal signs for November and December in the Calendar, and John the Evangelist writing the Apocalypse, with his martyrdom in the bas-de-page, at the beginning ... More
Drawing from BL Sloane 1171, f. 120v
Drawing. Image taken from f. 120v of Collectanea de Lapide Philosophiae. Written in Latin, English, Greek. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician and naturalist who played a crucial role in the developmen... More
Detail from BL Sloane 1977, f. 51v
Upper two registers. Image taken from f. 51v of Circa instans (index Herbal). Written in French. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician and naturalist who played a crucial role in the development of Briti... More
Detail from BL Sloane 1977, f. 49v
Detail of a full-page miniature depicting an apothecary's shop. Image taken from f. 49v of Circa instans (index Herbal). Written in French. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician and naturalist who played... More
Volvelle from BL Sloane 4100, recto
Volvelle Image taken from recto of Volvelle. Written in English. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician and naturalist who played a crucial role in the development of British museums and libraries. Sloane... More
Ink drawings from BL Sloane 6, ff. 175v-176
Ink drawings illustrating a Medical treatise. Image taken from ff. 175v-176 of Medical treatise. Written in English. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician and naturalist who played a crucial role in the ... More
Cautery points from BL Sloane 2839, f. 3
Drawing of two men with cautery points marked. Image taken from f. 3 of Medical tracts, including Liber cirurgium cauterium; De artis medicinae; the Petrocellus; 'Epistola ad Antiochum regem' (ff. 111v-112v). W... More
Diagrams from BL Sloane 1712, ff. 21v-22
Diagrams, in the Ars notoria. Image taken from ff. 21v-22 of Ars notoria Salomonis. Written in Latin. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician and naturalist who played a crucial role in the development of ... More
Leopard and rabbit from BL Sloane 4016, f. 50
Detail of a miniature of a leopard and a rabbit. Image taken from f. 50 of Herbal. Written in Latin. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician and naturalist who played a crucial role in the development of B... More
Salamander from BL Sloane 1171, f. 86v
Drawings of a salamander, a frog, and rasberries. Image taken from f. 86v of Collectanea de Lapide Philosophiae. Written in Latin, English, Greek. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician and naturalist who... More
Diagram from BL Sloane 3853, f. 74
Diagram. Image taken from f. 74 of Miscellany of tracts on magic, including The Divine Seal of Solomon (ff. 127v-137v). Written in Latin, English. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician and naturalist who... More
Bulls from BL Sloane 4016, f. 20
Detail of a miniature of bulls. Image taken from f. 20 of Herbal. Written in Latin. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician and naturalist who played a crucial role in the development of British museums an... More
Apparatus from BL Sloane 3548, f. 25
Drawings of furnaces, stills, jars for drawing off liquid, and other apparatus used for the alchemical transmutation of metals and for preparing medicines. Image taken from f. 25 of Medical miscellany, includin... More
Decorated initials from BL Sloane 263, f. 50v
Decorated initials 'A'(quila) and 'D'(elphin), in an Astronomical treatise. Image taken from f. 50v of Astronomical treatises (ending imperfectly). Written in Latin. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician... More
Foetal presentations from BL Sloane 2463, f. 218v
Detail of roundels of various foetal presentations. Image taken from f. 218v of Medical miscellany, including texts on anatomy (ff. 1-51v); various treatments of wounds, broken bones, and internal ruptures (ff.... More