To browse journals by title, please click here . The journals collection is part of the Wellcome Library, one of the world’s major resources for the study of medical history. The Library houses 2.5 million items of exceptional diversity, including books, films, archives, manuscripts and artworks from around the world. The journals comprise a very large collection, going back as far as the late eighteenth century, and are representative of the broad span and...
The reports were produced each year by the Medical Officer of Health (MOH) of a district and set out the work done by his public health and sanitary officers. They provided vital data on birth and death rates, infant mortality, incidence of infectious and other diseases, and a general statement on the health of the population. The reports also allowed the authors to express the diversity of their local communities and their own personal interests so sometimes contained unexpected and quirky...
Chemist and Druggist, the leading trade journal for the pharmacy community in the UK, has been in continuous publication since 1859. It contains a wealth of information for studying the history of medicine and pharmacy and the pharmaceutical industry. Also contained in its pages are many striking visual examples from over 150 years of developments in advertising, packaging and graphic design. The Chemist and Druggist has been made available by the Wellcome Library , one of the greatest...
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1889
1889
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Solomon, King of Israel. n 80024516; Mathers, S. L. MacGregor (Samuel Liddell MacGregor)
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Limited ed. of 500 numbered copies
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Topic: Jewish magic
Resources digitised to compliment the Wellcome Collection Sexology exhibit, 2014-15.
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1861
1861
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Lévi, Éliphas, 1810-1875. n 50032513
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t. 1. Dogme.--t. 2. Rituel
Topic: Magic
The history of medicine in film The Moving Image and Sound Collection (MISC) is part of the Wellcome Library , one of the greatest specialist collections on the history of medicine and the medical humanities. The Library houses over 2.5 million items of extraordinary range and diversity, including books, films, archives, manuscripts and artworks from around the world. This selection of over 200 digitised videos from MISC covers all aspects of 20th century healthcare and medicine. Some of the...
Topic: medical
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Nouveau manuel complet des sorciers, ou la magie blanche, dévoilée par les découvertes de la chimie, de la physique et de la mécanique, contenant un grand nombre de tours dus à l'électricité, au calorique, à la lumière, à l'air, aux nombres, aux cartes, à l'escamotage, etc. Ainsi que les scènes de ventriloquie exécutées et communiquées par M. Conte [i.e. Comte] ...
1837
1837
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Comte, M. (Louis Christian Emanuel Apollinaire), 1788-1859. nr2002007347
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2 unnumbered leaves, 392 pages, 3 folded plates : (18mo)
Topic: Occultism
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1843
1843
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Jones, George, 1810-1879. no 92006541
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Added t.-p., engr.: An original history of ancient America. Founded upon the ruins of antiquity
Topics: Phoenicians, Indians, North American, Antiquities, Discovery and exploration, Phoenician, Indians
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1929
1929
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Crowley, Aleister, 1875-1947. n 80057223
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"Published for subscribers only."
Topics: Occultism, Magic
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1902
1902
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Sédir, Paul, 1871-1926. n 85184975
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Bibliography: [173]-178
Topic: Materia Medica
Historic printed material published by the Wellcome Trust.
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1941
1941
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Scott, George Ryley, 1886-
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Copy no. 631 of a limited edition of 775 numbered and signed copies
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Topics: Phallicism, Religion and Sex
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1801
1801
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Barrett, Francis. n 87131016; Trithemius, Johannes, 1462-1516. n 82072962
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Printer's imprint at foot of half-title: Knight and Compton, printers
Topics: Occultism, Alchemy, Magic
Wellcome Journals.
Topic: Journals.
Wellcome Sexology Collection
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1934
1934
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Unwin, J. D. (Joseph Daniel), 1895-1936.; Unwin, J. D. (Joseph Daniel), 1895-1936
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"Notes and references": p. [433]-617. Bibliography: p. [624]-642
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Topics: Primitive societies, Sexual ethics, Sex, Culture
This film shows various cases of mothers who have difficulty breast feeding their babies. Solutions to the problems are demonstrated, for instance a case of inverted nipples can be treated successfully with massage and the use of a breast pump. An inadequate milk supply can be supplemented with formula. 'Flabby breasts' can be successfully treated with massage, supplementary feeding and exercise. 2 segments.
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Topics: Anatomy, Breast Feeding, Maternal Behavior, Mothers, Maternal and child health, Midwives. Doctors.
Edition limited to 300 numbered copies on French hand-made paper"
Topic: Sex
Issued in a limited edition of "only three thousand copies"
Topics: Erotic literature, Erotic art, Sex in literature, Pornography, Sex, Prostitution, Homosexuality,...
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1912
1912
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Giles, Herbert Allen, 1845-1935
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xviii, 84, 1711 pages ; 27 cm
Topics: Chinese language -- Dictionaries -- English, Chinese language
Resources digitised to compliment the Wellcome Collection Forensics exhibit, 2014-15.
Wellcome Journals.
Topic: Journals.
Wellcome Journals.
Topic: Journals.
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1907
1907
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Däath, Heinrich. n 2005181550
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xi, 111 pages : 16 cm
Topic: Medical astrology
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1823
1823
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Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821. n 79054933; Sonnini, M; Kirchenhoffer, H
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xxxiv, 32 unnumbered leaves, folded plate ; (8vo)
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1847
1847
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Yates, William, 1792-1845
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iv pages, 1 unnumbered leaf, 589, 19 pages ; (8vo)
Topics: Hindustani language, Hindustani language -- Dictionaries -- English
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1880
1880
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Redhouse, James W. (James William), Sir, 1811-1892. n 84017854; Wells, Charles, 1838-1917. nr 91016759
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Turkish caption at head of title
Topics: Turkish language, English language
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1910
1910
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Le Vasseur, A
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"La présente édition en français ... n'est autre chose que la rajeunissement complet de la traduction attribuée à A. Levasseur dans le catalogue Brunet." -- "Avertissement," t. 1, p. [v]
Topic: Magic
Wellcome Journals.
Topic: Journals.
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1911
1911
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Woodbury, William A
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Includes index
Topic: Beauty Culture
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1788
1788
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Grose, Francis, 1731?-1791. n 50032813
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ESTC
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Topic: English language
Wellcome Journals.
Topic: Journals.
Wellcome Journals.
Topic: Journals.
Wellcome Journals.
Topic: Journals.
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1912
1912
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Moore, N. Hudson, 1857-1927. n 50004220
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"List of English clockmakers": p. [163]-293; "List of American clockmakers": p. [295]-330
Topic: Clocks and watches
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1845
1845
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Bréteau, Madame
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xiv, 309 pages : (12mo)
Topic: Le Normand, M. A. (Marie-Anne Adélaide), 1772-1843
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1877
1877
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ʻAlī ibn al-ʻAbbās, al-Majūsī al-Arrajānī, 930-994
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Topic: Medicine, Arabic
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2003
2003
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India. Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia Committee
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volumes ; 27 cm
Topics: Pharmacopoeias, Medicine, Ayurvedic -- Formulae, receipts, prescriptions, Medicine, Ayurvedic
Wellcome Journals.
Topic: Journals
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1889
1889
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Hartmann, Franz, 1838-1912. n 50026762
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136 pages : 22 cm
Topic: Astrology
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1897
1897
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Kent, J. T. (James Tyler), 1849-1916
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Issued in 10 parts
Topics: Homeopathy, Materia Medica
The sound archive includes ‘born-digital’ and older formats such as audio-cassettes and CDs of radio programmes on medical, biomedical and medical-historical topics. Non-broadcasted material includes recordings documenting exhibitions, interviews, lectures, conferences, seminars and symposia, many of which were organised by the Wellcome Trust.
Topics: wellcome, sound recordings
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1928
1928
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Thompson, C. J. S. (Charles John Samuel), 1862-1943. n 50008333
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Bibliography: p. 315-316
Topics: Magic, Witchcraft
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1884
1884
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Everard, John, 1575?-1650?, translator. n 85028265
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Translation of Poemander
Topics: Alchemy, Occultism
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1897
1897
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Cheiro, 1866-1936
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xv, 162 pages : 26 x 22 cm
Topic: Palmistry
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1900
1900
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Maitland, Agnes C. (Agnes Catherine), 1849-1906
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Includes index
Topic: Afternoon teas
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1935
1935
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Churchill, W. A. (William Algernon), 1865-1947
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94 pages cdxxxii pages : 30 1/2 cm
Topics: Paper industry -- History, Papermaking -- History, Watermarks, Papermaking
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Amulets and superstitions : the original texts with translations and descriptions of a long series of Egyptian, Sumerian, Assyrian, Hebrew, Christian, Gnostic and Muslim amulets and talismans and magical figures, with chapters on the evil eye, the origin of the amulet, the pentagon, the swastika, the cross (pagan and Christian), the properties of stones, rings, divination, numbers, the Kabbâlâh, ancient astrology, etc., bySir E. A. Wallis Budge ...
1930
1930
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Budge, E. A. Wallis (Ernest Alfred Wallis), Sir, 1857-1934. n 80057205
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xxxix, 543 pages, 1 unnumbered page : 25 cm
Topics: Amulets, Superstitions, Superstition
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1948
1948
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Institoris, Heinrich, 1430-1505
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xxi, 277 pages, 1 unnumbered page : 23 cm
Topics: Criminal procedure, Demonology, Witchcraft, Criminal Law, Criminal law
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1909
1909
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Burke, Bernard, 1814-1892
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clxxxv, 2570 pages : 27 cm
Topics: Genealogy and Heraldry, Baronetage, Nobility, Great Britain
Wellcome Journals.
Topic: Journals.
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1926
1926
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Whitehead, Alfred North, 1861-1947. n 79058622
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xii, 304 pages
Topic: Science
Wellcome Journals.
Topic: Journals.
Wellcome Journals.
Topic: Journals
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1720
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Plukenet, Leonard, 1642-1706
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6 volumes in 4 : (folio & 4to)
Topic: Botany
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1794
1794
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Mahomet, Sake Deen, 1759-1851. nr 93023003
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Collation includes blank leaf at end of v. 1
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Topic: Travel
Wellcome Journals.
Topic: Journals.
Wellcome Journals.
Topic: Journals.
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1895
1895
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Taylor, Thomas, 1758-1835. n 79054710
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Includes bibliographic footnotes
Topic: Occultism
Wellcome Journals.
Topic: Journals.
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The book of household management [electronic resource] : comprising information for the mistress, housekeeper, cook, kitchen-maid, butler, footman, coachman, valet, upper and under house-maids, lady's maid, maid-of-all-work, laundry-maid, nurse and nurse-maid, monthly, wet, and sick nurses, etc. etc. also, sanitary, medical, & legal memoranda with a history of the origin, properties, and uses of all things connected with home life and comfort
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1861
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Beeton, Mrs. (Isabella Mary), 1836-1865
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Added illustrated t.-p. with title: Beeton's book of household management
Topics: Cooking, Housekeeping
Wellcome Journals.
Topic: Journals.
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1948
1948
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Great Britain. Ministry of Food
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11 pages ; 25 cm
Topics: Food, Rationing
Wellcome Journals.
Topic: Journals
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1900
1900
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Kindī, Abū ʻUmar Muḥammad ibn Yūsuf, 897-961; Guest, Rhuvon. n 89612679
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Added title page and introduction in English
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