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Poisons

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  • Romeo giving money to an apothecary for a poison that will enable him to kill himself. Mezzotint, 17--.
  • Alexander the Great demonstrates his trust in his physician Philip by drinking a medicinal draught prepared by him even after receiving a letter alleging that Philip is trying to poison him. Drawing by or after E. Le Sueur, 16--.
  • Poison romance and poison mysteries / by C.J.S. Thompson.
  • Humane destruction of rats and mice / by C.W. Hume.
  • A mechanical account of poisons in several essays / By Richard Mead.
  • Queen Eleanor sucking the poison from King Edward's arm. Coloured stipple etching by W. Wynne Ryland, 1780, after A. Kauffman.
  • Alexander the Great demonstrates his trust in his physician Philip by drinking a medicinal draught prepared by him even after receiving a letter alleging that Philip is trying to poison him. Line engraving by B. Audran, the elder, after E. Le Sueur.
  • Alexander the Great demonstrating his trust in his physician Philip of Acarnania by drinking a medicinal draught prepared by him despite allegations that it was a poison. Mezzotint by V. Green, 1772, after B. West, the elder.
  • A man in protective clothing pouring a toxic substance: the importance of protective clothing in Ethiopia. Colour lithograph for the World Health Organisation, 2000.
  • A skull and cross bones representing a warning about the dangers of handling toxic substances in Ethiopia. Colour lithograph for the World Health Organisation, 2000.
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Catalogue

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    Specification of Gilbert Thonger : labels for bottles or jars containing poisons.

    Thonger, Gilbert. | Date: 1864
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    A mechanical account of poisons in several essays / By Richard Mead.

    Mead, Richard, 1673-1754. | Date: 1702
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    Outlines of the lectures on surgery / delivered by Sir Astley Cooper, bart at St. Thomas's and Guy's Hospitals.

    Cooper, Astley, Sir, 1768-1841. | Date: 1822
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    The dangerous drugs and poisons acts.

    | Date: 1937
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    A mechanical account of poisons in several essays / By Richard Mead.

    Mead, Richard, 1673-1754. | Date: 1736
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