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Four physiognomies expressing the propensity to command. Drawing, c. 1792.

Five tombs containing skeletons of historical exemplars of wisdom, war, beauty, strength and riches; an allegory of change, decay and death. Engraving after A.P. van de Venne, ca. 1655.

Cupid (Love) with arrows sits next to items representing arts and sciences. Etching by H. Winstanley, 17--, after F. Snyders and A. van Dyck.

Figures with measuring instruments and a cannon; representing geometry and military science. Etching by C. Schut after himself.

Putti plan war manoeuvres on maps with the help of geometrical diagrams; representing geometry and military science. Etching by B. Picart, 1729, after himself.

A sheet of sketches showing war defences and victims during the Chinese Campaign, 1860, China. Tinted lithograph after Lt. Col. Crealock, 1860.

Sarawak: four Dayak men in a warfare ritual. Photograph.

A portable device used to counteract poisonous gases, being carried on a man's back. Halftone.

Wisdom shows Britannia the measurements of the globe; figures representing other continents stand watching. Engraving by W. Swift after W.M. Craig.

Sarawak: five Kenyah warriors in a warfare ritual. Photograph.

Writing on the edge : great contemporary writers on the front line of crisis / a book by Tom Craig ;  photography by Tom Craig ; edited by Dan Crowe ; Martin Amis [and 13 others].

Mars crowns the portrait of the Count of Montecuccoli while a soldier-angel looks on, holding a portrait of Count Turpin de Crisse. Etching by F. Andouart after F.G. Casanova, 1769.

Touched by fire : Doctors Without Borders in a Third World crisis / Elliott Leyton ; photographs by Greg Locke.

L'art de la guerre : ou Maximes et instructions sur l'art militaire / Par M. le Marquis de Quincy.

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Writing on the edge : great contemporary writers on the front line of crisis / a book by Tom Craig ; photography by Tom Craig ; edited by Dan Crowe ; Martin Amis [and 13 others].

Mars crowns the portrait of the Count of Montecuccoli while a soldier-angel looks on, holding a portrait of Count Turpin de Crisse. Etching by F. Andouart after F.G. Casanova, 1769.

Touched by fire : Doctors Without Borders in a Third World crisis / Elliott Leyton ; photographs by Greg Locke.

Five tombs containing skeletons of historical exemplars of wisdom, war, beauty, strength and riches; an allegory of change, decay and death. Engraving after A.P. van de Venne, ca. 1655.

L'art de la guerre : ou Maximes et instructions sur l'art militaire / Par M. le Marquis de Quincy.