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Islamic symbols and Sufi rituals for protection and healing : religion and magic in the writings of Ahmad ibn Ali al-Buni (d. 622/1225) / by Edgar Walter Francis IV.
Francis, Edgar Walter, 1969-Date: 2005
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The green outline of a condom inside which the male symbol points upwards representing the man's penis next to the symbol for bi-sexuality; a safe-sex and AIDS prevention advertisement by the RFSU, Norwegian Red Cross, The Norwegian Confederation of Sports and the Norwegian AIDS Association. Colour lithograph, ca. 1990's.
Date: [1990?]Reference: 676618i
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A Turkish oracle; the torture wheel of Pope Pius VI. Engraving.
Reference: 33635i
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Chemistry: symbols of elements and substances. Engraving by Aubin.
Reference: 47813i
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The interior of a chemical laboratory with six people working in it (above), a table of symbols (below). Coloured line engraving after L.-J. Goussier.
Goussier, Louis-Jacques, 1722-1799.Reference: 16055i
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A witch. Etching by G. Petrini after D. Teniers.
Teniers, David, 1610-1690.Reference: 37840i
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A shaman banging a drum and dancing to invoke spirits to cure a sick man. Engraving by S. Davenport.
Reference: 16899i
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Doctrine of signatures: (above) a plant with roots resembling the human hand, and (below) a hand. Coloured ink drawing by C. Etheridge, 1906, after G.B. Della Porta.
Porta, Giambattista della, approximately 1535-1615.Date: 1906Reference: 525036i
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Doctrine of signatures: (above) a plant (dracunculus, tarragon) with seed-pods resembling the fangs of a snake, and (below) the head of a snake. Coloured ink drawing by C. Etheridge, 1906, after G.B. Della Porta.
Porta, Giambattista della, approximately 1535-1615.Date: 1906Reference: 525029i
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Des signes envisagés relativement à leur influence sur la formation des idées / [Pierre Prevost].
Prevost, Pierre, 1751-1839.Date: 1800
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A wizard performing spells in his den. Wood engraving by S. Millar after himself.
Millar, Stephen.Reference: 37969i
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A grotto containing a magic circle, books and mythical creatures. Etching by J. Vezzani, 1728, after G. Rocchetti after P. Righini.
Rocchetti, Giuseppe.Date: [1728]Reference: 37822i
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Doctrine of signatures: (above) a plant (antirrhinum)) with seed-pods resembling the head of a calf, and (below) the head of a calf. Coloured ink drawing by C. Etheridge, 1906, after G.B. Della Porta.
Porta, Giambattista della, approximately 1535-1615.Date: 1906Reference: 525031i
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Seikimatsu to mappō / katachi no Bunkakai hen.
Date: 2000
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Exeat signs of the Ding army. Four carved and painted signs.
Date: [Ch'ing dynasty, i.e. 1644/1911]Reference: 47110i
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A safety pin with the message in German: 'Symbol of security: Safer Sex''; an advertisement for safe sex by the AIDS-Hilfe Schweiz, AIDS Suisse Contre le SIDA and Aiuto AIDS Svizzero. Colour lithograph.
Date: [between 1990 and 1999]Reference: 674974i
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Doctrine of signatures: (above) a plant with roots resembling a crayfish, and (below) a crayfish. Coloured ink drawing by C. Etheridge, 1906, after G.B. Della Porta.
Porta, Giambattista della, approximately 1535-1615.Date: 1906Reference: 525035i
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Many figures including a woman identified as Venus gambling with Cupid, evidence of torture and tumult. Engraving.
Bandinelli, Baccio, 1493-1560.Reference: 37651i
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Four scenes all involving water: trial by water, people using divination rods, and different types of rods. Engraving.
Reference: 33977i
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Doctrine of signatures: (above) a plant (buglossa, borage) with leaves resembling a bull's ear, and (below) a bull's head. Coloured ink drawing by C. Etheridge, 1906, after G.B. Della Porta.
Porta, Giambattista della, approximately 1535-1615.Date: 1906Reference: 524729i
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De furtivis literarum notis vulgo De ziferis libri quinque. : Altero libro superaucti, & quamplurimis in locis locupletati ... / Jo. Baptista Porta Neapolitano auctore.
Porta, Giambattista della, approximately 1535-1615.Date: MDCII. [1602]
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Doctrine of signatures: (above) a plant (clover) with leaves resembling the horns of a goat, and (below) a goat's head. Coloured ink drawing by C. Etheridge, 1906, after G.B. Della Porta.
Porta, Giambattista della, approximately 1535-1615.Date: 1906Reference: 524854i
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Doctrine of signatures: (above) a plant with leaves resembling a butterfly, and (below) two butterflies. Coloured ink drawing by C. Etheridge, 1906, after G.B. Della Porta.
Porta, Giambattista della, approximately 1535-1615.Date: 1906Reference: 525034i
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White male and female symbols on red arranged as if the right side of a clock with the male symbol as the hands; with a message in Portuguese about how AIDS is transmitted through [unprotected] sexual contact; an advertisement by the Comissào Nacional Luta Contra la SIDA, Ministério de Saúde. Colour lithograph by Latina, ca. 1995.
Date: [1995?]Reference: 676088i
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Doctrine of signatures: (above) a plant with seed-pods resembling the horns of a bull, and (below) a bull's head. Coloured ink drawing by C. Etheridge, 1906, after G.B. Della Porta.
Porta, Giambattista della, approximately 1535-1615.Date: 1906Reference: 524735i

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Islamic symbols and Sufi rituals for protection and healing : religion and magic in the writings of Ahmad ibn Ali al-Buni (d. 622/1225) / by Edgar Walter Francis IV.

A Turkish oracle; the torture wheel of Pope Pius VI. Engraving.

Chemistry: symbols of elements and substances. Engraving by Aubin.

The interior of a chemical laboratory with six people working in it (above), a table of symbols (below). Coloured line engraving after L.-J. Goussier.

A witch. Etching by G. Petrini after D. Teniers.

A shaman banging a drum and dancing to invoke spirits to cure a sick man. Engraving by S. Davenport.

Doctrine of signatures: (above) a plant with roots resembling the human hand, and (below) a hand. Coloured ink drawing by C. Etheridge, 1906, after G.B. Della Porta.

Doctrine of signatures: (above) a plant (dracunculus, tarragon) with seed-pods resembling the fangs of a snake, and (below) the head of a snake. Coloured ink drawing by C. Etheridge, 1906, after G.B. Della Porta.

Des signes envisagés relativement à leur influence sur la formation des idées / [Pierre Prevost].

A wizard performing spells in his den. Wood engraving by S. Millar after himself.

A grotto containing a magic circle, books and mythical creatures. Etching by J. Vezzani, 1728, after G. Rocchetti after P. Righini.

Doctrine of signatures: (above) a plant (antirrhinum)) with seed-pods resembling the head of a calf, and (below) the head of a calf. Coloured ink drawing by C. Etheridge, 1906, after G.B. Della Porta.

Seikimatsu to mappō / katachi no Bunkakai hen.

Exeat signs of the Ding army. Four carved and painted signs.

A safety pin with the message in German: 'Symbol of security: Safer Sex''; an advertisement for safe sex by the AIDS-Hilfe Schweiz, AIDS Suisse Contre le SIDA and Aiuto AIDS Svizzero. Colour lithograph.

Doctrine of signatures: (above) a plant with roots resembling a crayfish, and (below) a crayfish. Coloured ink drawing by C. Etheridge, 1906, after G.B. Della Porta.

Many figures including a woman identified as Venus gambling with Cupid, evidence of torture and tumult. Engraving.

Four scenes all involving water: trial by water, people using divination rods, and different types of rods. Engraving.

Doctrine of signatures: (above) a plant (buglossa, borage) with leaves resembling a bull's ear, and (below) a bull's head. Coloured ink drawing by C. Etheridge, 1906, after G.B. Della Porta.

De furtivis literarum notis vulgo De ziferis libri quinque. : Altero libro superaucti, & quamplurimis in locis locupletati ... / Jo. Baptista Porta Neapolitano auctore.

Doctrine of signatures: (above) a plant (clover) with leaves resembling the horns of a goat, and (below) a goat's head. Coloured ink drawing by C. Etheridge, 1906, after G.B. Della Porta.

Doctrine of signatures: (above) a plant with leaves resembling a butterfly, and (below) two butterflies. Coloured ink drawing by C. Etheridge, 1906, after G.B. Della Porta.

Doctrine of signatures: (above) a plant with seed-pods resembling the horns of a bull, and (below) a bull's head. Coloured ink drawing by C. Etheridge, 1906, after G.B. Della Porta.