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Statues of "raving" and "melancholy" madness, each reclining on one half of a pediment, formerly crowning the gates at Bethlem [Bedlam] Hospital. Engraving by C. Grignion after S. Wale after C. Cibber, 1680.
Cibber, Caius Gabriel, 1630-1700.Reference: 25635i
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An itinerant surgeon extracting stones from a man's head; symbolising the expulsion of 'folly' (insanity) Line engraving after L. van Leyden.
Lucas, van Leyden, 1494-1533.Reference: 21081i
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Serious mental illness : a family affair / Gwen Howe.
Howe, Gwen.Date: 1997
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William Norris restrained by chains at the neck and ankles in Bethlem hospital, London. Coloured etching by G. Arnald, 1815, after himself, 1814.
Arnald, George, 1763-1841.Date: 20 October 1815Reference: 20031i
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No one cares about crazy people : the chaos and heartbreak of mental health in America / Ron Powers.
Powers, RonDate: 2017
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Das schöne Bild vom Wahn Weinsberger Patientenfotografien aus dem frühen 20. Jahrhundert / bearbeitet von Bernhard Stumpfhaus.
Stumpfhaus, Bernhard.Date: 2009
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Statues of "raving" and "melancholy" madness, each reclining on one half of a pediment, formerly crowning the gates at Bethlem [Bedlam] Hospital. Engraving in outline by [H.D.], 1816, after T. Stothard, 1783, after C. Cibber, 1680.
Cibber, Caius Gabriel, 1630-1700.Date: 1816Reference: 25641i
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Death looms above a group of people inflicted with various physical and mental diseases - a lazar house. Stipple engraving by M. Haughton, 1813, after H. Fuseli.
Fuseli, Henry, 1741-1825.Date: 10 October 1813Reference: 20355i
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An insane man (Tom Rakewell) sits on the floor manically grasping at his head, his lover (Sarah Young) cries at the spectacle while two attendants attach chains to his legs; they are surrounded by other lunatics at Bethlem hospital, London. Engraving by W. Hogarth, 1735.
Hogarth, William, 1697-1764.Date: 1735Reference: 20045i
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A house divided : the life and death of John Billam of Thorpe Hesley / by Stephen Cooper ; with a foreword by Melvyn Jones.
Cooper, Stephen, 1948-Date: 1987
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Stark roving mad : the repatriation of Nigerian mental patients and the global construction of mental illness, 1906-1960 / by Matthew Michael Heaton.
Heaton, Matthew M.Date: [2008], ©2008
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A skull with a high parietal bone; another indicating diminished frontal and enlarged occipital lobes. 2 photomechanical reproductions, c. 1902.
Date: 1902Reference: 28072i
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Le traitement des ali dans les familles / par Ch. F.
F Ch. (Charles), 1852-1907.Date: 1905
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People ruined by the Dutch financial crisis of 1720 enter the city of Vianen. Etching, 1720.
Date: [1720?]Reference: 812341i
Part of: Groote tafereel der dwaasheid.
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A characterful patient at Bethlem hospital, London. Etching by J.T. Smith, 1815.
Smith, John Thomas, 1766-1833.Date: 31 December 1815Reference: 20049i
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Bethlem Hospital, London: the incurables being inspected by a member of the medical staff, with the patients represented by political figures. Drawing by Thomas Rowlandson, 1789.
Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827.Date: [1789]Reference: 536228i
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Collide : a zine on the intersection of physical & mental illness. #2, Passing / [edited by J.C. Parker].
Date: 2014
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A social history of madness : stories of the insane / Roy Porter.
Porter, Roy, 1946-2002.Date: [1996], ©1996
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An itinerant surgeon extracting stones from a woman's head; symbolising the removal of her 'folly' (insanity). Line engraving after N. Weydtmans after himself.
Weijdmans, Nicolaes Jansz, 1570-1642.Reference: 21065i
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Grace Williams says it loud / Emma Henderson.
Henderson, Emma, 1958-Date: 2010
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Mentally ill patients dancing at a ball at Somerset County Asylum. Process print after a lithograph by K. Drake, ca. 1850/1855.
Drake, Katherine.Date: [185?-?]Reference: 20050i
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Statues of "raving" and "melancholy" madness, each reclining on one half of a pediment, formerly crowning the gates at Bethlem [Bedlam] Hospital. Engraving, 1784, after C. Cibber, 1680.
Cibber, Caius Gabriel, 1630-1700.Date: 1784Reference: 25636i
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Life in an asylum : strange stories, saying and doings of madmen / By an ex-attendant.
Date: 1894
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The result of speculation: Dutch peasants, burghers etc., buy worthless stock and lose their money in the share price boom of 1720. Etching, ca. 1720.
Date: [1720?]Reference: 811774i
Part of: Groote tafereel der dwaasheid.
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The wonderful discovery, a particular account of Peter Raeney, the maniac, of Woodseats, Norton, Derbyshire.
Date: [between 1828-1830]

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Statues of "raving" and "melancholy" madness, each reclining on one half of a pediment, formerly crowning the gates at Bethlem [Bedlam] Hospital. Engraving by C. Grignion after S. Wale after C. Cibber, 1680.

An itinerant surgeon extracting stones from a man's head; symbolising the expulsion of 'folly' (insanity) Line engraving after L. van Leyden.

Serious mental illness : a family affair / Gwen Howe.

William Norris restrained by chains at the neck and ankles in Bethlem hospital, London. Coloured etching by G. Arnald, 1815, after himself, 1814.

No one cares about crazy people : the chaos and heartbreak of mental health in America / Ron Powers.

Das schöne Bild vom Wahn Weinsberger Patientenfotografien aus dem frühen 20. Jahrhundert / bearbeitet von Bernhard Stumpfhaus.

Statues of "raving" and "melancholy" madness, each reclining on one half of a pediment, formerly crowning the gates at Bethlem [Bedlam] Hospital. Engraving in outline by [H.D.], 1816, after T. Stothard, 1783, after C. Cibber, 1680.

Death looms above a group of people inflicted with various physical and mental diseases - a lazar house. Stipple engraving by M. Haughton, 1813, after H. Fuseli.

An insane man (Tom Rakewell) sits on the floor manically grasping at his head, his lover (Sarah Young) cries at the spectacle while two attendants attach chains to his legs; they are surrounded by other lunatics at Bethlem hospital, London. Engraving by W. Hogarth, 1735.

A house divided : the life and death of John Billam of Thorpe Hesley / by Stephen Cooper ; with a foreword by Melvyn Jones.

Stark roving mad : the repatriation of Nigerian mental patients and the global construction of mental illness, 1906-1960 / by Matthew Michael Heaton.

A skull with a high parietal bone; another indicating diminished frontal and enlarged occipital lobes. 2 photomechanical reproductions, c. 1902.

Le traitement des ali dans les familles / par Ch. F.

People ruined by the Dutch financial crisis of 1720 enter the city of Vianen. Etching, 1720.

A characterful patient at Bethlem hospital, London. Etching by J.T. Smith, 1815.

Bethlem Hospital, London: the incurables being inspected by a member of the medical staff, with the patients represented by political figures. Drawing by Thomas Rowlandson, 1789.

Collide : a zine on the intersection of physical & mental illness. #2, Passing / [edited by J.C. Parker].

A social history of madness : stories of the insane / Roy Porter.

An itinerant surgeon extracting stones from a woman's head; symbolising the removal of her 'folly' (insanity). Line engraving after N. Weydtmans after himself.

Grace Williams says it loud / Emma Henderson.

Mentally ill patients dancing at a ball at Somerset County Asylum. Process print after a lithograph by K. Drake, ca. 1850/1855.

Statues of "raving" and "melancholy" madness, each reclining on one half of a pediment, formerly crowning the gates at Bethlem [Bedlam] Hospital. Engraving, 1784, after C. Cibber, 1680.

Life in an asylum : strange stories, saying and doings of madmen / By an ex-attendant.

The result of speculation: Dutch peasants, burghers etc., buy worthless stock and lose their money in the share price boom of 1720. Etching, ca. 1720.

The wonderful discovery, a particular account of Peter Raeney, the maniac, of Woodseats, Norton, Derbyshire.