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  • A postcard illustrating a young couple surrounded by a variety of good luck charms. Process print.
  • Compass encased within a shell, good luck charm
  • Pendant of ivory of Madonna and Child.
  • A selection of good luck charms used by soldiers
  • Nail figure used to fix oaths and heal the sick
  • Breverl, on one side the letters IHS.
  • Compass encased within a shell, good luck charm
  • A torture victim; and divination techniques. Engraving.
  • A salesman in Rome with a snake selling amulets as antidotes or prophylactics against snake-bite to a crowd of people.. Pen drawing by B. Pinelli, 1821.
  • A rosary, a medallion of St Benedict, a charm said to cause loss of eyesight, and hands showing lines and features to be interpreted by palmistry (including lines forecasting violent death); all illustrating 'superstition'. Engraving.
  • Medical talisman for infertility and miscarriage (Chinese MS)
  • A witch casting spells over a steaming cauldron. Engraving by H.S. Thomassin after Demaretz.
  • A selection of good luck charms used by soldiers
  • Nail figure used to fix oaths and heal the sick
  • The hand of Fatima (daughter of Muhammad) surrounded by Islamic symbols and used as a good luck charm. Process print.
  • Medical talisman for gestation and puerperium (Chinese MS)
  • Bird: charm image designed to protect against eagles and birds of prey. Ink drawing, Tibet, 18--?.
  • Page of Gothic text from a 15th century Leech-Book
  • Mandrake roots in human form; the mandrake plant; ginseng. Engraving.
  • A postcard with a pressed sprig of Edeilweiss and ribbon of Belgium flag, saluting the Belgium soldiers. Pressed flower on card.
  • A mad dog in chains: charm image designed to protect against dog-bites. Ink drawing, Tibet, 1850/1910?.
  • Circular amulet, with Buginese inscriptions, worn to ward off disease. Ink drawing, 18--?.
  • Scorpion-like creature, incorporating human faces: charm image designed to protect against demons. Ink drawing, Tibet, 1850/1910?.
  • Medical talisman (Chinese C19 woodcut)
  • A Dayak shaman or medicine man holding a flaming torch and some charms. Wood engraving.
  • Compass encased within a shell, good luck charm
  • St. Sebastian's Arrow with the letters IHS.
  • Medical talisman against miscarriage (Chinese MS)
  • A postcard wishing good luck illustrated by various lucky charms. Chromolithograph.
  • Symbols and talismans from Hindu, pagan and Jewish religions illustrating superstition. Engraving.