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  • A woman holds up a jug; representing the study of nature. Engraving by E. Delaune, ca. 1560.
  • Several varieties of field snail (Helix hortensis). Colour reproduction of a painting by L. F. Muckley.
  • Seven animals from Japan, including two frogs, a snail, a slug, a water-bug and a silver fish. Gouache painting.
  • A bird's beak cuts a woman's hand; representing the sense of touch and the fact that it persists longer (in pain) than the other senses. Engraving, 16--.
  • Tongues and other microscopic parts of snails. Colour wood engraving by E. Evans after T. West, after W. F. Maples.