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Excavations at the site of the burial ground of the old Radcliffe
Infirmary, Oxford, revealed the largest assemblage of individual
burials yet recovered from an 18th/19th century hospital site in
Britain. Founded in 1770 with funds from the estate of the Royal
physician and MP John Radcliffe, the infirmary was rare in having
its own dedicated burial ground. The skeletons span a short period
of time, between 1770 and 1852, and comprise patients who had not
been claimed for burial in their home parish. Virtually all of them
are unidentified, but documentary evidence shows that they comprise
members of the labouring and middle classes, most of whom had
originated from the locality and the surrounding counties. Their
bones provide an important perspective on the health of
industrialising post-medieval populations, characterised by high
rates of trauma and disease. They highlight the hitherto
unrecognised role that the operating theatre and mortuary played in
the development of medical education in Oxford. Further, they offer
a unique and fascinating perspective on early modern hospital care,
surgery and burial, from a period when hospitals underwent a
radical transformation, becoming the medically-focused institutions
that we know today.
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'Remember Me To All' (Hardcover)
Louise Loe, Caroline Barker, Kate Brady, Margaret Cox, Helen Webb
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R838
R785
Discovery Miles 7 850
Save R53 (6%)
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Ships in 12 - 17 working days
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During the First World War, 250 soldiers were buried behind enemy
lines in unmarked mass graves on the outskirts of the village of
Fromelles, Northern France. They were among several thousand
Australian and British soldiers who were killed in the Battle of
Fromelles on the 19th and 20th July 1916, the first action on the
Western Front to involve the Australian Imperial Force. This volume
describes Oxford Archaeology's contribution to a joint Australian
and British government mission, under the management of the
Commonwealth War Graves Commission, to recover the soldiers and
re-bury them with full military honours in a new Commonwealth War
Graves cemetery in Fromelles. Bringing together an international
team of forensic and investigative professionals, Oxford
Archaeology excavated and scientifically examined the remains of
the soldiers and items - remnants of uniforms, insignia, and
poignant mementoes of home, among them a return train ticket and a
heart-shaped leather pouch - buried with them. With the full
support and co-operation of the soldiers' families, this evidence
was employed alongside DNA and historical sources in an attempt to
identify the soldiers by name for their commemoration on
headstones. Since the recovery operation began in 2009, limited
information has been revealed about the project. This volume is the
comprehensive account of the work. Ultimately, however, this is a
story of the soldiers, their bravery and sacrifice. With
contributions by: Alison Anderson, Matt Bradley, Carl Champness,
Ambika Flavel, Wayne Hoban, Peter Jones, Dai Lewis, Tim Loveless,
Paul Murray, Dan Poore, Lucian Pricop, Ian Scott, Mark Viner, James
Walker, Roland Wessling and Richard Wright
Shoot the Baby offers practical tips and simple tricks for taking
great baby photos. More humorous than technical, the advice works
with any camera - disposable, digital, mobile phone or Box Brownie!
Shoot the Baby is perfect for parents keen to capture those
precious early moments yet too busy to study photography at night
school. Doting grandparents, godparents, uncles and aunts may also
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parents, not professionals, the guide is refreshingly easy to read
and quite possibly the first photography book not to mention focal
length. The book is split into three key sections; Top tips,
composition ideas and 'spot the difference'. Appealing images of
babies are used throughout the book to illustrate different points.
With over 700 000 babies born in the UK each year and millions of
baby photos taken each year, the market opportunity is huge. The UK
baby market is worth over GBP630m and spending on non-necessity
items is high. Shoot the Baby addresses a gap in the market - the
other books in the sector are aimed more at the professional
photographer than the new mum. The book will be supported by the
website www.shootthebaby.co.uk "Photos of your baby are the most
precious thing and this beautiful book is full of useful tips and
creative ideas to make sure your pictures not only look
professional but also really capture the gorgeousness of your baby"
Editor, Mother and Baby Magazine.
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