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Milk Hill crop circle (Large Print)

This crop circle was found north of Salisbury Plain in May 1999. There is a locator dot shown, which will be at the top left of the page when the image is the right way up. At the top centre of the page is a disc with a small open centre and beneath this is an irregular forked shape. The main part of the image, in the centre of the page, consists of a large disc with fifteen short protuberances, surrounded by fourteen small discs. Down from these is a slightly larger circle and down again is a small rectangle linking to another disc with an open centre.

Milk Hill crop circle (UEB Contracted)

This crop circle was found north of Salisbury Plain in May 1999. There is a locator dot shown, which will be at the top left of the page when the image is the right way up. At the top centre of the page is a disc with a small open centre and beneath this is an irregular forked shape. The main part of the image, in the centre of the page, consists of a large disc with fifteen short protuberances, surrounded by fourteen small discs. Down from these is a slightly larger circle and down again is a small rectangle linking to another disc with an open centre.

Milk Hill crop circle (UEB Uncontracted)

This crop circle was found north of Salisbury Plain in May 1999. There is a locator dot shown, which will be at the top left of the page when the image is the right way up. At the top centre of the page is a disc with a small open centre and beneath this is an irregular forked shape. The main part of the image, in the centre of the page, consists of a large disc with fifteen short protuberances, surrounded by fourteen small discs. Down from these is a slightly larger circle and down again is a small rectangle linking to another disc with an open centre.

Over Wallop crop circle (Large Print)

This crop circle was found between Salisbury and Andover in April 1999. There is a locator dot shown, which will be at the top left of the page when the image is the right way up. The main part of the image is a line which runs down the centre of the page and links five circles, starting with a small solid disc at the top of the chain. Three small circular and flat sided shapes are clustered around this disc. Further down the page are four groups of concentric circles. The top group has an open centre and the remaining three each have a solid disc at their centre.

Over Wallop crop circle (UEB Contracted)

This crop circle was found between Salisbury and Andover in April 1999. There is a locator dot shown, which will be at the top left of the page when the image is the right way up. The main part of the image is a line which runs down the centre of the page and links five circles, starting with a small solid disc at the top of the chain. Three small circular and flat sided shapes are clustered around this disc. Further down the page are four groups of concentric circles. The top group has an open centre and the remaining three each have a solid disc at their centre.

Over Wallop crop circle (UEB Uncontracted)

This crop circle was found between Salisbury and Andover in April 1999. There is a locator dot shown, which will be at the top left of the page when the image is the right way up. The main part of the image is a line which runs down the centre of the page and links five circles, starting with a small solid disc at the top of the chain. Three small circular and flat sided shapes are clustered around this disc. Further down the page are four groups of concentric circles. The top group has an open centre and the remaining three each have a solid disc at their centre.

The Lani People

Tom Swift And His Motor-Boat

The Lost Continent

The Land of the Changing Sun

Through the Looking-Glass

This 1872 sequel to Lewis Carroll's beloved Alice's Adventures in Wonderland finds the inquisitive heroine in a fantastic land where everything is reversed. Looking-glass land, a topsy-turvy world lurking just behind the mirror over Alice's mantel, is a fantastic realm of live chessmen, madcap kings and queens, strange mythological creatures, talking flowers and puddings, and rude insects.

The Lilac Fairy Book

Twenty-Two Goblins

Durga Defeats the Demon (SEB Contracted)

Mid to late 19th century. Calcutta, Bengal, Kalighat style. Watercolour on paper. Size: 47.5 cm high and 29.5 cm wide. Gift of W. Archer, 1949. 4-9. 076. This painting shows the goddess Durga battling with the demon, Mahishasura. She moves in for the final kill, with one foot on the back of her lion and the other on the demons back. In his final moments, Mahishasura has taken on human form. Earlier in the story he fought with Durga as a buffalo. This painting was made near the temple of Kali at Kalighat. The area is a source of colourful, quickly produced imagery which would have been carried away by pilgrims to the temple. The colours on the painting are red, blue, yellow, green and black on a beige background. Durga is shown facing the viewer, her head turned slightly to the right and surrounded by a large halo. She has ten arms, two are folded across her chest with the rest spread out at each side of her body. The feet and arms are bare with ankle and wrist bangles. There is body decoration, mainly in the shape of crosses with dots, on all the arms. In the hand of the right arm on her chest, she is holding a sabre. On her head, she is wearing a jewelled crown with a long black patterned headdress flowing out from underneath this. She is holding the edge of the headdress in the hand of the left arm that is folded across her chest. A red patterned sari-like garment covers her body with a yellow-fringed edge which can be seen behind her on her right. Beneath her feet is a lion that is pouncing on a green human-faced demon that has long black hair and is holding a sabre in its right hand. Durga has hold of the demon's long hair in the left hand of the lower arm. The tactile image shows Durga and part of the demon's long hair. The lion and body of the demon have been omitted. Durga is outlined with a thick line. The halo, sabre held by Durga, and facial features are shown as solid texture. The crown is shown as a solid texture with hollows for the jewels. A rough texture shows the headdress. A smoother texture shows the Durga's garment. A series of thin lines show the bangles. Body decoration is shown as thin line crosses with solid dots. Braille labels: halo, left arm and hand, right arm and hand, hair of demon, right foot, and position of lion and demon.

Aquarius and Hercules Constellations (Tactile)

On this page there are two labelled images of star constellations: Aquarius at the top of the page and Hercules at the bottom of the page.

Chinese Imperial Dragon (UEB Uncontracted)

This is an image of a dragon. There is a locator dot shown, which will be at the top left of the page when the image is the correct way up. The dragons head is in the centre of the page facing to the right. Its mouth is open showing six large sharp yellow teeth. Up from the teeth are its nose and nostril. To the left is one of its two protruding eyes. Left from this is the back of its spiky head. Going left is a brown branching horn. Down from the head is the dragons neck. This flows into its snake-like wriggling body. At the bottom right of the image is one of its front legs. This ends in a five-toed foot with five sharp claws. At the bottom left of the image is the other front leg. This also ends in a five-toed foot with five sharp claws. From here the body curves up and left. There are sharp spines running along the top of its back to the right of the body. As the body curls to the right at the left centre of the page, the spines are to the left and top of the body. The body goes right and then up the page. One of the back legs can be found here to the right of the body. The leg goes horizontally right and ends in a five-toed foot with five sharp claws. At the top centre of the page the body goes horizontally right across the page. Where it bends to the right the other back leg goes horizontally left and ends in a five-toed foot with five sharp claws. The body ends in a double forked tail in the top right of the page.

Chinese Imperial Dragon (Large Print)

This is an image of a dragon. There is a locator dot shown, which will be at the top left of the page when the image is the correct way up. The dragons head is in the centre of the page facing to the right. Its mouth is open showing six large sharp yellow teeth. Up from the teeth are its nose and nostril. To the left is one of its two protruding eyes. Left from this is the back of its spiky head. Going left is a brown branching horn. Down from the head is the dragons neck. This flows into its snake-like wriggling body. At the bottom right of the image is one of its front legs. This ends in a five-toed foot with five sharp claws. At the bottom left of the image is the other front leg. This also ends in a five-toed foot with five sharp claws. From here the body curves up and left. There are sharp spines running along the top of its back to the right of the body. As the body curls to the right at the left centre of the page, the spines are to the left and top of the body. The body goes right and then up the page. One of the back legs can be found here to the right of the body. The leg goes horizontally right and ends in a five-toed foot with five sharp claws. At the top centre of the page the body goes horizontally right across the page. Where it bends to the right the other back leg goes horizontally left and ends in a five-toed foot with five sharp claws. The body ends in a double forked tail in the top right of the page.

Chinese Dragon's Head (Tactile)

A tactile Chinese dragon's head, shown from the side.

Chinese Imperial Dragon (UEB Contracted)

This is an image of a dragon. There is a locator dot shown, which will be at the top left of the page when the image is the correct way up. The dragons head is in the centre of the page facing to the right. Its mouth is open showing six large sharp yellow teeth. Up from the teeth are its nose and nostril. To the left is one of its two protruding eyes. Left from this is the back of its spiky head. Going left is a brown branching horn. Down from the head is the dragons neck. This flows into its snake-like wriggling body. At the bottom right of the image is one of its front legs. This ends in a five-toed foot with five sharp claws. At the bottom left of the image is the other front leg. This also ends in a five-toed foot with five sharp claws. From here the body curves up and left. There are sharp spines running along the top of its back to the right of the body. As the body curls to the right at the left centre of the page, the spines are to the left and top of the body. The body goes right and then up the page. One of the back legs can be found here to the right of the body. The leg goes horizontally right and ends in a five-toed foot with five sharp claws. At the top centre of the page the body goes horizontally right across the page. Where it bends to the right the other back leg goes horizontally left and ends in a five-toed foot with five sharp claws. The body ends in a double forked tail in the top right of the page.

Green Man (Large Print)

This page shows an image of the Green Man, an ancient theme of carvings often found in church architecture all over Europe. It is said to symbolise Spring and rebirth, and may have originated in pagan religions. This example is from a church in Vendome, France. There is a locator dot shown, which will be at the top left of the page when the image is the correct way up. The image is surrounded by a dashed line image border. The image of the Green man is found filling the central part of the page. He shown here as green to aid reading, although the original is grey stone coloured. He is facing to the front so that both of his eyes, his nose and his mouth can be found. At the top of the image part of the carving goes across the page. Down from this are four leaves in a horizontal row on his forehead. Further down are his eyes, nose and mouth. There are crescent-shaped marks under each of his eyes that perhaps represent dark rings. There is an oak leaf growing from each of his cheeks, and two more with acorns, that grow from the corners of his mouth."

Green Man (UEB Contracted)

This page shows an image of the Green Man, an ancient theme of carvings often found in church architecture all over Europe. It is said to symbolise Spring and rebirth, and may have originated in pagan religions. This example is from a church in Vendome, France. There is a locator dot shown, which will be at the top left of the page when the image is the correct way up. The image is surrounded by a dashed line image border. The image of the Green man is found filling the central part of the page. He shown here as green to aid reading, although the original is grey stone coloured. He is facing to the front so that both of his eyes, his nose and his mouth can be found. At the top of the image part of the carving goes across the page. Down from this are four leaves in a horizontal row on his forehead. Further down are his eyes, nose and mouth. There are crescent-shaped marks under each of his eyes that perhaps represent dark rings. There is an oak leaf growing from each of his cheeks, and two more with acorns, that grow from the corners of his mouth.

Green Wizard (Tactile)

This is a tactile image of a green wizard dressed in a star-decorated cloak, stirring a magic potion in a cauldron.

Green Man (UEB Uncontracted)

This page shows an image of the Green Man, an ancient theme of carvings often found in church architecture all over Europe. It is said to symbolise Spring and rebirth, and may have originated in pagan religions. This example is from a church in Vendome, France. There is a locator dot shown, which will be at the top left of the page when the image is the correct way up. The image is surrounded by a dashed line image border. The image of the Green man is found filling the central part of the page. He shown here as green to aid reading, although the original is grey stone coloured. He is facing to the front so that both of his eyes, his nose and his mouth can be found. At the top of the image part of the carving goes across the page. Down from this are four leaves in a horizontal row on his forehead. Further down are his eyes, nose and mouth. There are crescent-shaped marks under each of his eyes that perhaps represent dark rings. There is an oak leaf growing from each of his cheeks, and two more with acorns, that grow from the corners of his mouth.

Kali (SEB Contracted)

Early 20th century. Santal region of eastern Bihar/western Bengal. Scroll - paint on recycled paper. Size: 107 cm long and 20 cm wide. Museum number: 1988. 7-3. 06. Although crudely executed this picture shows Kalis true nature: fascinating but frightening and attended by terrifying goblins. The scroll comes from the tribal Santal zone in western Bengal. Here scrolls are used both for storytelling and for death rituals. This one is part of a group of seven that was acquired by a British school-teacher stationed in this then remote area. The dominate colours on this painting are black and red, along with tones of blue and brown. The image of Kali fills the top two thirds of this long, narrow picture. She is shown facing the viewer with her feet turned slightly to her right. Kali is standing on the left arm of a male figure, her husband Shiva, who is lying on his back. Two black goblins are shown below Shiva. Kali is depicted naked with a black body. Two areas of her body appear transparent, a strip around her hips and the upper half of her body extending a short way down her arms, as the background of the painting can be seen through these areas. The black areas of the body also have small red patches on the knees, elbows and feet. Her head is black with white eyes and black pupils, white teeth, a red moustache and long red protruding tongue. She has large ears with three holes in each with hoop earrings through the lower holes. Her hair is beaded and pulled upwards into spikes which looks like a crown. Kali has four arms, two are down by her side and two are held above her head. Each arm has a wide bangle at the wrist and bands on the upper arm. In her lower left hand, she is holding a severed head. Around her neck and descending down to her knees is a large garland that is made up of more severed heads. There are thick anklets around each ankle. The tactile image focuses solely on Kali. The black area of her body and head are shown with solid texture along with her crown-like hair and the hand-held severed head. The eyes, holes in the ears, teeth, protruding tongue, bangles, arm bands and anklets are shown as hollows in the solid texture. The garland of severed heads is shown as a rough texture with hollows for individual heads. Braille labels: upper right arm, upper left arm, letter p (for protruding tongue), lower right arm, lower left arm, garland of severed heads, severed head, arm band, wrist band and anklet on left leg."

Medusa (Head and Neck only) (Large Print)

This is an image of Medusa. She was a Gorgon, a terrifying female creature with hair of live snakes on her head. Any person that looked at her turned to stone. There is a locator dot shown, which will be at the top left of the page when the image is the correct way up. This is a close-up of Medusas head and shoulders. She is facing you so all her facial features can be found. Medusa looked like a regular woman except, instead of hair; she had live snakes growing out of her head. Six snakes are shown from the side. On each one, an eye and a tongue can be found.