In this episode, Amélie Bonney (DPhil Student, History of Science) examines a toxic Victorian bookcase to discover the sensory world of disease. Further reading: https://www.talkingsenseoxford.com/podcast.
Episode 4: 'The Senses and Disease: A Renaissance Perfume Burner and a Victorian Poisonous Bookcase' – PART 2
Originally delivered as the first half of a gallery talk in partnership with Christy Callaway-Gale (DPhil Student, Medieval and Modern Languages). Listen to Episode 3 for the first half of the talk.
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