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    Judith Sargent Murray’s *On the Equality of the Sexes* (1790)
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    Politics, Love & Lust

    Judith Sargent Murray’s On the Equality of the Sexes (1790)

    A Renaissance Riddle: The Sola Busca Tarot Deck (1491)
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    Ghosts & Occult, Wisdom

    A Renaissance Riddle: The Sola Busca Tarot Deck (1491)

    William James on the Stream of Consciousness (1890)
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    Science & Medicine, Communication

    William James on the Stream of Consciousness (1890)

    Hieroglyphics of a Rope-Dancer: *The Book of Fate* (1822)
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    Ghosts & Occult, Strange Phenomena

    Hieroglyphics of a Rope-Dancer: The Book of Fate (1822)

    The Holkham Bible Picture Book (ca. 1330)
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    Religion, Myth & Legend

    The Holkham Bible Picture Book (ca. 1330)

    Resurrection on Repeat: *Rules and Orders of the Humane Society* (1787)
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    Death, Science & Medicine, Technology

    Resurrection on Repeat: Rules and Orders of the Humane Society (1787)

    Reciting Pictures: Buddhist Texts for the Illiterate
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    Customs & Culture, Communication, Religion, Myth & Legend

    Reciting Pictures: Buddhist Texts for the Illiterate

    Between Frogs and Gods: Illustrations of Physiognomy
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    Animals & Beasts, Science & Medicine, Emotion & Expression

    Between Frogs and Gods: Illustrations of Physiognomy

    Gustave Zander and the 19th-Century Gym
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    Science & Medicine, Sport & Exercise, Technology

    Gustave Zander and the 19th-Century Gym

    Snowball Fights in Art (1400–1946)
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    Customs & Culture, Sport & Exercise

    Snowball Fights in Art (1400–1946)

    *Odd Showers* (1870)
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    Animals & Beasts, Natural World, Strange Phenomena

    Odd Showers (1870)

    *Clavis Artis* by “Zoroaster”
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    Animals & Beasts, Ghosts & Occult, Religion, Myth & Legend

    Clavis Artis by “Zoroaster”

    Joseph Perry’s Medical Illustrations of Miscarriage (1834)
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    Science & Medicine

    Joseph Perry’s Medical Illustrations of Miscarriage (1834)

    Imaging Inscape: *The Human Soul* (1913)
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    Ghosts & Occult, Technology, Strange Phenomena, Religion, Myth & Legend

    Imaging Inscape: The Human Soul (1913)

    Theresa Babb’s Photographs of Friendship (ca. 1898)
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    Customs & Culture, Landscapes, Love & Lust, People

    Theresa Babb’s Photographs of Friendship (ca. 1898)

    Aspirated Aspirations: Alfred Leach’s *The Letter H* (1880)
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    Communication

    Aspirated Aspirations: Alfred Leach’s The Letter H (1880)

    Designs from Kimono Pattern Books (ca. 1902)
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    Fashion

    Designs from Kimono Pattern Books (ca. 1902)

    An Iconic Line: Claude Mellan’s *The Sudarium of Saint Veronica* (1649)
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    Religion, Myth & Legend

    An Iconic Line: Claude Mellan’s The Sudarium of Saint Veronica (1649)

    William Baillie-Grohman’s *Sport in Art* (1913)
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    Animals & Beasts, Sport & Exercise

    William Baillie-Grohman’s Sport in Art (1913)

    “When London is in Ruins”: Gustave Doré’s *The New Zealander* (1872)
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    Architecture, Death, Colonialism & the 'Other', Travel & Exploration, The Future

    “When London is in Ruins”: Gustave Doré’s The New Zealander (1872)

    *Zanzibar Tales* (1901)
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    Religion, Myth & Legend

    Zanzibar Tales (1901)

    Lithographs from M. E. Descourtilz’s *Atlas des Champignons* (1827)
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    Natural World

    Lithographs from M. E. Descourtilz’s Atlas des Champignons (1827)

    *The Ascent of Mont-Blanc* (ca. 1855)
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    Landscapes, Sport & Exercise, Travel & Exploration

    The Ascent of Mont-Blanc (ca. 1855)

    A Monster in the Heart: Edward May’s *A Most Certaine and True Relation* (1639)
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    Science & Medicine

    A Monster in the Heart: Edward May’s A Most Certaine and True Relation (1639)