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    Jan van Kessel’s Signature of Caterpillars and Snakes (1657)
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    Animals & Beasts, Communication

    Jan van Kessel’s Signature of Caterpillars and Snakes (1657)

    My Diary in a Chinese Farm (1894)
    Books

    My Diary in a Chinese Farm (1894)

    Karl Blossfeldt’s *Urformen der Kunst* (1928)
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    Natural World

    Karl Blossfeldt’s Urformen der Kunst (1928)

    John Locke’s Method for Common-Place Books (1685)
    Books / 
    Music & Arts

    John Locke’s Method for Common-Place Books (1685)

    The Joys of Young Werther (1775)
    Books / 
    Humour & Satire, Emotion & Expression

    The Joys of Young Werther (1775)

    Abide With Me (1914)
    Audio / 
    Death

    Abide With Me (1914)

    Plants and Their Application to Ornament (1896)
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    Design & Typography, Natural World

    Plants and Their Application to Ornament (1896)

    August Strindberg’s Celestographs (1893–4)
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    Astronomy & Space

    August Strindberg’s Celestographs (1893–4)

    The Notre-Dame Cathedral in Art (1460–1921)
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    Architecture

    The Notre-Dame Cathedral in Art (1460–1921)

    The Book of Dreams and Ghosts (1897)
    Books / 
    Ghosts & Occult

    The Book of Dreams and Ghosts (1897)

    Giovanni Battista Bracelli’s *Bizzarie di Varie Figure* (1624)
    Images / 
    Geometry & Diagrams

    Giovanni Battista Bracelli’s Bizzarie di Varie Figure (1624)

    Werner’s Nomenclature of Colours (1814)
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    Science & Medicine, Music & Arts, Natural World

    Werner’s Nomenclature of Colours (1814)

    Leave it to Psmith (1923)
    Books / 
    People

    Leave it to Psmith (1923)

    Women at Work during World War I
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    Work

    Women at Work during World War I

    The Private Life of a Cat (ca. 1945)
    Film

    The Private Life of a Cat (ca. 1945)

    Ogawa Kazumasa’s Hand-Coloured Photographs of Flowers (1896)
    Images / 
    Natural World

    Ogawa Kazumasa’s Hand-Coloured Photographs of Flowers (1896)

    The Fourth Dimension and the Bible (1922)
    Books / 
    Religion, Myth & Legend, Geometry & Diagrams

    The Fourth Dimension and the Bible (1922)

    Philippine Folk Tales (1916)
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    Religion, Myth & Legend, Stories

    Philippine Folk Tales (1916)

    Hans Prinzhorn’s Artistry of the Mentally Ill (1922)
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    Colonialism & the 'Other', Music & Arts

    Hans Prinzhorn’s Artistry of the Mentally Ill (1922)

    Medieval Pattern Poems of Rabanus Maurus (9th Century)
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    Design & Typography, Religion, Myth & Legend, Communication

    Medieval Pattern Poems of Rabanus Maurus (9th Century)

    Shakespeare Songs from Victor Records
    Audio / 
    Music & Arts

    Shakespeare Songs from Victor Records

    Mazes and Labyrinths (1922)
    Books / 
    Landscapes, Religion, Myth & Legend, Customs & Culture, Geometry & Diagrams

    Mazes and Labyrinths (1922)

    The Art of Book Covers (1820–1914)
    Images / 
    Design & Typography

    The Art of Book Covers (1820–1914)

    Alice’s Adventures in Shorthand (1919)
    Books / 
    Communication

    Alice’s Adventures in Shorthand (1919)